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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目!
Crime is a serious matter.
犯罪是一件严重的事情。
But the phrase partners in crime is not so serious.
但是“犯罪伙伴”这个短语就不那么严肃了。
Andrew, I'm throwing a surprise birthday party for Caty.
安德鲁,我要给凯蒂办一个惊喜生日派对。
Can you help?
你能帮忙吗?
Sure!
当然!
Consider me your partner in crime.
把我当作你的共犯吧。
Ha-ha. It's funny you say partner in crime.
哈哈。你说共犯真有意思。
Why?
为什么?
Well, it's going to be a murder mystery party!
这将是一场神秘谋杀派对!
Ooh, nice!
哦,不错!
As an idiom, partners in crime are not criminals.
俗话说,共犯不是罪犯。
Partners in crime work together to plan something fun or maybe a little unexpected.
"共犯"一起策划一些有趣的事情,或者可能有点意想不到的事情。
They could also just be close friends.
他们也可能只是亲密的朋友。
And that's another English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》!