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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目。
We all know how to draw a line on paper.
我们都知道如何在纸上画线。
But what does it mean to "draw the line"?
但是“draw the line”是什么意思呢？
I lost power last night. I'm going to lose all my frozen food.
昨晚我家停电了。我的冷冻食物这下子都要扔掉了。
Bring it to my house. I have room in my freezer.
把它带到我家来。我的冰箱里还有空间。
Great. I have three frozen pizzas and some ice cream.
太好了。我有3个冷冻披萨和一些冰淇淋。
No problem.
没问题。
Oh, wait. And a frozen Turkey. It's 10 kilograms.
哦，等等。还有一只10公斤的冻火鸡。
10 kilos? Dan, I draw the line at a 10 kilogram frozen bird.
10公斤？丹，我拒绝接受10公斤的冷冻禽类。
To "draw the line" means to set a boundary.
“draw the line”的意思是划定界线。
The line is a limit to what someone will do or accept.
界限是指某人会做什么或能接受什么。
Honestly, I would have drawn the line at pizza. My freezer is full!
说实话，我会拒绝披萨的。我的冰箱满了！
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》栏目！
