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今天要學的一個片語是：think twice。 美國大影星Mel Gibson因酗酒駕車而被捕。當地司法長官說，他希望以後Mel Gibson "would think twice before he gets behind the wheel of a car...," - 希望這位明星在開車前要三思而行。

噢，think twice就是三思而行！中國人想三次，美國人只要想兩次！ 一個人工作懶散，但是想加工資，同事們對他說：Think twice before you go talk to the boss - 意思是：你去跟老闆談話前要三思而行。一個母親對兒子說："Think twice before you propose to that girl" - 向那女孩求婚前要三思而行！今天學的片語是：think twice...

在汗流浹背的情況下人人各顯神通。A postman used bottles of frozen water to beat the heat - 一個郵遞員用凍成冰的瓶子來抵擋熱浪。一個戶外工人"wipes his face and dreams of ...ice cream," 他一面擦汗，一面想像自己在吃冰淇淋。You can of course jump into a swimming pool，跳進游泳池也行！今天學的片語是：to beat the heat...