一分鐘英語 第57期:Fifth Wheel 多餘的人

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A bicycle has two wheels.

自行車通常有兩隻輪子。

A car has four wheels.

汽車通常有四隻輪子。

But what has five wheels? FIFTH WHEEL

但是什麼有五隻輪子嗎？FIFTH WHEEL

Let's listen to Jonathan and Anna talk about being a fifth wheel.

我們聽一聽Jonathan和Anna的對話，聽他們是怎麼描述第五隻輪子的。

Hey! Got any weekend plans?

嗨！週末有什麼計劃嗎？

Well, I'm going out to dinner with two couples.

嗯，我要和兩對夫婦一起吃晚餐。

You know what that means.

你知道這是什麼意思吧。

Ouch! You are going to be the fifth wheel.

哎呦！你是多餘的啊。

I know, but luckily the couples are really cool. So I won't feel too left out.

我知道啊，不過幸運的是他們都很有意思。我不會感覺被忽視的。

A car does not need a fifth wheel.

一輛車通常不需要第五隻輪子。

If someone is a fifth wheel, they may feel like an unimportant part of a group, usually a group of couples.

如果稱一個人是第五隻輪子的話，他們會覺得是一個團體裏不受重視的一部分，通常是在夫妻檔的團體中。

They may feel, as Anna says, 'left out.'

他們會像Anna說的那樣，有種被忽視的感覺。

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。