听力每日练习 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解决 
2.final最终的
3.stressor紧张性刺激 

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译文：

1--咬指甲是一个不好的习惯。
2--但是你能想象出下面这个表达是什么意思吗？NAIL BITER
1--我太激动了，今晚可以观看足球比赛！
2--我知道
1--两支球队都很棒。
2--简直太令人紧张了
1--这场球赛可能会持续下去，直到最后一分钟才会结束。
2--nail-biter（咬手指甲的人）是指给人压力的事情或者使人感到紧张。
1--许多处于紧张状态的人，实际上都会咬指甲，这就是这个表达的来源。
2--在我们的例子中，Jonathan猜测这场足球比赛会使人紧张不已，没有人知道哪支球队会获胜，直到最后一秒才能知道结局。