一分钟英语(视频+文本) 第165期:Breathing Room
日期:2017-04-25 07:08

(单词翻译:单击)

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视频文本如下:

Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目!
We all need to breathe to live.
我们活着都需要呼吸。
And a room is a space in a house or building.
而房间是指房子或建筑里的空间。
So, what could this expression mean?
那么,这个表达是什么意思呢?

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Breathing Room
呼吸空间,缓和余地

Have you finished that big project for your class, Anna?
安娜,你们班的那个大项目完成了吗?
No, I haven't. But the professor gave the class two more weeks to finish.
没有。不过老师多给了我们两个星期去完成。
So now, I have a little breathing room.
所以现在我有了缓和的余地。
Well, that's a relief. It's always nice to have breathing room.
嗯,那真是松了一口气啊。有缓和余地总是件好事。
Breathing room has a few meanings.
“Breathing Room”有几个意思。
It can mean giving someone enough space to relax and move comfortably.
它可以是说给某人足够的空间来放松或自由活动。
But in our example, breathing room refers to relief from a source of pressure or stress.
不过在我们的例子里,Breathing Room指的是去掉紧张或压力。
Anna now has more time to complete her project.
现在安娜有更多时间来完成项目了。
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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