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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目！
Flies can be a bother.
苍蝇很麻烦。
But they die fairly easily.
但是它们很容易死亡。
Let's hear how the idiom dropping like flies is used.
我们来听听“像苍蝇一样落下”这个习语是怎么用的。
The final round of the office spelling bee is tomorrow.
明天是办公室拼字比赛的最后一轮。
Can you help me practice?
你能帮我练习吗?
Sure!
当然!
I haven't been in a spelling bee since grade school.
我从小学起就没参加过拼字比赛了。
Have the words been difficult?
单词难吗?
Yes.
是的。
In yesterday's round, people were dropping like flies!
在昨天的比赛中，人们纷纷倒地!
Then let's practice.
那我们就练习吧。
Spell 'deoxyribonucleic acid.'
拼写“脱氧核糖核酸”。
d...n...a...?
d n a?
To drop like flies means to collapse, die, or drop out in large numbers, in a short period of time.
drop like flies意指在短时间内大量崩溃、死亡或退出。
If you've ever seen a lot of dead flies on a porch or floor, you know where this idiom comes from.
如果你曾经在门廊或地板上看到过很多死苍蝇，你就知道这个习语的由来了。
