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Breathing room We all need to breathe to live. 我们活着都需要呼吸。 And a room is a space in a house or building. 而房间是指房子或建筑里的空间。 01 ——————————— A：Have you finished that big project for your class, Anna? 安娜，你们班的那个大项目完成了吗？ B：No, I haven't. But the professor gave the class two more weeks to finish. 没有。不过老师多给了我们两个星期去完成。 So now, I have a little breathing room. 所以现在我有了缓和的余地。 A：Well, that's a relief. It's always nice to have breathing room. 嗯，那真是松了一口气啊。有缓和余地总是件好事。 Breathing room has a few meanings. “Breathing Room”有几个意思。 It can mean giving someone enough space to relax and move comfortably. 它可以是说给某人足够的空间来放松或自由活动。 But in our example, breathing room refers to relief from a source of pressure or stress. 不过在我们的例子里，Breathing Room指的是去掉紧张或压力。 Anna now has more time to complete her project. 现在安娜有更多时间来完成项目了。 02 ——————————— pressure ['preʃə] 压力 stress [stres] 紧张 source [sɔ:s] 来源 relief [ri'li:f] 减轻，解除 |
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