Fall at the first hurdle 倒在第一關(guān)
China's Liu Xiang falls after crashing into the first hurdle during the men's 110m hurdles in London 2012. Photo: Lucy Nicholson.
今日短語
如果你 fall at the first hurdle, 意思就是在做某件事情的時(shí)候，在一開始就犯了錯(cuò)誤或失敗了。
今日小常識(shí)
Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang's Olympic dreams were shattered for a second time when the athlete unfortunately crashed at the first barrier in the 110m hurdles heats in London. The former world-record holder also had a hard time at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, when he managed just a few strides of the race before having to stop with an injury. Xiang won gold in Athens 2004.
中國百米跨欄運(yùn)動(dòng)員劉翔的奧運(yùn)夢(mèng)想再次破滅，在預(yù)賽中他不幸在第一欄摔倒。這與2008年北京奧運(yùn)的情形一樣，當(dāng)時(shí)他也是因受傷病困擾跑出幾步后就不得不退出比賽。這名2004年雅典奧運(yùn)的百米跨欄金牌運(yùn)動(dòng)員最后坐輪椅離開了奧運(yùn)主場館。
例句
The football team fell at the first hurdle when they were knocked out of the tournament in the opening game.
My plan to travel the world fell at the first hurdle when I realised I'd lost my passport before I even left the country.
His efforts to save money fell at the first hurdle when the washing machine broke down and he had to buy a new one.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)短語 fall or bend over backwards 意思是為取悅他人而竭盡全力。
I fell over backwards to make a nice meal for my mother-in-law.
I always bend over backwards to make sure my work is accurate.
