... a dog's breakfast 极糟之事 in the next breath几乎同时 in the same breath 同时 ...
双语例句
1
She claimed not to like the place, but inthenextbreath said she was taking her holiday there.
她起初说不喜欢那个地方,但接着又说她要到那里度假。
2
It's not dead yet, but it's gasping for breath, while all copyright business follows nervously in its wake, wondering who's going to be thenext to keel over.