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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目
American English has many expressions
美式英语有很多
that come from card games.
来自纸牌游戏的表达
It's going to rain all weekend.
整个周末都会下雨
How am I going to have my lawn care party now?
那我将怎么举办我的草坪护理派对?
Yeah, that's not the kind of activity you can bring indoors.
是啊,这可不是你可以在室内举办的活动
Maybe a party is not in the cards, Anna.
或许举办派对是不可能的,安娜
Jonathan, so many people wanted to work outside
乔纳森,外面这么多人想
for me... in the hot, hot sun!
为我工作……在炎热的阳光下!
Yeah, I bet.
是啊,我打赌
If something is "not in the cards", it is not likely to happen.
如果说有件事是“not in the cards”,意味着它不可能发生
people also say "in the cards"
人们也会说“in the cards”
to mean something is likely to happen.
来意味着一些事情可能会发生
This phrase actually comes from fortune tellers.
这个词组实际上来自算命师
They use special cards to supposedly predict a person's future.
他们用特殊的卡片来预测一个人的未来
And that's English in a Minute.
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