Another time, he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last minute telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck.
还有一次，他在约会前的最后一刻取消了约会，跟女朋友说他得给卡车换一块新电池。
I was going to have a go at parachuting but lost my nerve at the last minute.
我想尝试一下跳伞，可到最后关头却没有勇气了。
At the last minute, I threw them a curve ball by saying, "We're going to bring spouses."
在最后一刻，我给了他们一个惊喜，说：“我们会带配偶。”
I'd got myself all psyched up for the interview and then it was called off at the last minute.
我为这次面试做好了万全的心理准备，可最后它临时取消了。
He did a really fine job, filling in for Marsha like that at the last minute.
他做得确实很好，在最后一刻像这样代替了玛莎。
An aggressive bear will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute.
一只具有攻击性的熊通常会冲上前去吓跑它的敌人，但在最后一分钟会突然停下来。
Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, cancelled a conference in Las Vegas at the last minute and rebooked it in San Francisco, which cost more but sounded less fun.
投资银行高盛在最后一刻取消了在拉斯维加斯的会议，并重新预定了在旧金山的会议，虽然成本更高，但听起来却没那么有趣。
At the last minute, Fernando Prass committed penalty in Leonardo Moura.
在最后一分钟，费尔南多·普拉斯对莱昂纳多·莫拉犯规了。
But my guests called at the last minute to say they couldn't come.
可是，我请的客人到最后一分钟打电话来，说他们来不了了。我真是白费工夫。
She was going to sell the house but had a change of heart at the last minute。
她本来是要卖房子的，但在最后一刻，她改了主意。
Mr White had promised to cooperate with us, but he cried off at the last minute.
怀特先生本来答应与我们合作，但最后一刻打了退堂鼓。
Say you're angry with a friend who always breaks lunch dates at the last minute.
比如说，你对一位朋友非常生气，因为她总是在最后一刻说不能来和你一起吃午饭了。
I turned my face because I was afraid I would change my mind at the last minute.
我转过脸去，因为我担心我会在最后一刻回心转意。
Instead of remembering she has just started school and you did call her at the last minute.
而没有考虑她才刚开学，而你却是在最后一分钟打给她电话。
Many smart people tell themselves pathetic lies like, "I do my best work at the last minute."
很多聪明的人常用“我已经在最后关头竭尽全力了”这类可怜的谎话来自我安慰。
Some are busy divorcing their husband and some changed their mind at the last minute, Wu says.
吴说，一些人忙于和他们的丈夫离婚，还有些人在最后关头改变了主意。
The plan was going well, but we had to scrub it at the last minute because we ran out of ideas.
这个计划本来进行的很好，但我们不得不在最后一分钟时取消它，因为我们没有点子了。
But at the last minute on that night, a bearing in the antenna failed, rendering it nearly useless.
可是就在那天晚上的关键时刻，天线上的一个轴承突然失效了，几乎无法工作。
Every test we took, there was always that one guy scrambling at the last minute to finish his test.
这位老兄几乎每次考试都是很仓促地在最后一分钟交卷，而他的卷面总是留有大量的空白题。
Ratings agencies did not hide their disappointment with the plan, which was watered down at the last minute.
评级机构则毫不掩饰对此项在最后关头被弱化的方案的失望。
At the last minute, though, several friends and supporters who were planning to go insisted that I join them.
但是，到会期临近时，几个准备去参加会议的朋友和支持者坚持要我和他们一起去。
There is not a lot of time for somebody to leap in at the last minute except for some huge name like Sarah Palin.
除非是萨拉.佩林那种名气很大的人，否则想在最后一分钟加入进来，很难。
However, at the last minute, Mr Karmazin rustled up another deal, which grants his heavily indebted firm a reprieve.
然而，最后时刻，Karmazin匆忙完成了另一项交易，所获资助暂缓了其债务缠身公司的危机。
But with many travel companies cutting prices at the last minute, early booking can penalize consumers who pay in advance.
随着越来越多旅游企业在最后一刻实行降价，提早预订的客户有可能反遭损失。
I had blithely been assuming a deal to raise the debt limit would get resolved at the last minute-the classic American way.
之前我从来没有担心过，想当然地认为提高国债限额的协议将在最后时刻得以达成——这可谓是美国的经典方式。
I added the olives on a high-calorie whim at the last minute, and they crop up, bleak and oily surprises, among the noodles.
我在最后一刻灵机一动往高卡路里里放了小肉片菜卷，它们在面条里突然变成暗淡色并且油腻了。
According to the study, bees have been seen pulling up at the last minute and later try coming in from a different direction.
该研究还发现，蜜蜂会在最后一刻停下来，然后再试图从其他方向进入蜂巢。
I made up my mind about President Putin a few months ago, but it was only at the last minute that he sat down for an interview.
早在几个月前我就选定了普京，但是直到最后一分钟他才坐下接受了采访。
I made up my mind about President Putin a few months ago, but it was only at the last minute that he sat down for an interview.
早在几个月前我就选定了普京，但是直到最后一分钟他才坐下接受了采访。
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