22-02-15 Im sorry to interrupt but youre needed (on the phone / in the office / in the classroom / etc.) 很抱歉打扰你，但是有人找你（打电话/在办公室/在教室/等等）。 Sorry for the interruption. Its Jim / Peter / Mary on the phone. 对不起，打扰了。吉姆/彼得/玛...

21-01-09 争分夺秒，字面意思是不放过一分一秒（seize every minute and second），形容对时间抓得很紧，充分利用时间。可以翻译为make full use of every minute; work against the clock。 例句： 他们正在争分夺秒工作，设法把人们从瓦砾中活着救出来。 Theyre working again...

16-06-16 small 小的 tiny 极小的，微小的 petite 娇小的 miniature 小型的 teeny 极小的 mini 袖珍的，微型的 minuscule 非常小的 minute 微小的，微不足道的 microscopic 微小的 skimpy 不足的（数量或大小），（衣服）小而暴露的 wee 极小的...

15-04-13 3-minute passion is a Chinese saying which refers to a person having a limited passion or a passion that doesn't last long toward something/someone that he/she liked/loved/had passion about. 三分钟热度是个中国俗语，指的是一个人对他喜欢、或者有热情的...

14-07-22 A New York minute is an instant. Or as Johnny Carson once said, it's the interval between a Manhattan traffic light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn. 纽约一分钟指的就是一瞬间。或者就像约翰尼卡森说过的，它是从曼哈顿交通信号灯变绿...

13-09-12 Dr. David Spiegelhalter, a statistician at the University of Cambridge, says that its not the occasional indulgence but consistent over-eating of certain foods that can impact your longevity. Calculating that the average life spans about 80 years, h...

13-05-21 Last minute helper is that person who shows up AFTER everything else is done and offers to do something AFTER everything is already finished. Last minute helper指所有事情都完成以后才出现，或者别人把所有事情都做完后才提出帮忙的人，我们称为事后帮手。...

13-05-20 Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion---like stress, anger, or frustration. What was going through your mind as you were going through that negativity? Was your mind cluttered with thoughts? Or was it paralyzed, unable to think? The...

12-01-16 Scientists on Tuesday pushed the hands of the infamous Doomsday Clock forward one minute from last year, signalling their increasing pessimism about the efforts of world leaders to handle global threats. 周二，科学家们把邪恶的末日之钟的指针拨快了一...

11-06-14 Microwave minute describes the situation when time slows down while waiting for your food to heat in the microwave. Known side effects are increased hunger, slowing of all the clocks in your house and walking around aimlessly trying to kill time. 微...