英语俚语天天说 第96期:against the clock争分夺秒

 　　【俚语】

　　against¹ the clock—争分夺秒

　　against the clock 原意为：抢在某一时刻之前，跟时间赛跑。可进一步引申为“争分夺秒”。

　　【例句】

　　1. It 's now become a race against the clock.

　　从现在开始要跟时间赛跑。

　　2. Tempe, raced against the clock to save² his life³.

　　医生们争分夺秒地抢救他的生命。

　　3. We are working against the clock to finish the report⁴ by Friday.

　　我们正在抢时间要在星期五之前完成这一报告。

1 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

2 save   

n.救援，救球，节约；v.解救，保存，节省；prep.除...之外

参考例句：

• Why didn't you save me?你为什么不救我？
• We have to save old newspapers.我们得保存旧报纸。

3 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

4 report   

n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon.今天下午我们要去听报告。
• I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。