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Feifei大家好，歡迎收聽BBC英語教學的《地道英語》節目。我是馮菲菲。RobAnd I'm Rob. So Feifei, have you got any holiday plans?FeifeiYes, I have actually. 我計劃去澳大利亞三周。RobAustralia – wonderful. If I had the money, I'd go there at the drop of a hat.FeifeiWhat? At the drop of a hat?「帽子掉了就去」？Here, take my hat.RobYour hat? FeifeiYes, you said you'd go at the drop of a hat, so here's my hat, now drop it – and then you can go. RobI wish it was that simple. When I said at the drop of a hat I meant immediately. If I had enough money, I would go to Australia immediately – without delay.FeifeiI see. 原來，在英語里，我們可以用短語 at the drop of a hat 來表示「毫不猶豫地，不加思索地」，也就是在做事的時候毫不遲疑。So in other words, you would go to Australia without hesitation.RobExactly. Let's hear some more examples.ExamplesMy husband just can't stop spending. He buys clothes at the drop of a hat!If I knew what to do next, I'd quit my job at the drop of a hat. Until then, I'll stay where I am.My wife's expecting a baby so I might have to rush to the hospital at the drop of a hat.Feifei如果我們以「at the drop of a hat」的速度做一個決定，那麼所突出表達的意思是「我們毫不猶豫地快速地做出了這個決定」。Well Rob, I'll send you a postcard when I get to Australia but it might take a while.RobWhy's that?FeifeiWell, I'm going skiing in France first.RobOh, well that's somewhere where you really don't want to drop your hat – it'll be freezing!FeifeiSo you don't fancy coming with me then?RobSkiing? No, that's something I wouldn't do at the drop of a hat. I'll have a think about it. But have fun.FeifeiThanks!BothBye!*本文章由BBC英語教學授權，任何媒體禁止轉載。點擊「閱讀原文」獲取更多BBC英語文章。日報網雙語新聞（ID:chinadaily_mobile）為您的英語保鮮