VOA詞彙故事- 把握時機，趁熱打鐵

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When the sun shines brightly, it provides a great chance to get outdoor things done. Like making hay!

現在是美國之音慢速英語單詞故事節目。

陽光明媚的時候是完成戶外作業的絕好機會。例如曬乾草。

At least, that is what farmers from the past would say. &34;.

This idiom is very old, dating back to Medieval times.

至少，過去的農民會這麼說。&34;

這句習語非常古老，可以追溯到中世紀。

Rain would often ruin the process of making hay.

So, farmers had no choice but to make hay when the sun was shining.

雨水經常會破壞曬乾草的過程。

所以，農民們別無選擇，只能在陽光燦爛的時候曬乾草。

Today, we all use this expression, not just farmers.

When conditions are perfect to get something done, we can say, &39;s a good idea to make hay while the sun shines&34;最好是抓住時機，趁熱打鐵。&34;making hay while the sun shines&34;making hay while the sun shines&39;s a long time! How are you spending your time alone?

I am finally getting some home improvement projects done.

還有好久啊！你這段時間一個人怎麼過的啊？

我終於完成了一些家庭裝修項目。

You know, moving some furniture, painting some rooms, cleaning closets . . . That&39;t you wait for your husband to come home?

你知道，像搬一些家具，給房間刷漆，打掃壁櫥等。這對一個人來說工作量很大啊。

你為什麼不等你老公回家一起幹啊？

No way ! It&39;m getting everything done that I can&34;把握良機，趁熱打鐵。&39;t like him -- took advantage of his illness and stole his project!

例如，我的朋友奧茲病了一周，沒法去上班。

所以，他的同事薩拉，一個不喜歡他的人，利用他這次生病的機會搶走了他的項目。

Talk about making hay while the sun shines. Sometimes when you make hay while the sun shines you are staying ahead of a problem – like in this example:

這就是抓住時機。有時候當你抓住機會時，你就會躲過麻煩，例如下面這個例子：

Hey, do you want to go hiking with me and my friends this weekend? The weather is going to be beautiful! I wish I could.

But I have to finish my taxes. It&39;re due.

嘿，這個周末你想跟我和我的朋友一起去遠足嗎？天氣會很好！我也希望我能去。

但是我得完成報稅。這是報稅截至日前的最後一個周末了。

Oh, that&34;making a little hay&39;t.

你可能會聽到有人光說他們在&34;。

即使整句話不完整，表達的也是這個意思。

And that&39;re making dinner or riding to work.

以上就是本期單詞故事的全部內容。歡迎下周繼續收聽我們的節目。

你可以在做晚餐或騎車上班時聽節目。

Yeah, make hay while the sun shines. Learn more English expressions with VOA Learning English ! Until next time . . .

是的，抓住時機，趁熱打鐵。你可以通過美國之音慢速英語學習節目了解更多英語表達。

I&39;m Bryan Lynn.

我們下期節目再見。

安娜·馬特奧和布萊恩·林恩為您播報。