一分钟英语(视频+文本) 第158期:To Find A Happy Medium
日期:2017-03-21 10:27

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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目!
So you know what happy is.
你知道什么是开心。
And medium comes between small and large.
而中间是介于小和大之间。
TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM
找到折中的办法,结合点

So is this idiom about feeling kind of happy?
那么这个习语是关于开心的吗?

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How is it going with your neighbor?
你跟邻居相处的怎么样?
Is he still complaining about your playing the trombone at night?
他还抱怨你晚上吹长号吗?
He was. But it's fine now.
他以前抱怨。不过现在好了。
How did you guys work it out?
你们是怎么解决的?
Well, I agreed to not play after 10pm. And he agreed to not bang on the walls.
这个嘛,我同意晚上10点以后不吹。他同意不再捶墙了。
Sounds like you guys found a happy medium.
听起来你们找到了个折中的办法。
A happy medium means a compromise, or a sitation that is acceptable to both sides.
“happy medium”的意思是妥协,或者是让双方都能接受的做法。
You meet in the middle and it makes both sides happy.
双方各退一步,皆大欢喜。
We often say "to find a happy medium."
我们经常说“找到折中的办法。”
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目!

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