To be on ice 擱置
As climate change causes temperatures to rise, ice melts on Cuverville Island, off the coast of Graham Land in the Antarctic
今日小常識
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the lowest temperature recorded in a place where there is a permanent population is the Siberian village of Oymyakon in Russia, where the temperature reached -68°C in 1933 (the coldest ever recorded outside Antarctica).
據吉尼斯世界紀錄記載，位于俄羅斯西伯利亞地區名為奧伊米亞康（Oymyakon）的村莊是世界上有常住人口最寒冷的地方。1933年，這里的氣溫曾一度跌至零下68攝氏度（南極以外有記錄最冷的地方）。
今日短語
To be on ice 的意思是暫緩、擱置某個決定或計劃。換句話說就是暫時先不考慮某件事了。
例句
I've had to put my trip to the Caribbean on ice as I need the money to get my car repaired.
All development projects are on ice until we receive more funding.
請注意
另一個非常相似的短語 to be on thin ice 的意思是如履薄冰，處境困難。
例句
John opened a luxury goods shop in 2008. He was on thin ice when the recession started.
