聽力每日練習 listen 1039 NAIL?BITER

 
2--But can you figure out what this expression means? NAIL BITER
 
1--I am so excited to watch the soccer game tonight!
 
2--I know!
 
1--Both teams are really good.
 
2--I think it will be a real nail-biter!
 
1--It's probably going to come down to the final minutes.
 
2--A nail-biter is something that causes stressor make you feel nervous.
 
1--Many people who are nervous do actually bite their nails, which is where this expression comes from.
 
2--In our example, Jonathan guessed that the soccer game would be a nail-biter, and that no one would know who would win until the final moments of the game.
 
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注解：
 
1.figure out解決 
2.final最終的
3.stressor緊張性刺激 

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譯文：

1--咬指甲是一個不好的習慣。
2--但是你能想象出下面這個表達是什么意思嗎？NAIL BITER
1--我太激動了，今晚可以觀看足球比賽！
2--我知道
1--兩支球隊都很棒。
2--簡直太令人緊張了
1--這場球賽可能會持續(xù)下去，直到最后一分鐘才會結束。
2--nail-biter（咬手指甲的人）是指給人壓力的事情或者使人感到緊張。
1--許多處于緊張狀態(tài)的人，實際上都會咬指甲，這就是這個表達的來源。
2--在我們的例子中，Jonathan猜測這場足球比賽會使人緊張不已，沒有人知道哪支球隊會獲勝，直到最后一秒才能知道結局。