欢迎关注微信公众号：英语主播Emily在微信公众号里回复：课程即可获得10节精品视频学习课程全面提高听力，发音，口语帮你告别哑巴英语一步步开口“说”英语A: Let's order the cake now!B: Wait, isn't that jumping the gun? We don't even know how many people are coming to the party.A: But the bakery needs time! If we wait, they might be sold out.B: Okay, you're right. But let's just order a small one first, to be safe.参考翻译：A: 我们现在就把蛋糕订了吧！B: 等等，这会不会太心急了？我们都还不知道有多少人来参加派对呢。A: 但是蛋糕店需要时间准备啊！如果我们等，可能就卖光了。B: 好吧，你说得对。但为了保险起见，我们先订个小一点的吧。⭐jump the gun过早行动；仓促行事；提前泄露例句：Don’t jump the gun—let’s wait for the test results before making any decisions.别急着行动——等测试结果出来再做决定。I jumped the gun and told everyone about the party, but now it might be cancelled.我嘴太快，把派对的事都告诉大家了，但现在可能取消了。I know you want to celebrate, but let's not jump the gun until the contract is actually signed.我知道你想庆祝，但咱们还是等合同真正签了再说，别高兴得太早。⭐to be safe/to be on the safe side以防万一；为了稳妥起见例句：Bring an umbrella, just to be safe.带把伞吧，以防万一。I saved the document twice to be safe.为了安全，我把文件保存了两次。Let's arrive half an hour early to be on the safe side.为了稳妥起见，我们提前半小时到吧。

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