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When you live on a tiny island like Manhattan, the odds of bumping into the one who broke your heart are incredibly high.
Odds: probability 可能性,(和数字连用)。 The odds are…
注意区分odd :奇怪、古怪
bump: 撞、击 I bumped my head.
Bump into somebody: 与某人偶遇。
I bumped into that girl.
Heart-breaking experience 令人心碎的经历
Guy: I’ve never loved you.
Girl: Stop it! You are breaking my heart.
Incredibly high: incredibly 难以置信的。
The odds of bumping into him when you look like shit are even higher.
看起来糟糕极了。
feel like shit: 感觉糟糕极了。
昨天网上喝得酩酊大醉,今天早上一醒来,头痛得不得了。
I feel like shit this morning.
你的女朋友说你又没房子,又没车子,我干嘛要跟你。你就可以大胆地说: Enough! You are making me feel like shit.
After a break-up, certain streets, locations, even times of day are off-limits.
Break-up. 分手。We broke up. 我们分手了,不在一起了。
Off limits : 禁止入内。 Limits: 限度, within limits 在合理限度之内。Off limits: 限度之外,
The city becomes a deserted battlefield loaded with emotional land mines.
Desert: n. 沙漠
注意与dessert区分 甜品
battlefield = battleground 战场
landmines 地雷。
You have to be very careful where you step or you could be blown to pieces.
Or 否则
Blow to pieces, 炸得粉身碎骨