大家好，欢迎来的饼哥英语的频道，今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——one minute to midnight, 这个短语的含义不是指“还有一分钟到午夜”，其正确的含义是： 
one minute to midnight 最后一刻，最后的机会
Tensions had been rising, with many assuming war was imminent, until a treaty was struck at one minute to midnight.
紧张局势一直在上升，许多人认为战争迫在眉睫，直到最后一刻达成了一项条约。
Analysts are predicting that it is now one minute to midnight before another economic disaster.
分析家们预测，现在是到另一场经济危机的最后一刻。
It's one minute to midnight for the discredited WHO.
对于世卫组织来说，这是最后的机会。
It is one minute to midnight before the nuclear war break off. Two nations are about to have a war.
这是核战争爆发前的最后一刻。两个国家准备开战！
