一分鐘英語 第80期:Burning Bridges 過河拆橋

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If you hear this expression, does it really mean a bridge is on fire? Burning Bridges

你聽到的這個表達是否在講一座燃燒的橋呢？Burning Bridges.

So, Jessica quit her job.

所以，傑西卡辭了她的工作。

And before leaving, she told all her co-workers how much she hated them.

在她離開之前，她告訴所有同事她是多麼得討厭他們。

Get out! Why would she burn her bridges like that?

趕快離開吧！他爲什麼要這樣過河拆橋呢？

Oh, she's known for burning bridges. No one in her last job even talks to her.

她過河拆橋的事都出名了。上一個工作的同事都不跟她說話。

Why burn a bridge to someone who could help you later? That's just stupid.

跟別人一刀兩斷以後誰還肯幫助你？那真是傻。

When you "burn a bridge" you don't really set fire to anything.

當你“burn a bridge”並不意味着真的放火燒了什麼東西。

But you are doing something dangerous.

而是指你做了一些危險的事情。

During wartime, soldiers commonly burned bridges to cut their enemies off from supplies.

在戰爭時期，士兵通常會燒掉橋樑以阻斷敵人的物資供應。

But burning bridges also meant the soldiers could not retreat.

但“burn a bridge”也指士兵沒有了退路。

So, when you burn a bridge, you cut off contact with people or opportunities you might need later.

所以當你“burn a bridge”就意味着你跟他人或者機會斷絕關係。

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