大学英语六级口语对话练习(四)A: You always work better than me
You are soclever
你的工作做得比我好
你真是聪慧呀
B: That is because I never leave it down to thewire
那是由于我不是总是等到最终一课才开头做事
地道体现 down to wire 1
解词释义 Down to the wire 的字面意思是“下来到电线上”,引申为“等到最终一刻才开头,最终关头”
对话中的“leaveit down to wire”是指“把某事放到靠近最终期限才做,懂得最终才做某事”
除此之外,down to the wire 还可以表达经济上“濒于破产”“所剩无几”“手头很紧”
拓展例句 e
It was a neck and neck horse race right down to the wire
这次跑马赛从头到尾都胜败难分
Play-off games always seem to go down to the wire
加时赛看起来双方比分总是咬得很紧
We can”t go to a restaurant tonight – we”re really down to the wire
今晚我们不能去饭馆吃饭了——我们几乎身无分文了
小对话 A: I have an engagement with my girlfriend today
Why not have dinner with us
我晚上要和女朋友一起去约会,和我们一起吃饭吧
B: You two go on ahead
I don’t want to be a thirdwheel
你们两人去好了,我不想当电灯泡
地道体现 a third wheel