 | | | Producer/Presenter: Vicki Sullivan |
Vicki: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Vicki. Lilly: And I’m 杨莉莉. Hello! Vicki: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Lilly: 和汉语一样，英语里也是有着非常多的成语和俗话的，所以要能听得懂英国人日常的说话聊天，就一定要多了解他们常用的通俗词语 Vicki: Today’s expression is last…minute. Last-minute. Lilly: 这个短语听起来好象和时间的概念有关,对吗? Vicki: Well, kind of. It means at the very last moment. The latest possible time you could do something. Lilly: 也就是规定时间内的最后的那一点点儿时间,也许是最后一天,最后一分钟,甚至最后一刹那. Vicki: Well, let’s say I’m going on holiday tomorrow but I still need to buy a few things today. It’s quite late to be preparing for my holiday tomorrow so I might say – I have some last-minute shopping to do. Lilly: 如果你明天就要外出度假了,今天才出去买那些须要带的东西,这时候,你就可以用上 last-minute shopping. 托倒最后一刻的购物来形容. Vicki: Let’s hear some more examples shall we? Insert A: I thought you couldn’t get tickets for the flight? B: Well there was a last-minute cancellation, so we’re leaving tomorrow. Lilly: 听起来，last-minute 可以作为一个形容词 来修饰名词，比如 last-minute cancellation 最后一刻取消订票。是的，有些人就是习惯把事情托到最后一刻才去做。 Vicki: Yes, you always leave it til the last minute! Do you often leave things til the last minute Lilly? Lilly: Unfortunately yes – all the time. My Mum always used to say to me – why do you always leave things til the last minute? Vicki: I’m quite bad at getting things done on time too. If I have an exam, I always leave studying until the last minute. And if I have a birthday present to buy I always forget… Lilly: And you have to go out and do some last-minute shopping! You’re just like me! Vicki: So we’re both last-minute people! Anyway, that’s today’s expression last-minute. Lilly: 最后一刻 –-非要把事情留到最后一刻做。 And that’s all we have time for today. Vicki: Yes, you’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. We’ll see you next time. Lilly: 再见! | 
