英语口语练习小对话 第597期:未见分晓,未见结果
2014-05-29来源:和谐英语
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Subject: The jury is still out.
迷你对话
A: How keen the debate is! Which side do you think will win?
好激烈的辩论赛呀!你觉得哪方会赢。
B: The jury is still out.
最后结果还未见分晓。
地道表达
The jury is still out.
1. 解释
一句常用习语,字面意思是“陪审团还在外面”。美国的司法程序是陪审人员组成的陪审团须列席法庭。在听完原告和被告的证词之后退出法庭,商议确定被告是否有罪。作出裁决后,陪审团回法庭由法官宣读他们的裁决。所以the jury is still out,就是陪审团还在庭外商议,尚未作出谁是谁非的决断。如今,这句话可以用在生活的各个方面,用来描述那些最终结果还没有出现的情况。
2. 例句
e.g. Well, the jury is still out if that's the right way to handle it.
这么处理是否合适现在还没有结论。
e.g. The jury is still out if the bike will keep going.
这车能不能持久还不清楚。