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Welcome to English in a Minute from home.
欢迎来到居家版《一分钟英语》栏目。
This is a towel. What happens when you throw it?
这是一条毛巾。当你扔起它的时候会发生什么事呢？
Anna, Jonathan, some help here?
安娜，乔纳森，需要帮忙吗？
Throw in the towel.
Throw in the towel。
Jonathan, you're producing your band's new album right? Well, how's it going?
乔纳森，你在制作你们乐队的新专辑，对吧？进展如何？
Anna, I keep losing my WiFi signal, my computer keeps crashing, and I'm out of snacks.
安娜，我的WiFi一直没信号，我的电脑一直死机，我的零食也没了。
I'm about to throw in the towel.
我要放弃了。
Don't you stop, Jonathan.
别停手，乔纳森。
To "throw in the towel" means to give up or admit defeat.
throw in the towel的意思是放弃或者认输。
This expression comes from the sport of boxing.
这个表达来源于拳击运动。
A fighter shows they're surrendering by throwing a towel into the boxing ring.
一名拳手在拳击台上扔毛巾以示认输。
Let's hope that Jonathan doesn't really throw in the towel on his album plans.
希望乔纳森不会真的放弃他的专辑计划。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
