迷你對話學地道口語第1332期:趁熱打鐵

第一，迷你對話

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A: Let George cut and win her.

讓George插手把她弄到手。

B: You mean, strike while the iron is hot.

你的意思是趁熱打鐵。

A: Yeah. You know she is fresh to the school.

是的，你知道她剛來學校不久。

B: And have not relatives here, so she maybe will feel lonely sometimes.

甚至在這裏沒有親戚，所以她也許有時候會感到孤獨的。

A: Right. It is a good start for a romantic story.

是的，一個浪漫的故事，美好地開始了。

第二，地道表達

strike while the iron is hot

解詞釋義

Strike while the iron is hot的意思是“趁熱打鐵”。

拓展範例

E.g. Strike while the iron is hot, you know-while she's fresh to the town.

趁熱打鐵，現在她剛到這個城市，正是好時候。

E.g. Some good airline stock is offered at a low price, I must strike while the iron is hot.

有些航空股票正在低價賣出，我必須及時購進。

第三，好詞妙語

a good start：好的開端

E.g. This gave him a good start in life.

這對他的一生是個良好的開端。

E.g. He had a good start, but I rowed him down.

他在開始領先，但我隨後就划着趕上他了。