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  • Hello everyone!

  • Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.

  • All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,

  • but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.

  • Is everyone ready? Let's begin.

  • Hello again! Nice to see you.

  • Today's idiom is: catch my breath.

  • Catch my breath.

  • Okay, so we've already covered a few idioms using 'breath' and breath is the noun for when you breathe, right?

  • This is your breath.

  • So, catch my breath...

  • Let's imagine someone is running, running very fast and very hard and their breath is out, right, lots of breath.

  • And they're gonna catch their breath and put it back in, catch my breath, and they can recover, okay?

  • So, let's picture the runner jogging and catching his breath and recover, okay?

  • So, let's listen to some examples and try to understand the meaning of this idiom, 'catch my breath'.

  • Sorry I’m late. I got stuck in traffic and ran all the way over but...!

  • It’s okay, do you need time to catch your breath?

  • Okay, so he was running to class and she said,

  • 'Oh, do you need time to catch your breath? Are you okay? Do you need to recover, to relax?'

  • Alright, the second example:

  • Do you think I can review the material with you right now?

  • Sure, but can you give me a moment to catch my breath?

  • Okay, so in that case he wasn't running, he wasn't physically tired, but maybe they were covering the material very fast

  • and he needs to catch his breath, recover, yeah.

  • So, 'catch your breath' means to give you some time to relax, okay?

  • Maybe you were running and actually out of breath and need to catch your breath or maybe you were doing something very quickly.

  • For example, in the class the teacher was giving a lecture and the material, the information, was so much and so quickly

  • that your head is kind of spinning and you need time to catch your breath, okay, to understand and relax.

  • So, next time someone is telling you something too quickly and you want to tell them in a casual way to slow down

  • or give you a chance to understand, give you a chance to calm down,

  • then you can ask them, 'Please give me a moment to catch my breath.'

  • Or if the situation is reversed, you can ask them, 'Do you need a minute to catch your breath,' okay?

  • So, let's try to use this again soon and I'll see you next time.

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A2 初級 美國腔

英文短語61/100:Catch my breath。 (Englisch Redewendung 61/100: Catch my breath.)

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