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Welcome to English @ the Movies, where we teach you American English heard at the movies.
欢迎来到《看电影学英语》节目，我们在这里教授你在电影中听到的美式英语。
Today's phrase is "time bomb," from the movie The Big Short.
今天的短语是time bomb，出自电影《大空头》。
It is about a financial crisis that led to huge losses in banks and housing.
电影讲述的是一次导致银行和房地产业损失巨大的金融危机。
Let's take a look. Watch for the phrase "time bomb."
让我们一起看一下。留意一下time bomb这个短语。
The whole housing market is propped up on these bad loans. They will fail.
整个房地产市场都是靠不良贷款撑起来的。他们肯定会崩盘。
The housing market is rock solid!
房地产市场稳定可靠。
It's a time bomb!
这是一个定时炸弹。
So what does that mean?
那么，这个短语是什么意思呢？
Is a "time bomb" ... a bomb that will go off at a set time or a kind of clock?
time bomb是指在设定好的时间会爆炸的炸弹还是某类时钟？
Listen again and see if you are correct.
再听一遍，看看你是否是正确的。
The whole housing market is propped up on these bad loans. They will fail.
整个房地产市场都是靠不良贷款撑起来的。他们肯定会崩盘。
The housing market is rock solid!
房地产市场稳定可靠。
It's a time bomb!
这是一个定时炸弹。
A "time bomb" is one that explodes on a timer.
Time bomb意指定时爆炸的炸弹。
The movie talks a crisis that will explode, not in actual bomb.
这部电影讲述了随时可能爆发的危机，并非指真正的定时炸弹。
A time bomb ticks or makes a clicking sound, building tension. People can be time bombs too.
定时炸弹发出嘀嗒或嗒嗒的声响，会营造一种紧张的氛围。人也可能是定时炸弹。
Worry builds up and they can explode by yelling or using bad language.
烦恼堆积，他们可能要通过大喊大叫或者讲脏话来发泄。
And that is English @ the Movies. I'm Ambor.
以上就是今天的《看电影学英语》，我是安博尔。
