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In this episode, I want to teach you an interesting phrase.
在这一集中，我想教你一个有趣的短语。
And that phrase is "the end of the world." The end of the world. That's end, e-n-d, of the, world, w-o-r-l-d. The end of the world.
这个短语是“the end of the world”。
This phrase means the end of the world or something that causes the end of the world. That's a very terrible thing.
这个短语的意思是世界末日或导致世界末日的某件事。那是一件非常可怕的事情。
Often, we use this phrase in negative sentences. We use it in part of a phrase like "not the end of the world."
我们经常在否定句中使用这个短语。我们把它用在短语的一部分中，比如“not the end of the world”。
Let me give you an example, and I think you will see what I'm talking about. Let's say that you and your friend are going to the movies.
让我给你举个例子，我想你会明白我在说什么。假设你和你的朋友要去看电影。
And because the traffic was very bad, you get to the movie a little bit late. And your friend seems very upset about this. This is very frustrating for your friend.
因为交通很糟糕，你去看电影的时候晚了一点。你的朋友似乎对此很不高兴。这对你的朋友来说非常令人沮丧。
Your friend is very upset. And you say, "Oh, it's not that bad. I know we're late, but it's not the end of the world." It's not the end of the world.
你的朋友很不高兴。你说：“哦，没那么糟糕。我知道我们迟到了，but it's not the end of the world。”
In other words, this thing that happened—being late for the movie—is not really that bad. "I know that you're very upset. But this is not really a terrible thing. It's just frustrating or inconvenient."
换句话说，这件事情——看电影迟到——其实并没有那么糟糕。“我知道你很沮丧。但这并不是一件可怕的事情。只是令人沮丧或不方便。”
This is how we often use "the end of the world," or "not the end of the world."
这就是我们经常使用“the end of the world”或“not the end of the world”的方式。
We use it as a way of trying to make someone feel better when something bad has happened, and they are feeling bad about it.
当发生一些不好的事情时，我们用它来试图让某人感觉好一些，而他们对此感到难过。
They are feeling disappointed or frustrated by it. I think that this expression is a common part of natural English, and I think it's something that you should know.
他们对此感到失望或沮丧。我认为这种表达方式是常见的、自然地英语表达，我认为你应该知道这一点。
