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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目。
A stone has a very hard surface.
石头的表面非常坚硬。
To set something into one would not be easy.
把某样东西塞进石头里不是件容易的事。
So, what do you think "set in stone" means?
那么，你觉得“set in stone”这个短语是什么意思呢？
Dan, what are you doing this weekend?
丹，这个周末你打算做什么？
I might go hiking with a friend. But I'm not totally sure yet.
我可能会和朋友去徒步旅行。但我还不完全确定。
Well, if those plans aren't set in stone, my friend Kristin wants you to come with us to the Funky Boys concert!
好吧，如果这些计划还没有板上钉钉，我的朋友克里斯汀想让你和我们一起去Funky Boys的演唱会！
You mean beautiful, funny, smart Kristen? Yeah, I'm free.
你是说美丽、风趣又聪明的克里斯汀？好啊，我有空。
I thought so.
我早料到了。
If your plans or decisions are "set in stone", it is difficult or even impossible to make changes.
如果你的计划或决定是“set in stone”，意思就是很难甚至不可能做出改变。
If plans are not "set in stone", they are less firm and easily changed.
而如果计划不是“set in stone”，那就是说计划不是那么固定，很容易改变。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
