一分鐘英語 第183期:Luck of the Draw 走運

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

The word "draw" has several meanings.

“draw”這個單詞有好幾個意思。

One is to make pictures. Another is to drag or pull. Luck of the Draw

其中一個是畫圖。另外一個是“拖”和“拉”。走運

Guess what? I am going to be on the next television episode of Apartment of Cards!

你知道麼？我要上電視了參演《紙牌公寓》新的一集。

Apartment of Cards? Did you try out for a role?

《紙牌公寓》？你去參加試鏡了？

No, it was totally the luck of the draw. I was eating in a restaurant where they were filming.

沒有，完全是走運。我當時正在餐廳吃飯，他們正好在拍攝。

The phrase "luck of the draw" means that sometimes people have limited control over what life brings them.

“luck of the draw”這個短語指的就是，人們有時候不能控制命運會帶給他們什麼東西。

Many things depend on chance, or luck.

許多事情都是靠機遇或者運氣。

This expression comes from a drawing--a contest where names or numbers are randomly chosen for a prize.

這個表述來自抽獎--在比賽時中獎的姓名和數字都是隨機抽取的。

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》欄目！