"saved by the bell" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鈴聲救了我
• 被鈴聲救

Definition

這個表達指的是在最後一刻被意外的事情救了出來，避免了危險或困難的情況。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個短語是非正式的，常帶有幽默感。出自拳擊比賽。在突發情況下脫困、比如下課鈴響時常用。不適用於真正危險的情境。

Examples

The teacher was about to call on me, but I was saved by the bell.

老師正要叫我，結果**被鈴聲救**了。

He was losing the game but was saved by the bell when time ran out.

他快要輸了，但時間結束時**被鈴聲救**了。

Just as I was about to answer the hard question, I was saved by the bell.

正當我要回答難題的時候，**鈴聲救了我**。

Wow, I was totally saved by the bell there—I had no idea what to say next!

哇，剛才真是**被鈴聲救了**，我根本不知道接下來要說什麼！

Just before my boss asked me to explain the mistake, the fire alarm went off. Talk about being saved by the bell!

就在老闆要我解釋錯誤時，火警鈴響了。真是**被鈴聲救了**！

It's Friday, and just as our meeting was about to get boring, we were saved by the bell when lunch was announced.

星期五，正當會議快變無聊時，午餐的通知**鈴聲救了我們**。