(单词翻译:单击)
Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《英语一分钟》栏目！
Ice skating is a popular winter activity around the world in places where it gets cold enough to have ice.
在那些冷的足够结冰的地方，滑冰是一项颇受欢迎的冬季运动。
Here’s an American English idiom that relates to ice skating.
下面这个美语谚语就是和滑冰有关
Oh, I am thinking about calling in sick to work.
我在考虑打电话请病假，不去上班了。
I just don’t feel well. But I’ve already missed a few days this month.
我身体不舒服。但是我这个月已经有好几天没有上班了。
Well, you don’t want to miss too much work. You could be skating on thin ice with your boss.
恩，你最好不要请太多天的假。你这样可是在拿跟老板的关系冒险
Skating on thin ice means you are doing something that could get you into trouble.
“Skating on thin ice”意思就是你在做一些可能会让你陷入麻烦的事。
The expression comes from skating outdoors in the winter on a frozen lake or pond.
这一短语来自冬季一项在结冰的湖泊或池塘上滑冰的室外运动。
Skating on ice that is too thinis dangerous. In this example, missing too much work could get you into trouble.
在太薄的冰上滑冰是很危险的。在这个例子中，好几天不工作可能会有麻烦。
And that’s English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目。
