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Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.
欢迎收听《一分钟英语》，在这里我们将教您一些美式英语中的俚语。
You probably have heard someone say: Break a leg.
你可能听到过有人说：Break a leg（祝好运）。
Dont't worry. She isn't going to break someone's leg.
不要担心。她不是要去打断某人的腿。
This is an expression that means good luck!
这个表达的意思是祝好运气。
Let's listen to a conversation to find out.
让我们一起来听听下面这段对话。
I'm so nervous. Tonight is the first night of the play.
我好紧张。今晚是首演。
Is it? Well, go out there and break a leg!
是么？哎呀，大胆去吧，祝好运！
This phrase began as a way to wish actors good luck.
这个短语最开始是预祝演员好运。
Theater people said that if they wished each other something bad, good might happen.
剧场的工作人员说如果他们祝福彼此发生不好的事情，好事情就会发生。
So when you hear "break a leg," it's really means "do well."
所以当你听到“打断一条腿”（break a leg），它的实际意思是“祝好运”。
Also, it can mean to work really hard at something.
这个短语也有努力做某事的意思。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
