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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目！
"Slack" describes the part of a rope that's not tight and hangs loosely.
“slack”指的是绳子不紧、松弛的部分。
But why would someone need to "pick up the slack?"
但是为什么有人需要“pick up the slack”呢？
Okay, how many scripts do we have for the new program?
好的，我们的新节目有多少个剧本？
Let's see. I count two.
让我来看看。我数了下，有两个。
Two? But Martha promised she would write ten.
两个？但玛莎答应她会写十个的。
Oh, well, we're going to have to pick up the slack because she's only written two.
好吧，我们得补上她的空白，因为她只写了两个。
Martha!
玛莎！
To "pick up the slack" means to do something that someone else should be doing, but isn't.
“pick up the slack”的意思是做别人应该做但却没有做的事情。
If you have ever been on a team or worked in an office, you know that one person not doing their part can have a bad effect on others.
如果你曾经在一个团队或办公室工作过，你就会知道一个人不做好自己的工作，可能会对其他人产生不好的影响。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》栏目！
