每日一说046 | At the eleventh hour 到底是几点？

激烈的球赛要到最后一刻才见分晓，艰难的磋商要到最后一刻才见成败，两难的决定通常也到最后一刻才会做出。

这种“最后的关键时刻”有个贴切的英文表达，就是At the eleventh hour，可不是“在十一点”的意思哦~ 

Top Sentences 例句：

The criminal was trying to blow up the ship, and at the eleventh hour the police came out.

犯罪分子正在试图炸毁整条船，关键时刻警察出现了。

Dialogue 对话：

Kevin: What's your problem, Rose? Why are you so depressed?

怎么了，萝丝？为什么这么无精打采的？

Rose: The Iron Man is dead in the Avengers.

《复仇者联盟》里钢铁侠死了。

Kevin: Have you finished the movie? Iron Man was not dead, because he was saved by American Captain.

你看完整部电影了吗？钢铁侠没死，他被美国队长救了。

Rose: Really? He was obviously hit by a bomb.

真的吗？他明明被炸弹击中了啊。

Kevin: Yeah, but American Captain saved him  at the eleventh hour.

是的，但是关键时刻美国队长救了他。

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