高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第389讲 the eleventh hour素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第389讲 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>; <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 今天我们要讲两个由<span word="hour">hour</span>这个词发展而来的习惯用语。</p><p> 大家一定知道<span word="hour">hour</span>就是钟点小时。</p><p> 究竟是谁把一天的时间划分成二十四小时的呢？由于这实在是发生在太遥远的过去的事请，所以已经无从查考。</p><p> 但是无论如何这种划定时间的方法确实是人类一大聪明创举。</p><p> 我们先要学的习惯用语是:</p><p> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span></p><p> <span word="hour">hour</span>意思当然是十一点。</p><p> 这里是指夜里十一点。</p><p> 换句话说是一昼夜的最后一小时。</p><p> 那么习惯用语<span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>含义是什么呢?</p><p> 我们听个例子来琢磨。</p><p> 说话的人在申请一份工作之后感到似乎希望渺茫。</p><p> 我们听听他怎么说。</p><p> 注意他话里用到的<span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="after">after</span></p><p> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eleventh">eleventh</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="packing">packing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span></p><p> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p> 他说：起先我以为我已经失去机会了，因为我在面谈之后一直没听到公司方面的回音。</p>
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