It was in Chile she discovered she could get last-minute cheap deals on ships going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip of the South American mainland.
这是2022年高考英语全国甲卷(全国卷Ⅱ)阅读理解C中的一个句子。
请问句中的 last-minute cheap deal 是什么意思?
last-minute 的意思是“最后时刻的”,get last-minute cheap deals on ships 的意思是“买到开船前的廉价船票”(轮船在开船前如果还有没有空位的话,此时的票价最很便宜的)
句意:正是在智利,她发现她可以买到开船前的廉价船票,乘船从南美大陆最南端的火地岛附近前往南极洲。
又如下面各句中的 last-minute 均没有直译成“最后时刻的”:
a last-minute rush 临时抱佛脚
The prisoner won a last-minute reprieve. 那囚犯在临刑前获得了缓刑。
There was a last-minute rearrangement of the schedule. 程表临到最后还作了重新安排。
They were due to start demolishing the old theatre today but there’s been a last-minute stay of execution. 原定今天把这座旧戏院拆掉,但临时突然决定暂缓进行。
Careful planning at this stage will help to avoid a last-minute panic. 现在仔细规划就可以避免事到临头手忙脚乱。