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Welcome to English in a Minute.
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目。
A curve is an arc or a rounded line.
曲线是指一个圆弧或一段比较圆的线段。
But what could this mean?
但这个短语是什么意思呢？
Ahead of the Curve
Ahead of the Curve
Jonathan, remember last year when you laughed at me for making hats for my cat?
乔纳森，还记得去年你嘲笑我给我的猫做帽子吗？
I didn't just laugh. I also said I was worried about you.
我不只是笑笑。我还说了我很担心你。
Well, I was way ahead of the curve.
可那时我就已经引领潮流了。
Cat hats are selling online, right now, for a lot of money!
猫的帽子现在在网上卖得很好！
Of course they do.
确实是。
If you are ahead of the curve, you are one of the first to do or think of something.
如果你是“ahead of the curve”，意思就是你是最先做某事或想到某事的人。
Later, others catch up to you.
之后，别人才会追随你的脚步。
It can also mean to do something way before you need to.
这个短语也可以指在你需要之前就去做某事。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
