迷你对话：

A:Please tell us the exact time when the big fire broke out.

请告诉我们大火发生的确切时间T.f_7o1W#f^=K。

B:The exact time? Let me think. You know, it happened at night.

确切时间？让我想一想C0r_7MpY6T。你知道，火灾是晚上发生的1-wwkOQ9;J=%cD。

A:But we need the exact time. What time?

但我们需要具体时间，那是几点钟mU4JHZ8x)n+4g。

B:Oh, I remember. It was about 10 o'clock. When I was about to go to bed, suddenly I heard "help" outside.

噢，我想起来了ij2b9LCk#mI|LY]7wSs5。那时大约10点钟PL=q.cSdgk[s8cEqKf。当我正准备上床睡觉时，突然听到门外有人喊“救命”5;.nNNOD@-。

地道表达：

break out

小编讲解：

突发的事件常令人措手不及，而突然出现在脸上，身上的东西也会叫人不知如何是好，出现在脸上的一般是指青春痘或是红疹之类的，它们通常是生活失常或紧张的情绪下产生的MdI~Oo~YNq~JH_7Hb。短语break out包括的范围有两种：一种是指“突发的战争，争论，打架等”，另一种则是指“突然出现的青春痘等”Q;%z@L#qS_%JO1e5。

支持范例：

Eg.He predicted that war would break out in the next few years.

他预言战争将在下几年中爆发^)2]rhqi_&nr3Uo。

Eg.A huge forest fire broke out after the lightning struck.

闪电打下来之后，突然引起一场森林大火*I+3M()#sGIDseCxb@z。

Eg.I break out in a rash if I eat chocolate.

我一吃巧克力, 就出皮疹%bD[V!ZlTok9IuxoDv~。

Eg.The thought made him break out in a cold sweat.

这么一想，他轰的一下冒了汗！

Eg.This made me break out in a cold sweat.

这吓得我出了一身冷汗gaDK#F=4ZGusgJH!2。

词海拾贝：

1.be about to do something：正准备去做某事

Eg.She was about to dish up when some guests came.

她刚要上菜开饭，这时来了一些客人FHTRR|yDSE*%=Y。

Eg.As she was about to speak, I frowned her down.

她刚要开口，我就皱皱眉示意她别出声e1gOPu_riLASd。

2.at night：在深夜

Eg.He warned me against going there at night.

他警告我晚上不要到那去ZNVPau|0(E3x~A9Z。

Eg.They decided to attack at night.

他们决定夜晚进攻wiS1jE6pl0Uz。

Eg.It is a bad habit to sit up late at night.

熬夜是个坏习惯gly&%aok;S,BkjJg。

3.go to bed：去睡觉，就寝

Eg.I shall have a hot bath and go to bed.

我要去洗个热水澡，然后睡觉+aG)_)jQ~rGyn]wAzg。

Eg.There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.

没什么事可做，我还是上床睡觉好了&_L,=XoPvQMf*OlNZ0。

4.exact time：确切时间

5.big fire：大火

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