一分钟英语 第163期:Boils Down To 归结为

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Liquid boils when it is heated to a certain temperature. Boils Down To This

液体在加热到一定温度时会沸腾。归结为。

So, Jonathan and Anna are probably talking about cooking. Or are they?

所以，乔纳森和安娜很有可能正在讨论烹饪。是这样么？

I got a job offer.

我得到了一个工作机会。

That's great. Congratulations!

很棒啊。恭喜你！

Thanks. But the job is in California. All my friends and family are here in D.C.

谢谢。但是这个工作是在加利福尼亚。我所有的朋友和家人都在华盛顿这里。

Look, it boils down to this:

你看，这个问题归结为：

Do you really want to move all the way across the country for a job, or not?

你真的想不远万里去工作吗，还是不想？

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When you boil something down, you remove liquid from it and reduce it to a concentrated form.

当你熬东西的时候，你要把里面的液体蒸发掉，然后把它制成浓缩状态。

That's in cooking.

这是在烹饪中的意思。

But in conversation, when you boil something down, you get to the most important part of a problem or a situation.

但是在对话中，当你boil something down时，就是说你直指某个问题或者某种状况最重要的部分。

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