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These are dice.
这些是骰子。
But what do you think the adjective dicey means?
但是你认为形容词dicey是什么意思呢?
Let's listen.
让我们听。
So, Anna, is your tree-cutting "party" still on this weekend?
那么,安娜,你的砍树“派对”还在这个周末吗?
Yes!
是的!
Although the weather could be dicey--lighting, thunder, maybe a tornado.
虽然天气可能很不稳定——闪电、雷声,也许还有龙卷风。
Well, cuttig down a tree in a storm sounds very dicey...
嗯,在暴风雨中砍树听起来很冒险……
and dumb.
和愚蠢的。
Nah, it'll be fine.
不,没事的。
What could go wrong?
会出什么问题呢?
There is no way to predict how dice are going to roll.
没有办法预测骰子将如何滚动。
So, dicey describes something that is unpredictable or risky.
所以,dicey描述的是不可预测或有风险的事情。
You can use dicey when talking about lots of things--
在谈论很多事情的时候你可以用dicey
the weather, a physical activity, or even a business decision.
天气,体育活动,甚至是商业决策。