一分钟英语 第52期:Tip of the Iceberg 冰山一角

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An iceberg is a large mass of ice floating on the water.

冰山是一大块漂浮在海洋的冰体。

Here is an idiom about icebergs: "TIP OF THE ICEBERG"

下面有一个关于冰山的谚语：“冰山一角”

Did you see that story about the university scandal?

你听说过那件关于大学丑闻的事了吗?

A professor got in trouble for giving 90 percent of his students As.

一个教授惹上了麻烦，因为他给他90%的学生都打了A

Some hadn't even come to semester!

但其中一些学生甚至没有去上课。一整个学期都没上!

It's a huge scandal. That's probably just the tip of the iceberg.

这真是个大大的丑闻啊。这或许只是冰山一角。

I bet there are more teachers, and maybe even administrators involved.

我敢打赌肯定还有更多的老师甚至可能学校的管理层都参与其中

If something is the tip of the iceberg, it's a small part of a much larger issue.

如果说某事是冰山一角，那么指的是它是某个大问题的一小部分。

Most of an iceberg is actually underwater.

冰山的大部分山体是在水下的。

The bigger danger is below the surface.

主要的危险实际上隐藏在表面之下。

People usually use this idiom when talking about a problem.

人们常常用这个谚语来描述问题

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。