Welcome to English in a Minute!

欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目！

Let’s see what surprises Anna and Jonathan have for us with this week’s expression.

让我们来看一看安娜和乔纳森在本周的表达中给我们准备了什么惊喜MD#Ni,a5.,d)p。

Have an ace up one’s sleeve

有绝招

Do you think you can afford the house you want to buy?

你觉得你能负担得起你想买的那套房子吗？

I think so. But I do have an ace up my sleeve.

我觉得我能0%z.YCi8#m=nPUfCr+p。只是我有个绝招罢了c&FFE24Nn(Wx=~-I!.LE。

Have you been going to the horse track again?

你又去马场了吗？

No! Jonathan. The homeowner and I are good friends.

才不是！乔纳森Miu[RGR(IDy。房主和我是好朋友rY1z%;B5X2Pzq~Ep+。

She’ll give me a fair price.

她会给我一个好价钱v0MyVxYQ=FJ。

To “have an ace up one’s sleeve” means to have a secret or surprise that helps you get what you want.

“Have an ace up one’s sleeve”意为有绝招或妙计能够帮你得到想要的东西CZf(];NGKV2&;。

Dishonest poker players would keep a high card, usually an ace hidden in their sleeves.

一些作弊的扑克牌玩家会把大牌留着ZDDUDpz.(0#]alG|。通常是在袖子里藏一张AR~S!18Ht8;。

They would pull out the card when no one was watching.

他们会在没人注意的时候把这张A抽出来K+w%4mfag[*wWH。

These days, this expression has a less negative meaning.

现在，这句表达的负面意义少了很多|oi8t33,N~x8。

And that’s English in a Minute!

以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目！