一分钟英语(MP3+双语字幕) 第183期:Luck of the Draw 走运
日期:2017-06-19 10:51

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The word "draw" has several meanings.
“draw”这个单词有好几个意思。
One is to make pictures. Another is to drag or pull. Luck of the Draw
其中一个是画图。另外一个是“拖”和“拉”。走运
Guess what? I am going to be on the next television episode of Apartment of Cards!
你知道么?我要上电视了参演《纸牌公寓》新的一集。
Apartment of Cards? Did you try out for a role?
《纸牌公寓》?你去参加试镜了?
No, it was totally the luck of the draw. I was eating in a restaurant where they were filming.
没有,完全是走运。我当时正在餐厅吃饭,他们正好在拍摄。

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The phrase "luck of the draw" means that sometimes people have limited control over what life brings them.
“luck of the draw”这个短语指的就是,人们有时候不能控制命运会带给他们什么东西。
Many things depend on chance, or luck.
许多事情都是靠机遇或者运气。
This expression comes from a drawing--a contest where names or numbers are randomly chosen for a prize.
这个表述来自抽奖--在比赛时中奖的姓名和数字都是随机抽取的。
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重点单词
  • phrasen. 短语,习语,个人风格,乐句 vt. 措词表达,将(
  • contestn. 竞赛,比赛 vt. 竞赛,争取 vi. 奋斗
  • limitedadj. 有限的,被限制的 动词limit的过去式和过去
  • randomlyadv. 任意地,随便地,胡乱地
  • controln. 克制,控制,管制,操作装置 vt. 控制,掌管,支
  • episoden. 插曲,一段情节,片段,轶事