一分鐘英語 第81期:Don't Hold Your Breath 別期望太高

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We all need to breathe to live.

我們都需要呼吸才能生存。

And even the best swimmers can Hold their breath for only so long. Don't Hold Your Breath.

甚至最好的游泳運動員也不能屏住呼吸很長一段時間。Don't Hold Your Breath

Is this a warning for swimmers and divers?

這是對游泳運動員和潛水員的警告嗎？

Hey, do you need help moving to your new apartment this weekend?

嘿，這個週末你需要幫忙搬進新的公寓嗎？

Oh no, that's okay. Evan said he would help. He has a truck.

哦不，沒關係。艾文說他會幫我。他有一輛卡車。

Evan? Don't hold your breath waiting for him.

艾文？別對他報太大希望。

He said he'd help me move, and then never showed up.

他曾說過要幫我搬家，然後就從來沒有出現過。

Oh. Well then... what you doing this weekend?

哦。那好吧，你這週末有事情嗎？

We say "don't hold your breath," when we think something is not likely to happen ever.

我們用“Don't Hold Your Breath”來形容我們認爲某事不會很快發生，或者是永不會發生。

Sometimes children threaten to hold their breath until they get what they want- which usually does not work.

有時孩子們用憋着呼吸的手段威脅藉以得到他們想要的東西，但通常並不能起到作用。

You can also say, I wouldn't hold my breath.

你也可以說，我並不抱有期待。

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