迷你对话：

A:Please tell us the exact time when the big fire broke out.

请告诉我们大火发生的确切时间i2aWaWvt]r@。

B:The exact time? Let me think. You know, it happened at night.

确切时间？让我想一想GC@iOGBl70tz68%nY。你知道，火灾是晚上发生的B;|MT8p6Agwi[_USbpfM。

A:But we need the exact time. What time?

但我们需要具体时间，那是几点钟mV+V!2G6ZAHWxavE。

B:Oh, I remember. It was about 10 o'clock. When I was about to go to bed, suddenly I heard "help" outside.

噢，我想起来了A=Q&dHZ(g[dvDY。那时大约10点钟fSt;T[3yrKbYUHja;。当我正准备上床睡觉时，突然听到门外有人喊“救命”!%soKhEBv[-。

地道表达：

break out

小编讲解：

突发的事件常令人措手不及，而突然出现在脸上，身上的东西也会叫人不知如何是好，出现在脸上的一般是指青春痘或是红疹之类的，它们通常是生活失常或紧张的情绪下产生的Ja@_8C#a]aV。短语break out包括的范围有两种：一种是指“突发的战争，争论，打架等”，另一种则是指“突然出现的青春痘等”)wJ9HHnosP。

支持范例：

Eg.He predicted that war would break out in the next few years.

他预言战争将在下几年中爆发_&9ti.orIyaBGMkR。

Eg.A huge forest fire broke out after the lightning struck.

闪电打下来之后，突然引起一场森林大火usGjY6slMPK-kd*。

Eg.I break out in a rash if I eat chocolate.

我一吃巧克力, 就出皮疹mgplFR%-@lA。

Eg.The thought made him break out in a cold sweat.

这么一想，他轰的一下冒了汗！

Eg.This made me break out in a cold sweat.

这吓得我出了一身冷汗F8([AuaezCA391。

词海拾贝：

1.be about to do something：正准备去做某事

Eg.She was about to dish up when some guests came.

她刚要上菜开饭，这时来了一些客人te%BA2~WHyGBg!_Ln.ze。

Eg.As she was about to speak, I frowned her down.

她刚要开口，我就皱皱眉示意她别出声#oOi!6l)6ijk4U。

2.at night：在深夜

Eg.He warned me against going there at night.

他警告我晚上不要到那去6BxM)+47V=R,=7cv)。

Eg.They decided to attack at night.

他们决定夜晚进攻19i6t9bMrvP37VD。

Eg.It is a bad habit to sit up late at night.

熬夜是个坏习惯nsxqz9m78hdkN4W。

3.go to bed：去睡觉，就寝

Eg.I shall have a hot bath and go to bed.

我要去洗个热水澡，然后睡觉b=UF5^9vhYxnz]!W。

Eg.There is nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.

没什么事可做，我还是上床睡觉好了e4TnpZvH_Qb=。

4.exact time：确切时间

5.big fire：大火

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