查看原文
其他

Language Cafe: 悬而未决

2017-11-15 英语咖啡屋 英语环球ChinaPlus

温 故 

Cash-in


知 新

Up in the air

有志提高英文的小伙伴们

千万不要错过 收 听 节 目

DefinitionUnresolved, undecided or undecided about something.

Origin: This phrase refers to unsettled particles or matter as something that is floating in the air. "In the air" has been used with a similar meaning since the mid 1700s, and this exact phrase has been in use since the first half of 1900s.

A

It's definitely still up in the air at the moment. We still have a chance to find a good school for our son.

亲爱的,这事现在还没定呢,我们仍有希望给儿子找到一所好学校。


B

The company's reform is still up in the air. People are waiting for the other shoe to drop.

公司的改革依然悬而未决,人们都在焦急等待最后结果。


C

The future of the company is a bit up in the air at the moment.

(最后一句依然留给大家来翻译。)



Language Cafe 由国际台首席英文主播、金话筒奖得主、资深英语教师曼玲与外籍主持人精心挑选地道英文表达,以轻松愉快的聊天形式让听众过耳不失,学以致用。

Carefully picked by Manling, A prime broadcaster for CRI's English service, also a seasoned English teacher, and her native English co-host, these authentic words and expressions are presented to listeners with empowered vocal images. Walk through our show,and they will be yours!


Language Cafe 可在以下平台收听:

广播频道    北京AM846

                 北京AM1008

微信关注    英语环球NEWSPlus

苹果播客、国航航班、企鹅FM

微信:英语环球ChinaPlus

网站:Chinaplus.cri.cn

客户端:China Plus

新浪微博:英语环球广播

点击下面 上企鹅FM

您可能也对以下帖子感兴趣

文章有问题?点此查看未经处理的缓存