a cliff-hanger——扣人心弦的事情Martha : I now see the picture.By the way ,did you go to see the race?
Sandra : Yes, I did.There were several cliff-hangers at the race.
Martha : Especially when the Number 6 racer took a sudden turn.
Sandra : Yeah. My heart almost missed a beating .It was indeed breathtaking.
Note:
cliff的意思是"懸崖".hanger指"懸掛著東西".我們知道,掛在懸崖上的東西總使人有一種提心吊膽的感覺,所以,a cliff-hanger就常用來喻指"扣人心弦的東西".
e.g.
The NBA final of 1998 was a cliff-hanger.Michael Jordan saved Chicago Bull at the last minute and helped the team win the sixth championship.
1998的NBA是一場(chǎng)扣人心弦的比賽。邁克兒。喬丹在最后一分鐘拯救了芝加哥公牛隊(duì),并幫助次隊(duì)獲得了第六次冠軍。
Sandra : Yes, I did.There were several cliff-hangers at the race.
Martha : Especially when the Number 6 racer took a sudden turn.
Sandra : Yeah. My heart almost missed a beating .It was indeed breathtaking.
Note:
cliff的意思是"懸崖".hanger指"懸掛著東西".我們知道,掛在懸崖上的東西總使人有一種提心吊膽的感覺,所以,a cliff-hanger就常用來喻指"扣人心弦的東西".
e.g.
The NBA final of 1998 was a cliff-hanger.Michael Jordan saved Chicago Bull at the last minute and helped the team win the sixth championship.
1998的NBA是一場(chǎng)扣人心弦的比賽。邁克兒。喬丹在最后一分鐘拯救了芝加哥公牛隊(duì),并幫助次隊(duì)獲得了第六次冠軍。