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欢迎来到居家版《一分钟英语》栏目。
A parade is a traveling celebration along public streets.
游行是指一种沿着公共街道进行的庆祝活动。
It's a moving party!
可以说是一个移动的派对！
Nothing can ruin a parade except, well, rain.
没有什么能破坏游行，除了，嗯，下雨。

Jonathan, this year I'm entering Washington D.C.'s original Song-a-Thon contest.
乔纳森，今年我要去参加华盛顿特区的Song-a-Thon歌曲创作比赛。
Anna, I hate to tell you this, but... Anna!
安娜，有个消息我不想告诉你，但是...安娜！
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but that contest was last week. No!
我并不想泼你冷水，但那场比赛是上周的事了。不！
The expression "to rain on someone's parade" means to ruin someone's good time.
To rain on someone's parade这个表达是指破坏某人的好心情。
If someone rains on your parade, they take away your happiness. All of it.
如果有人给你泼冷水，他们就会让你的快乐灰飞烟灭。一切的一切。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》！