一分鐘英語 第19期:Off the Top of My Head 不能確定

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歡迎收聽《一分鐘英語》，在這裏我們教授大家一些美式英語中的俚語。

What would you think if you heard this: Off the top of my head.

當你聽見“Off the top of my head（未經深思熟慮不能確定）”，你知道是什麼意思麼？

There is nothing on her head.

她頭上可沒有什麼東西。

But let's see if we can find out what she means.

聽聽下面的對話，看看能否知道她在說什麼。

Do you know Tom's email address?

你知道Tom的郵箱地址麼？

I couldn't tell you off the top of my head, but I have it in my contacts list on my computer. Can I send it to you later?

但是現在我未經深思熟慮，不能確定（off the top of my head）。我電腦裏有份通訊錄。我能晚點發給你麼？

Sure. That would be great. Thanks.

當然。這樣太好了。謝謝。

"Off the top of my head" is a common phrase that means I am trying to remember something, and to give you a quick answer.

“Off the top of my head”是一個很常見的短語，意思是我努力回憶某件事，未經深思熟慮很快給你答覆。

But if a person's memory is bad, sometimes the information off the top of someone's head is wrong.

但是如果某人的記性不好，有時候未經深思熟慮的信息是錯的。

So it's best to confirm it.

所以做好是確認一下。

And that's English in a Minute.

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。