一分鐘英語 第156期:Off the Cuff 即興

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

A cuff is the part of a shirt that ends at your wrist

袖口是指在你手腕處、襯衫的最後那部分。

Here is an idiom that uses this word: Off the Cuff

這有一個俚語就是使用的這個詞：即興

What could that mean? Let's find out.

它的意思是什？讓我們一起來看一看。

I have to give a speech tomorrow, and I really don't have time to write it.

我明天有一個演講，但是我真的沒有時間去寫。

I will put together some notes, but I think it will be mostly off the cuff.

我會把筆記整合，但是我想大部分是即興的。

That shouldn't be a problem. You do really well when you don't have a script.

沒什麼問題的。沒有演講稿的時候，你也能做得很出色。

I think your best speeches are usually off the cuff. Really?

我覺得最好的演講一般都是脫稿的。真的嗎?

This idiom means to speech without much planning.

這個俚語是指沒有太多安排的演講。

It comes from long ago when many men wore cuffs made of paper, which they would write on.

很久以前它就出現了，當時許多男士的袖口都是紙做的，所以他們可以在上面寫東西。

This let them speak by reading notes off their cuffs.

這就可以讓他們在演講時讀袖口上的筆記。

And that's English in a minute.

以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》欄目！