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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目！
We eat our dinner on dining tables.
我们在餐桌上吃饭M2O9MGpHP*PLJ。
We put our coffee on coffee tables.
我们把咖啡放在咖啡桌上6g(mEj|*.#0&x|。
Turn the Tables
扭转局势
How is your friend Amanda doing?
你的朋友阿曼达最近怎么样啊？
Great, now.
很好，现在5=!1)*^(soc|y%O+rc。
What do you mean "now"?
你说“现在”是什么意思？

Well, last year a senior colleague tried to get her fired.
这个嘛，去年有一位老员工想开除她s#5)^#YYY#KNQd*~tE6。
What happened?
怎么回事？
She turned the tables on him.
她完全扭转了局势FWGIGU~~#jX|r13|j。
Now, she is his boss.
现在，她成了那名老员工的上司iHBFD;pePL,9]2S。
To "turn the tables" means to reverse a situation to gain an advantage.
"turn the tables"的意思是扭转局势，占得上风wYCyCiYWfv6x6^yA。
Some say this expression comes from playing board games.
有人说这个表达是从棋类游戏中发展而来的y%HU~+~A_1J。
Centuries ago, if you were losing a game, you could turn the table or board game to switch your position with your opponent.
几百年以前，如果你下棋要输了，你可以把棋桌或棋盘换个方向，这样就能将自己的处境与对手对调cV,*dZ..eLIDMJi^X_sV。
And taht's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目！