听力每日练习 listen 1079 Hear A Pin Drop

 
2--What does this phrase mean?
 
1--Let's see whether we can find out by listening to an American English conversation.
 
2--I can't believe he said that. And then the room was so quite. Nobody said a word.
 
1--Really?
 
2--Pins are small and don't make noise when they fall to the floor.
 
1--So when you say you can "hear a pin drop," it means that the room is silent.
 
2--Usually, that's because the people are surprised or excited about something.
 
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注解：
 
1.conversation会话 
2.quite相当地 
3.Usually一般地 

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译文：
 
1--如果你听过美式英语或者看过美国电视，你可能听到过“Hear a pin drop（异常安静）”。
这个短语是什么意思呢？
2--下面来听听一个美式对话，看看我们能否找到该短语所要表达的意思。
1--我不能相信他所说的。之后房间变得很安静。没有人说话。
2--真的？ 
1--是呀，真是安静的连针掉在地上都听得见。
2--针是很小的。当它们调到地上时，是不会发出很大的噪音的。
1--所以当你说你可以“听见针掉在地上的”，这意味着房间很安静。
2--一般来说，是因为人们对某事感到惊讶或者兴奋（地说不出话）。