【句子】-- Nina, nature's calling.-- Lynette, hold it for ten minutes.【Desperate Housewives S02E03】【发音】/ˈniːnə/ /ˈneɪ.tʃə(r)z/ /kɔːlɪŋ/ /kɑːlɪŋ//ˌləˈnet/ /həʊld/ /ɪt/ /fə(r)/ /ten/ /ˈmɪn.ɪts/【发音技巧】hold it for连读+不完全爆破；【翻译】-- 妮娜，人有三急。-- 勒奈特，忍耐十分钟。【适用场合】今天我们学习的这个表达，是我刚进入大学的时候学到的，叫做answer a call of nature或者answer the call of nature，当然你也可以像今天视频当中这样，说Nature's calling.有些词典直接会把call of nature 直接翻译成“便意”或者“尿意”，确实很直观了。the need to urinate or defecateeg: Jim is off answering the call of nature.Jim走开去上厕所了。eg: Wait a minute, I have to go and answer the call of nature.稍等一下，我得去上个厕所。eg: Stop the car here! I have to answer the call of nature.把车停在这儿，我得去上个厕所。eg: He left the meeting to answer a call of nature.他离开了会议，去上了个厕所。eg: I’m afraid I have to answer a call of nature.恐怕我得去上个厕所。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】There was no break in the agenda, not even for the call of nature.
