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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目

With some idioms, it's easy to guess their meaning.

对于有一些习语 我们很容易猜出它们的意思

With this one, not so much.

但这一个习语 并非如此

Renting a basement apartment was a bad idea.

租地下室的公寓是个馊主意

It flooded again. And now it's a huge mess.

又被水淹了 但现在却一团糟

I know what you need, your favorite friend and her exceptional cleaning skills!

我知道你需要什么 你的挚友和她出色的打扫卫生能力

Are you talking about yourself?

你在说你自己吗？

I sure am!

当然是我自己了

I'll have your place spick and span in no time!

我马上就会把你的地方打扫干净

Alright!

好的

"Spick and span" means extremely clean and neat.

“Spick and span”是指非常干净和整洁

people have been using different versions of this phrase for 400 years.

400年来 人们一直在使用这个短语 说法不尽相同

Experts say it may have first been used to describe a newly built boat.

专家说 它可能首先被用来描述一艘新建造的船

And that’s English in a Minute.

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