迷你对话学地道口语第318期:如履薄冰

　　迷你对话
A: The new year is coming. Is the final examination¹ approaching,
Bob?快到新年了。Bob，也改期末考试了吧。
B: Oh, yeah. We will have winter holiday.
是的，妈妈。我们就要放寒假了。
A: How are you getting along with your studies?
你的学习进展如何呀？
B: Don’t worry, mum. I will study hard tomorrow.
妈妈，别担心，我明天就会好好学习的。
A: But your were playing video games all afternoon. You are skating on thin ice.
但是你一个下午都在玩游戏，你现在的情况很危急呀。
对话精讲
第一、地道短语
skate on thin ice
1. 解词释义
Skate是动词，本意为“滑冰，溜冰”，thin ice则指“薄冰”，所以此语字面意思是“在很薄的冰上滑冰”，比喻“情况危险，危急”，“处在风险中，处在需要慎重从事的情况下或者是有惹祸上身的情况”，类似汉语中的“如履薄冰”。
2. 支持范例
I try to stay well informed so I don't end up skating on thin ice when the teacher asks me a question.
我尽力做好准备，当老师问道我问题时，我就不会答不上来。
You are skating on thin ice when you ask me that!
当你问及我那件事情时，你的情况危险了。
You're skating on thin ice when you ask me what I think of you.
当您问我我如何看待你时，你的情况不妙。
You're skating on thin ice by always coming in late.
你总是上班迟到，这个情况对你很不好。
第二、词海拾贝
get along with
释义1：进展
How are you getting along with your English studies?
你的英语学得怎样?
How are you getting along with your business?
你的生意如何？
释义2：与…和睦相处
He is good-tempered; he gets along with everyone.
他脾气好, 和谁都处得来。
He is sincere² and easy to get along with.
他为人诚恳, 很好相处。

1 examination   

n.考试，考查，试题；检查，调查

参考例句：

• Teachers always judge their students on the final examination.老师常根据期末考试来评价他们的学生。
• He put up a good show in the final examination.他在期末考试中表现得不错。

2 sincere   

adj.真诚的，诚挚的，诚恳的

参考例句：

• He is sincere and easy to get along with.他为人诚恳，很好相处。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。