【句子】Now for those of you just joining us, families in Chicago breathed a sigh of relief today. 【Desperate Housewives S2E5】
【发音】/naʊ/ /fɔːr/ /ðəʊz/ /əv/ /juː/ /dʒʌst/ /dʒɔɪnɪŋ/ /ʌs/ /ˈfæm.əl.iz/ /ɪn/ /ʃɪˈkɑːgəʊ/ /briːðd/ /ə/ /saɪ/ /əv/ /rɪˈliːf/ /təˈdeɪ/
【发音技巧】those of连读；just joining us不完全爆破+连读；families in连读；breathed a连读；sigh of连读；
【翻译】电视机前的观众朋友们，芝加哥的许多家庭今天终于松了口气。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习一下关键句中出现的短语：breathe a sigh of relief；
动词还可以换成heave
这样的短语我们可以理解成：feel much happier and more relaxed，“大舒一口气；长舒一口气；终于松了口气”；

eg: We all breathed a sigh of relief when he left.
当他离开的时候，我们都长舒了一口气。

eg: I breathed a sigh of relief.
我长舒了一口气。

eg: Everyone in class breathed a sigh of relief after that horrible midterm exam was over.
当那次可怕的期中考试结束以后，班里的每个人都松了口气。

eg: At the end of the contest, we all breathed a sigh of relief.
在这次竞赛的末尾，我们都松了口气。

eg: With the contract finally signed, we breathed a sigh of relief as we drank a toast in celebration.
合同终于签了，我们举杯庆祝，终于松了口气。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
Investors are breathing a big sigh of relief now that the predicted downturn has seemingly been avoided.