1--A cuff is the part of a shirt that ends at your wrist
2--Here is an idiom that uses this word: Off the Cuff
1--What could that mean? Let's find out.
2--I have to give a speech tomorrow, and I really don't have time to write it.
1--I will put together some notes, but I think it will be mostly off the cuff.
2--That shouldn't be a problem. You do really well when you don't have a script.
1--I think your best speeches are usually off the cuff. Really?
2--This idiom means to speech without much planning.
1--It comes from long ago when many men wore cuffs made of paper, which they would write on.
2--This let them speak by reading notes off their cuffs.
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注解:
1.wrist手腕
2.Off the Cuff即兴
3.script脚本
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译文:
1--袖口是指在你手腕处、衬衫的最后那部分。
2--这有一个俚语就是使用的这个词:即兴
1--它的意思是什?让我们一起来看一看。
2--我明天有一个演讲,但是我真的没有时间去写。
1--我会把笔记整合,但是我想大部分是即兴的。
2--没什么问题的。没有演讲稿的时候,你也能做得很出色。
1--我觉得最好的演讲一般都是脱稿的。真的吗?
2--这个俚语是指没有太多安排的演讲。
1--很久以前它就出现了,当时许多男士的袖口都是纸做的,所以他们可以在上面写东西。
2--这就可以让他们在演讲时读袖口上的笔记。
2--Here is an idiom that uses this word: Off the Cuff
1--What could that mean? Let's find out.
2--I have to give a speech tomorrow, and I really don't have time to write it.
1--I will put together some notes, but I think it will be mostly off the cuff.
2--That shouldn't be a problem. You do really well when you don't have a script.
1--I think your best speeches are usually off the cuff. Really?
2--This idiom means to speech without much planning.
1--It comes from long ago when many men wore cuffs made of paper, which they would write on.
2--This let them speak by reading notes off their cuffs.
===================================
注解:
1.wrist手腕
2.Off the Cuff即兴
3.script脚本
===================================
译文:
1--袖口是指在你手腕处、衬衫的最后那部分。
2--这有一个俚语就是使用的这个词:即兴
1--它的意思是什?让我们一起来看一看。
2--我明天有一个演讲,但是我真的没有时间去写。
1--我会把笔记整合,但是我想大部分是即兴的。
2--没什么问题的。没有演讲稿的时候,你也能做得很出色。
1--我觉得最好的演讲一般都是脱稿的。真的吗?
2--这个俚语是指没有太多安排的演讲。
1--很久以前它就出现了,当时许多男士的袖口都是纸做的,所以他们可以在上面写东西。
2--这就可以让他们在演讲时读袖口上的笔记。