VOA一分鐘英語：Tie Up Loose Ends

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目。
Some things, like shoelaces, must be tied up to keep them from coming undone.
有些東西，如鞋帶，必須系緊以防松開。
But what do you think "tie up loose ends" means as an idiom?
但是tie up loose ends作為一個(gè)習(xí)語，你覺得是什么意思呢?
Anna, how is your trip planning coming along?
安娜，你的旅行計(jì)劃進(jìn)行得怎么樣了?
Great! I just need to tie up a few loose ends, like booking a hotel room.
一切進(jìn)展順利!我還有一些小問題需要解決，比如訂酒店房間。
That isn't a loose end. That is a major part of trip planning!
這可不是一個(gè)小問題。這是旅行計(jì)劃的主要部分!
Please tell me you've booked your flight.
別告訴我你還沒訂好機(jī)票。
Dan, Dan. It's on my to-do list.
丹，丹。訂機(jī)票還在我的待辦事項(xiàng)清單上呢。
To "tie up loose ends" means to do all those little things that come with finishing a big project.
“tie up loose ends”的意思是完成一個(gè)大項(xiàng)目時(shí)所要做的所有小細(xì)節(jié)。
Loose ends may be small and not so important. But they still need to get done.
細(xì)枝末節(jié)可能是很小、也不那么重要的問題。但仍然是需要解決好的。