一分钟英语 第52期:Tip of the Iceberg 冰山一角
Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《英语一分钟》栏目!An iceberg is a large mass of ice floating on the water.
冰山是一大块漂浮在海洋的冰体。Here is an idiom about icebergs: "TIP OF THE ICEBERG"
下面有一个关于冰山的谚语:“冰山一角”
Did you see that story about the university scandal?
你听说过那件关于大学丑闻的事了吗?A professor got in trouble for giving 90 percent of his students As.
一个教授惹上了麻烦,因为他给他90%的学生都打了ASome hadn't even come to semester!
但其中一些学生甚至没有去上课。一整个学期都没上!It's a huge scandal. That's probably just the tip of the iceberg.
这真是个大大的丑闻啊。这或许只是冰山一角。I bet there are more teachers, and maybe even administrators involved.
我敢打赌肯定还有更多的老师甚至可能学校的管理层都参与其中If something is the tip of the iceberg, it's a small part of a much larger issue.
如果说某事是冰山一角,那么指的是它是某个大问题的一小部分。Most of an iceberg is actually underwater.
冰山的大部分山体是在水下的。The bigger danger is below the surface.
主要的危险实际上隐藏在表面之下。People usually use this idiom when talking about a problem.
人们常常用这个谚语来描述问题And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。