"Take my breath away" nghĩa là gì?

Photo* courtesy Marion Doss.

'Take someone's breath away' nghĩa là làm ai ngạc nhiên, đầy cảm hứng (astonish or inspire someone with awed respect or delight), ví dụ đẹp nín thở.

Ví dụ
The fervour (nhiệt tình), piety (mộ đạo), devotion and the diversity that are seen in the temples take my breath away as they discipline an individual leading to social order.

The Gate of Kings. The sight is enough to take my breath away as I look to the likeness of Isildur and Anarion in amazement at the craftsmanship and how these two pillars have withstood the test of time.

Aboard Air Force One, I was told that our flight path would take us over some of the areas hit by Katrina. We could fly low over the Gulf Coast to give me a closer look. If I wasn’t going to land in the disaster zone, I figured the next best thing was to get a sense of the devastation (sự tàn phá) from above. What I saw took my breath away. New Orleans was almost totally submerged (chìm trong nước). In some neighborhoods, all I could see were rooftops peeking out from the water. The Superdome roof had peeled off (xé toang ra).

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* President George W. Bush greets Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, Joint Task Force Katrina, and Director of Fema Relief Efforts Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen as he steps off of Air Force One and onto Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans for an up-to-date briefing on hurricane-affected areas.
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