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【高分短语】A one-two punch

MrWongOlivia 英文口语专家 2020-11-23


a one-two punch

Definition: Two bad events that happen close together.

1. 左右开攻;连续猛击

2. 双重打击;祸不单行;雪上加霜



The weather delivered a one-two punch to farmers with unseasonal freezing temperatures and strong winds.

天气反常气温降至冰点以下,又遇上大风,这对农民来说是祸不单行呀。



My electricity was being shut off the same day I lost my job. That was a terrible one-two punch.

在我失业的同一天,我的电源被切断了,这是一个很糟糕的双重打击呀。




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