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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目
Sometimes we cut with a knife, sometimes with scissors.
有时候我们用刀来切东西 有时候是用剪刀
But what do you use to cut slack? Let's find out.
那你用什么来切松弛呢？一起来看一下
Where's Jane? She's not here yet. She's late... again!
简在哪儿呢？她还没来 她又迟到了
And now I have to do the whole show by myself... again!
我又得一个人做节目了
Jonathan, calm down. Jane has had a lot of problems lately with her family.
乔纳森 淡定点 最近简的家里发生了很多事
Let's cut her some slack. She is a paid professional.
我们就对她仁慈点吧 她是名拿钱的员工
So, no! No slack will be cut.
所以 不行 不能仁慈
When you "cut someone some slack," you are more forgiving of their actions than you normally would be.
"cut someone some slack"是指你原谅某人那些通常不会原谅的行为
The word slack, in this case, means the part of a line or a rope that hangs loosely instead of being tight.
slack这个单词在这里的意思是松弛垂下而不是紧绷着的绳子或线
And that’s English in a Minute.
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目
