BBC地道英语｜It's on the cards 好事将至
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Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I’m Rob and I’ve won yet another card game! Yes!
大家好，欢迎来到BBC地道英语。我是Rob，又赢了一次牌。太好啦！
Hello everyone. I’m Feifei and I’ve just lost to him again...
大家好，我是菲菲，我刚刚又输给Rob了。
It’s not surprising. You’ve been very distracted all morning.
这并不奇怪。你一上午都心神不宁。
There’s a promotion coming up and I wonder if I’ll get it.
公司将会有次晋升，我在想我能否得到这次机会。
Well, you work hard Feifei. I’m sure a promotion is on the cards.
菲菲，你工作很努力。我相信你很有可能得到这次晋升机会。
It’s on the cards?! But I haven’t been paying much attention to them! Which cards?
在牌上？我并没有太多注意这些牌。什么牌呢？
No no, it’s not actually written on any cards. It’s just an expression. In British English, we say something ‘is ON the cards’ - or ‘IN the cards’ in American English - when we mean that something is likely to happen.
不，并没有写在牌面上。这只是个表达方式。在英式英语中，我们说有些事‘is ON the cards’，或者美式英语中说‘IN the cards’时，我们说的是有些事很可能会发生。
So you mean that it’s possible and even likely that I’ll get a promotion because I work hard?Yes. Here are some examples of how this expression is used:
所以，你的意思是。。。我工作努力，很可能得到这次升职机会喽？是的。这有些关于如何使用这个短语的例子：
Wage rises are on the cards in the UK. There are now signs that things are getting better for ordinary British workers.
英国工资可能要上升。英国普通工人的待遇正在变好。
My son might be ready to settle down.
我儿子很可能稳定下来。
He’s had lots of girlfriends but now he’s going steady with a colleague and a wedding might be on the cards.
他曾经交往多很多女朋友，现在他和他同事关系稳定下来，很可能要举行婚礼了。
Great! So I’m likely to get that promotion. It’s on the cards!
太棒了！所以我很可能得到这个晋升机会。好事将至啊！
Yes. And there’s something else on the cards today.
是的。今天还有一些别的事情要发生。
Oh really, what is it?I’m going to win another round of this game! Look, I’ve got three aces now!
是吗？什么事呢？我将赢下一轮牌！看，我手里有三个梅花A呢！
OK. You deserve it. You are a good player and have luck on your side. Another win is definitely on the cards!
是的。你会赢的。你是个玩牌高手，并且运气很好。所以很可能赢得这次牌！
Great! I’m on a roll!
太棒啦！我正鸿运当头呢！
Bye!
下次见！