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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目。
Cards are used to play games.
纸牌通常是用来做游戏的。
And sometimes, cards involve predicting the future.
不过有时候，纸牌还能预测未来。
In the Cards
In the Cards
So, how was your ride on the famous Orient Express?
乘坐著名的东方快车，感觉怎么样？
It was not in the cards for me to ride that train, Jonathan.
乔纳森，我根本就没坐上那趟火车。
Uh-oh. What happened?
啊哦。发生了什么事？
On the day of the trip, I got lost going to the train station.
出行当天，我在去火车站的路上迷路了。
Then I couldn't find the right train platform. And then, someone stole my ticket!
然后我就找不到正确的站台了。再然后，有人偷了我的票！
Wow. You really were not meant to be on that train.
哇。你确实是没办法在那列火车上。
If something is "in the cards", it is likely to happen for you.
如果某事是“in the cards”，那就意味着这件事很可能发生在你身上。
This phrase comes from predicting a person's future using cards.
这个短语出自用卡片来预测一个人的未来。
You will also hear people say "not in the cards" if something is not likely to happen.
如果某事不太可能发生，你也会听到人们说“not in the cards”。
