高考英语口语辅导

情景1：

-Did you receive my application?你收到我的申请了吗?

-Yes. It arrived just under the wire.收到了，刚好赶在截止日期前收到。

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wire原指“赛马比赛的终点线”，所以under the wire的字面意思是“在终点线处”，引申为“在最后期限前”。它和meet a deadline含义相似。

例：I turned in my report just under the wire.我刚好赶在最后期限前交了报告。

情景2：

-Why didn’t you show up yesterday? I waited for you at the south gate for a long time.你昨天怎么没来?我在南门等了你好久。

-The south gate? Shouldn’t we meet at the north gate?南门?咱们不是应该北门见吗?

-Well, we must have got our wires crossed.唉，咱们一定是误解彼此的意思了。

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get one’s wires crossed原指“电话串线”，这里引申为“误解某人说的.话”。

例：We got our wires crossed and I waited for an hour in the wrong place.我们误解了彼此的意思，我去错地方了，在那儿等了一小时。

情景3：

-I’ll throw a party next week. You can bring anyone you want.我下周要举办一场派对，你想带谁来都可以哦。

-Great! I’ll bring my sister to the party. She’s a real live wire.真棒!我要带我姐姐去，她可是个活力四射的人。

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a live wire原指“通电的电线”，用来喻指“活跃而热情的人”。

例：We need a live wire like him in this department.我们部门需要一个像他这样生龙活虎的人。

情景4：

-The manager of that company is my classmate in high school. I can pull wires for you.那家公司的经理是我的高中同学，我可以帮你走走后门。

-Thanks, but I prefer to get a job on my own merit.谢谢，不过我希望靠自己的实力找到工作。

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pull wires 字面上有“拉线”的意思，引申为“走后门”，与pull strings同义。

例：By pulling wires he got us the tickets of the match.他走后门给我们搞到了比赛的门票。

情景5：

-Which team do you think will win?你觉得哪支队伍会赢?

-It’s hard to say! If both teams are playing at their best, the game will go down to the wire.很难说!要是两队都发挥出最高水平的话，估计比赛结束时才能见分晓。

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down to the wire表示“直到最后才见分晓”。

例：I think the election will go right down to the wire.我认为选举要到最后才能见分晓。