短语。'Let's play a game' 意思是'我们玩个游戏吧'。'to break the ice' 字面是'打破冰层',比喻打破沉默或尴尬的局面。整个短语意思是'让我们玩个游戏来活跃气氛'。
💡 联想技巧
联想:大家初次见面,气氛‘冰冷’尴尬,就像被‘冰(ice)’冻住了。有人说‘我们玩个游戏(play a game)’,就像拿锤子‘打破(break)’了冰块,气氛立刻融化了。
📖 例句
At the family reunion where many cousins were meeting for the first time, my aunt suggested, 'Let's play a game to break the ice!' and brought out a deck of cards.
🔊在一次许多表兄弟姐妹初次见面的家庭聚会上,我阿姨建议说:**'我们玩个游戏来活跃一下气氛吧!'** 然后拿出了一副扑克牌。