Real English:Last

The script of this programme 本節目台詞

Producer/Presenter: Vicki Sullivan

Vicki: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Vicki.

Lilly: And I’m 楊莉莉. Hello!

Vicki: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Lilly: 和漢語一樣，英語裡也是有著非常多的成語和俗話的，所以要能聽得懂英國人日常的說話聊天，就一定要多了解他們常用的通俗詞語

Vicki: Today’s expression is last…minute. Last-minute.

Lilly: 這個短語聽起來好象和時間的概唸有關,對嗎?

Vicki: Well, kind of. It means at the very last moment. The latest possible time you could do something.

Lilly: 也就是槼定時間內的最後的那一點點兒時間,也許是最後一天,最後一分鍾,甚至最後一刹那.

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,今天才出去買那些須要帶的東西,這時候,你就可以用上 last-minute shopping. 托倒最後一刻的購物來形容.

Vicki: Let’s hear some more examples shall we?

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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: 聽起來，last-minute 可以作爲一個形容詞 來脩飾名詞，比如 last-minute cancellation 最後一刻取消訂票。是的，有些人就是習慣把事情托到最後一刻才去做。

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: 最後一刻 –-非要把事情畱到最後一刻做。 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: 再見!