內容簡介
晶瑩剔透的冰 “ice” 會給你帶來怎樣的聯想？在英語中，“ice” 容易令人想到 “冰冷尷尬的氣氛、關系、僵局等等”，比如 “break the ice” 就表示 “打破僵局”，“an ice breaker” 則表示 “用於緩解氣氛、打破僵局的互動行為”。看視頻，學習四個包含單詞 “ice” 的短語。
用法總結
1. “break the ice” 打破僵局，緩解尷尬的氣氛
- I know you two still aren’t talking. Shall we go for a coffee to break the ice?
- He should have said something to break the ice, but he missed his chance.
2. “an icebreaker” 活躍氣氛或打破冷場的小遊戲
- Since we don’t know each other yet, let’s play a game as an icebreaker.
- Everyone participated in the icebreaker, and now we feel like a real team!
3. “skate on thin ice” 如履薄冰，做出可能很帶來危險或麻煩的行為
- You’re skating on thin ice by not doing your homework.
- Don’t skate on thin ice and always put on protective equipment in the lab.
4. “put (something) on ice” 推遲或擱置一項計劃
- We were going to go ice skating, but we’ve put the plan on ice because my sister has broken her leg!
- I’m sorry, but we have to put our trip on ice for now. Our plane just got cancelled.
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