(单词翻译:单击)
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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目！
A “hook” and a “crook” were both farming instruments used a long time ago.
“Hook”和“crook”都是很久之前的农业用具。
By Hook or By Crook
不择手段，千方百计
What are you reading, Anna?
你在读什么啊，安娜？
This is a travel book on Antarctica.
这是关于南极洲的旅游指南。
That’s a cold, cold place. Are you planning on going?
那可是个很冷的地方。你打算去那儿吗？
Yes! It won’t be easy. But I will definitely find a way to go by hook or by crook.
是的！肯定会很难。但无论如何，我一定会找到办法去的。
Today, “By hook or by crook” means to try to get something by using any means possible--
现在，“By hook or by crook”是指努力用各种可能的办法去得到某物——
either good or bad.
不论方法好坏。
Hundreds of yeas ago, villagers were allowed to collect natural resources from private wooded areas.
几百年前，村民获准可以在私人林地里采集自然资源。
But they could only take as much as their farm tools, like hooks and crooks, could gather.
但是他们只能带走钩子等农具所能承载的最大量。
And that’s English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目！
