美国习惯用语-第787:力挽狂澜
<p>上个月，我盼望已久的法国假日之旅眼看就要实现，可突然有个同事请病假，把手头的工作都留给了我，要想按原计划去旅行，我就得加班加点把工作做完。</p><p>于是，我每天工作十几个小时，连周末也加班。在上飞机那天早上，我还在做最后的收尾工作，最后终于做完了。我的这种经历可以用一个习惯用语来形容，那就是：<span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>，指勉强达到要求。因为工作量突然增加，我一度以为自己不得不推迟旅行计划。可是，在我的努力之下，我勉勉强强在飞机起飞前完成了工作，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="accomplished">accomplished</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>. 我把所有事情都干完了，但是是踩着点儿，在最后期限到来之前勉强完成的。</p><p>这种经历实在不怎么样，人都快要崩溃了。下面这个例子中的人就告诉我们，不要把事情拖到最后一刻才做。 我们一起来听听：</p><p>例句-1: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="desk">desk</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Id">Id</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="checks">checks</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="incurred">incurred</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="charges">charges</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wire">wire</span>! <span word="That">That</span> <span word="saves">saves</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p>这段话是说： 我以前都是把各种账单往桌子上一堆，最后才坐下来写支票付帐。结果，我经常因为迟交付款而被罚钱。现在，只要账单一来，我马上就写支票把它们还清。我再也不会卡在还账期限就要到的时候才去寄支票了。这么做帮我省了不少钱。</p>
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