高中VOA英语—美国习惯用语讲座（doc版） 第402讲 countdown素材
<p> 标题：美国习惯用语-第 402 <span word="countdown">countdown</span>; <span word="baby">baby</span>-<span word="kissing">kissing</span>...</p><p> 内容：</p><p> 从这次开始我们要讲流行在美国政坛的一些习惯用语。</p><p> 今天先讲的两个起源于五十年代宇宙探索事业。</p><p> 第一个是：<span word="countdown">countdown</span>。</p><p> <span word="Countdown">Countdown</span>原意是倒数计时。</p><p> 曾经从电视上看到火箭发射现场转播的人一定都听到过在发射前如何倒数秒数：5，4，3，2，1，直到火箭从发射台升空那一瞬间。</p><p> 航天专家把这倒数计算秒数称为<span word="countdown">countdown</span>，不久这个说法就进入日常生活，用来指某一事件正式开始前的最后准备阶段。</p><p> 比方说是航天飞机升空前，也可以是奥林匹克开幕前，或者是大选日投票开始前的最后阶段。</p><p> 我们来听个例子，特别注意里面用到的<span word="countdown">countdown</span>是什么意思。</p><p> 例句-1：<span word="Tonight">Tonight</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countdown">countdown</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> -- <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>.他说：今夜离大选日只有最后四天了。</p><p> 候选人正竭尽全力地开展竞选活动，因为这是他们赢得选民支持的最后机会。</p><p> 这里的<span word="countdown">countdown</span>指投票前竞选的最后阶段。******我们再学个也来自航天事业但应用于政界的习惯用语：<span word="all">all</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="go">go</span>。</p>
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