视频文本如下：

Welcome to English in a Minute!
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。
We put our coffee on coffee tables.
我们把咖啡放在咖啡桌上。
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。

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。
What happened?
怎么回事？
She turned the tables on him.
她完全扭转了局势。
Now, she is his boss.
现在，她成了那名老员工的上司。
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。
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。
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。
And taht's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目！