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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目。
A shirt is a piece of clothing.
衬衫是一件衣服。
But what does clothing have to do with being kind？
但是衣服和善良有什么关系呢？
Give Someone the Shirt Off Your Back
慷慨相助。
Carl is so nice. He would give anyone the shirt off his back.
卡尔人真的很好。他对所有人都慷慨相助。
Remember that day we were out with him and he stopped to fix that woman's car?
还记得那天我们跟他一起出去，他停下来给一个女子修车吗？
Exactly. That time he really did give the shirt off his back.
当然了。那次他真的是热心助人啊。
To clean up all that motor oil.
他清理了机油。
While we watched.
我们所有人都目睹了。
Someone who "gives a person the shirt off their back" is very generous in kind.
“give a person the shirt off their back”的人是非常慷慨善良的。
They help others even if it causes them problems or discomfort.
他们帮助别人，即使这会给他们带来麻烦或不适。
It doesn't usually involve giving someone your actual shirt, though, unless you're Carl.
通常来说，我们不会把自己的衬衫给别人，卡尔除外。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
