Another time, he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last minute telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck.

还有一次，他在约会前的最后一刻取消了约会，跟女朋友说他得给卡车换一块新电池。

The horse fell at the last jump.

那匹马在跨越最后一个障碍物时跌倒了。

The horse fell at the last fence.

这匹马在最后一道障碍那里跌倒了。

He lost his nerve at the last minute.

他在最后一刻失去了勇气。

How did you vote at the last election?

在上次选举中你是怎么投的票？

The gig was pulled at the last moment.

特约演奏临时取消了。

Dave took a quick peep at the last page.

戴夫迅速地瞟了一下最后一页。

They changed the plans at the last minute.

事到临头他们却改变了计划。

World records tumbled at the last Olympics.

在上届奥林匹克运动会上世界纪录大幅下滑。

He's always begging off at the last minute.

他总是在最后一分钟反悔。

She'd applied for 30 jobs at the last count.

根据有关的最新消息她申请过30个职位。

The party came to power at the last election.

这个政党是在上次大选中当选执政的。

Their sponsors pulled back at the last minute.

他们的赞助人在最后时刻打了退堂鼓。

The vendors were gazundered at the last minute.

卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。

Several new councillors got in at the last election.

几位新政务委员在最近一轮选举中当选。

You've just got to look at the last bit of Act Three.

你只须浏览一下第三幕最后一小段。

You're not going to cop out at the last minute, are you?

你不是打算临阵脱逃吧？

Their share of the vote sagged badly at the last election.

在上次选举中他们的得票数大幅下跌。

He gambled on being able to buy a ticket at the last minute.

他碰运气看能否在最后时刻买到票。

They got 27% of the vote as against 32% at the last election.

这次选举他们得了27%的票，而上次他们得了32%。

They changed their minds at the last moment and refused to go.

他们在最后一刻改变了主意，拒绝前往。

He lost confidence and backed out of the deal at the last minute.

他失去了信心，在最后一刻退出了协议。

A bomb was deactivated at the last moment, after the fuse had been lit.

一枚炸弹在导火线已被点燃后的最后一刻被解除。

She said she was coming to the party, but cried off at the last moment.

她说过她要来参加聚会，可到时候又变卦了。

I was going to have a go at parachuting but lost my nerve at the last minute.

我想尝试一下跳伞，可到最后关头却没有勇气了。

At the last minute, I threw them a curve ball by saying, "We're going to bring spouses."

在最后一刻，我给了他们一个惊喜，说：“我们会带配偶。”

I'd got myself all psyched up for the interview and then it was called off at the last minute.

我为这次面试做好了万全的心理准备，可最后它临时取消了。

At the last crossing, while I was waiting for the green light, I saw an old man walking toward me.

当我在最后一个十字路口等绿灯时，我看见一个老人朝我走来。

I saw Kevin Spacey at the last time.

我最后一次见到了凯文·史派西。

He did a really fine job, filling in for Marsha like that at the last minute.

他做得确实很好，在最后一刻像这样代替了玛莎。