一分钟英语： Wild Card

English in a Minute – Wild Card

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In many card games, some cards have an unknown value. They are called "wild cards."

在许多纸牌游戏中，有些纸牌的点数是未知的。它们被称为“百搭牌”。

But, what else can "wild card" mean?

但是wild card的其他含义是什么呢？

I invited Ralph to our fundraising meeting.

我邀请了拉尔夫来参加筹款会。

Great idea! He's rich! He can help us raise money for our pickleball team.

好主意！他很有钱！他可以帮我们为匹克球队筹款。

But he's also a wild card. You never know what he's going to say.

但他也是个难以预测的家伙。你永远不知道他会说什么。

If he says something unhelpful, we just unplug his microphone!

如果他说了什么没用的话，我们就拔掉他的麦克风！

If someone is a "wild card" they are unpredictable.

如果某人是“wild card”，意思就是说他们是难以预测的。

You don't exactly know how they might affect a situation or what they might do.

你不知道他们会对一个事件产生什么样的影响，或者他们会做什么。

Lots of situations can have a wild card, even a pickleball fundraising meeting.

在很多情况下都有wild card的存在，甚至在匹克球筹款会议上也是如此。