英语俚语习语小对话第479期: "最后时刻;关键时刻"英语怎么说? (mp3)

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[00:00.00]第479期:最后时刻;关键时刻
[00:00.00]Subject：I arrived at the eleventh hour. 
[00:01.79]情景对话：
[00:02.12]A: There was a heavy traffic jam this morning. Did you miss the lecture? 今天早上堵车很严重，你错过了学术报告了吗？ 
[00:06.75]B: No. I arrived at the eleventh hour. 没有，我及时赶到了。
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[00:10.22]地道表达 
[00:10.22]the eleventh hour 
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[00:10.22]解词释义 
[00:10.22]The eleventh hour的意思是“在最后的关键时刻，刚好，及时”。其英文解释为：the latest possible time。
[00:10.22]这是个与时间有感的词语。古时候，犹太人将白昼分为12个小时。
[00:10.22]根据圣经中的一段故事说：天国里的桃园内劳动力十分不足，需要每天从外面公用工人干活，一天之内要雇佣三四批。
[00:10.22]最后一批是11点钟入桃园的。不过所有雇工的工资却都在一天的劳动结束时一起发放。有个心眼多的人就钻了这个空子，他每天和最后一批雇工到桃园内干活。
[00:10.22]但是在领工资时，他却也和其他人一样得到了全天的工资。所以，便有了“I arrivedat the eleventh hour.”的说法，其意思就是“我及时赶到了。”
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[00:10.22]典型范例 
[00:10.22]e.g. If any guest failed at the eleventh hour, Todd was asked to dine. 
[00:10.22]如果有什么客人到时不能来，托德就会被请来凑数。
[00:10.22]e.g. The president' s visit was called off at the eleventh hour. 
[00:10.22]总裁的这次访问及时取消了。
[00:10.22]e.g. The fire engine came to the fire spot at the eleventh hour before it began to spread. 
[00:10.22]在火势还未蔓延之前救火车及时赶到了火场。
[00:10.22]e.g. The patrol was almost surrounded and then, at the eleventh hour, reinforcementsarrived. 
[00:10.22]这支巡逻队几乎被包围了，而值此危急之时援军赶到了。
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[00:10.22]句海拾贝 
[00:10.22]语义表述：交通堵塞。
[00:10.22]There is a traffic jam.

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英语俚语习语小对话第479期: "最后时刻;关键时刻"英语怎么说? (mp3)