2012年商务英语考试中级口语对话练习(26)

Helen: 我们刚才听到一位孕妇正好在孩子出生前一刻赶到医院，而另一对恋人差点没赶上 Beyonce 的演唱会。

The couple were in the nick of time for the Beyonce concert.

Rob: That would’ve been awful. You hear this phrase often used to suggest a disaster had been averted. If the action happened any later, then something awful could happen.

Helen: I see. 这个短语的意思是刚好，恰好，最后一刻赶到了。那么这是在英式英语吗？

Rob: I don’t think the phrase ’in the nick of time’ is specifically British. It originated from the UK, but English speakers from all over the world use it now.

Helen: 让我们听听例子吧。

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