【摩登家庭】“他在弥留之际坦白了所有过错。”

【句子】I see a lot of people on their deathbed, Phil. 【Modern Family S3E21】
【发音】/aɪ/ /siː/ /ə/ /lɒt/ /lɑːt/ /əv/ /ˈpiː.pəl/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /ðeə(r)/ /ˈdeθ.bed/ /fɪl/
【发音技巧】see a连读；lot of连读+闪音；
【翻译】临死之人的肺腑之言我见得多了，菲尔。
【适用场合】
今天我们学习这个表达，叫做：on one's deathbed，“在某个人临终的病床上”；
相当于in the process of or very close to dying或者while one is in bed and dying；所以经常引申为“临终、弥留之际、奄奄一息”这个意思；
eg: He told me the truth on his deathbed.
他在临终的时刻，告诉了我事情的真相。
eg: He confessed all his sins on his deathbed.
他在弥留之际坦白了所有过错。
eg: He promised his mother on her deathbed that he would never marry.
母亲弥留之际，他向她许诺自己将终身不婚。
eg: Print newspapers are on their deathbed.
纸质报纸行业已经快要消失了。
eg: People rarely change their character even on their deathbed.
人到弥留之际，本性也难改。
eg: While he lay on his deathbed, he told his lawyer that he wanted to give all his money to charity.
弥留之际，他躺在病床上告诉律师，想把自己所有财产捐赠给慈善机构。
eg: He was on his deathbed when he finally confessed his love for Martha.
奄奄一息之时，他才终于向玛莎吐露了爱慕之情。
【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
You'd have to be practically on your deathbed before the doctor would come and see you!