Skate on thin ice 情況危急，如履薄冰
London's ice rinks get busy every winter as thousands go skating
今日小常識(shí)
It is thought that ice skating originated around 3000BC. The oldest known pair of skates was found at the bottom of a lake in Switzerland. Somebody must have been skating on thin ice!
人們認(rèn)為滑冰這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)起源于公元前 3000 年左右。迄今為止最古老的一雙冰鞋是在瑞士的一個(gè)湖底被發(fā)現(xiàn)的。說不定當(dāng)時(shí)就有人“在薄冰上溜冰”了！
今日短語
To skate on thin ice “在薄冰上溜冰” 這個(gè)短語實(shí)際上是描述某人身處危險(xiǎn)境地或是有惹禍上身的可能。
例句
You're skating on thin ice when you ask me what I think of you.
You're skating on thin ice by always coming in late.
By introducing these reforms before the election, the Prime Minister is skating on thin ice.
請注意
另一個(gè)短語 to get your skates on “把滑冰鞋穿上” 的意思是“動(dòng)作快點(diǎn)兒”。
例句
Come on! Get your skates on, we have to leave in ten minutes.
