catch my breath

基本解释

Let’s slow this down for a week or two and give me a chance to catch my breath.
缓一两个星期，给机会让我调整呼吸。
I was glad not to be lodge-bound but it was harder than I expected: I couldn’t catch my breath and my knees felt like glass.
不被困在家里真是令人兴奋，但滑雪却比我想像中的困难：我呼吸困难，而且我的膝盖就像玻璃一样。
A short while afterwards I was leaning heavily on the handlebars, counting each step, stopping after every hundred to try to catch my breath again.
不久我就把沉重的身子俯在车把上，数着数走每一步，走一百步就停下来歇一口气。

Trying to catch my breath, I walk down the hallway to the Pancam room expecting it to be mobbed.
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