一分鐘英語 第63期:Pain in the Neck 討厭的事

Welcome to English in a Minute!

歡迎來到《英語一分鐘》欄目！

This idiom sounds a little painful. PAIN IN THE NECK

這個習語聽起來跟疼痛有關。PAIN IN THE NECK

What causes a pain in the neck?

什麼令脖子疼呢？

Hey, welcome back! How was your trip?

嗨！歡迎回家！這次旅途怎麼樣？

It was l I Missed my flight home.

非常棒……但是我誤了回家的航班。

Missed your flight? How did you get back home?

誤了航班？那你是怎麼回家的？

First, I took a 12-hour bus ride.

我先乘坐了12小時的公共汽車，

Then, I took a train the rest of the way. It was a major pain in the neck.

之後換乘火車。這是旅途中最令人不爽的事情。

Wow, and you came straight to work!

哇！那你就直接上班了！

If something is a pain in the neck, it is generally something that is very annoying.

如果我們說一些事情讓人脖子疼，這些事情主要指的是令人厭惡的事情。

You would rather not deal with whatever is causing you a pain in the neck.

你寧願不去處理這些事情，它們常常使你感到頭疼。

For Anna, her return trip turned out to be a big pain in the neck. Literally!

對於Anna來說，她的返程成爲她最頭疼的一件事情。這一點也不誇張！

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。