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今天的一分钟英语给大家分享一个新短语：

"Beat the clock"

何为"Beat the clock"？

在工作中你有“Beat the clock” 吗？

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Beat the clock 来自平和英语村

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Today's English phrase is Beat the clock.

These phrases used to explain that we'll finish something before a certain time or finish the task quickly.Other similar phrases include: Race against time,Runningout of time.  When using the phrase like this:

I finished the exam in one hour. So I beat the clock!

We say would  satisfaction because we did a better job than we thought we would.

Other uses it for the phrases included: I was running out of time, but I managed to repair my watch.It is a race against time,so try to get there before six o'clock. We beat the clock!Now we hold the record!

In our busy lives, we always need more time. So this idiom  is kept alive and still as popular as ever.

Kelly.M



高频词汇 Vocabulary

Beat

打；打败

certain

adj. 某一；必然的；确信；无疑的；有把握的

pron. 某些；某几个

Race

n. 属，种；种族，人种；家庭，门弟

n. (Race)人名；(英)雷斯；(塞)拉采

vt. 使参加比赛；和…竞赛；使急走，使全速行进

vi. 比速度，参加竞赛；全速行进

manage

vt. 管理；经营；控制；设法

vi. 处理；应付过去

 idiom

n. 成语，习语；土话

 


Kelly.M是平和英语村名副其实的元老级教师。性格率真爽朗，是一位对生活充满热情和追求的现代女性，曾于加拿大经营个人创业公司超过10年，积累了丰富的商业经营和管理经验。

现任平和英语教师招聘和培训总监、英语教师培训导师，被形象誉为“英语教师的师傅”。擅长商务英语，英语教师培训和移民、留学面试培训。


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