内容简介
晶莹剔透的冰 “ice” 会给你带来怎样的联想？在英语中，“ice” 容易令人想到 “冰冷尴尬的气氛、关系、僵局等等”，比如 “break the ice” 就表示 “打破僵局”，“an ice breaker” 则表示 “用于缓解气氛、打破僵局的互动行为”。看视频，学习四个包含单词 “ice” 的短语。
用法总结
1. “break the ice” 打破僵局，缓解尴尬的气氛
- 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” 活跃气氛或打破冷场的小游戏
- 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，做出可能很带来危险或麻烦的行为
- 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” 推迟或搁置一项计划
- 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.