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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目
Straw is a dried stalk of grain.
稻草是一种谷物干燥的茎
So, why are Jonathan and Anna upset about a piece of straw?
那么，为什么乔纳森和安娜要对稻草不满呢？
Did You hear the latest changes for tonight's party?
你听说关于今晚聚会的最新改变了吗？
What now？
然后呢？
We're not meeting at the restaurant at 7 but at Julie's house at 6.
我们不是要7点钟去饭店了，而是6点去朱丽叶的家。
Okay.
然后呢
And all the food is going to be vegetarian.
并且所有的食物都是给素食主义者准备的。
That's the last straw.
真是忍无可忍了。
I'm just staying home and watching TV tonight.
我还是今晚待在家看电视吧。
'The last straw' is that last little difficulty in a long series of difficulties that makes you quit.
'The last straw'的意思是在很多困难之中最后一个让你放弃的小困难。
This expression comes from an old story about as straw that broke a camel's back.
这个短语来自一个有关压倒一只骆驼的稻草的古老的故事。
A camel was carrying too much on its back.
一只骆驼的后背上背了很多东西，
But the thing that finally broke it was a single piece of straw.
但是最终压倒它的只是一根小小的稻草。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目！
