一分鐘英語 第52期:Tip of the Iceberg 冰山一角

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歡迎來到《英語一分鐘》欄目！

An iceberg is a large mass of ice floating on the water.

冰山是一大塊漂浮在海洋的冰體。

Here is an idiom about icebergs: "TIP OF THE ICEBERG"

下面有一個關於冰山的諺語：“冰山一角”

Did you see that story about the university scandal?

你聽說過那件關於大學醜聞的事了嗎?

A professor got in trouble for giving 90 percent of his students As.

一個教授惹上了麻煩，因爲他給他90%的學生都打了A

Some hadn't even come to semester!

但其中一些學生甚至沒有去上課。一整個學期都沒上!

It's a huge scandal. That's probably just the tip of the iceberg.

這真是個大大的醜聞啊。這或許只是冰山一角。

I bet there are more teachers, and maybe even administrators involved.

我敢打賭肯定還有更多的老師甚至可能學校的管理層都參與其中

If something is the tip of the iceberg, it's a small part of a much larger issue.

如果說某事是冰山一角，那麼指的是它是某個大問題的一小部分。

Most of an iceberg is actually underwater.

冰山的大部分山體是在水下的。

The bigger danger is below the surface.

主要的危險實際上隱藏在表面之下。

People usually use this idiom when talking about a problem.

人們常常用這個諺語來描述問題

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。