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Raul: What are the chances that Rob will be here on time?
罗伯准时到这儿的几率有多大？
Tiffany: I’d say it’s fifty-fifty. You never know. He might surprise us and be early.
我觉得五五开吧。谁说的准呢。他可能早来，让我们吃惊一把呢。
Raul: Fat chance of that happening. I’ve known him for three years and if I had to stake my life on whether he’ll arrive early or not, I’d be in big trouble.
几乎不可能。认识他三年了，如果我要预测他能不能早来的话，那我赔大发了。
Tiffany: Don’t exaggerate. Rob isn’t completely irresponsible. I’d say there’s a pretty good probability that he’ll be here when he said he would, especially after he promised.
别那么夸张。罗伯也不是毫不负责那种人。要我说，他答应别人要来的时候多数时候都准时到了。
Raul: His intentions are good, but he loses track of time and doesn’t know what day it is half the time.
他没坏心，但是他没有时间观念，半数时间都不知道星期几。
Tiffany: He told me that he’s trying to change.
他给我说他试着改呢。
Raul: Well, as I said, his intentions are good. He just needs to work on his follow-through.
好，跟我说的一样，他没坏心。他就是需要坚持。
Tiffany: Come on, he could be on his way right now.
得了吧，他现在可能就在路上了。
Raul: Don’t hold your breath. I’ll believe his promises when hell freezes over.
别太激动。我不信他的承诺。
Tiffany: Aren’t you being just a wee bit cynical?
你是不是有点太讽刺他了？
Raul: And aren’t you just indulging in wishful thinking?
你是不是想得太美了？
Tiffany: Hey, I think that’s him coming down the road! I think you’d better eat your words.
嘿，我想路上走得那个人就是他了！你最好闭嘴了。
Raul: And I think you’d better get glasses.
我觉得你还是戴上你的眼镜吧。
知识点讲解
1. What are the chances that
。。。有多大可能
2. fat chance
机会渺茫，很少可能
3. stake sth on sth
把。。。当赌注压在。。。上
4. Don't hold your breath
别指望了，别太激动
5. when hell freezes over
不可能，绝对不会发生
