李華和Larry要去聽演唱會(huì)。今天我們要學(xué)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)：run-of-the-mill和roll the dice。

LH: Larry，今天晚上的演唱會(huì)好聽么？那個(gè)樂隊(duì)是什么類型的啊？

L: Well ... they're kind of hard to describe. Their music is a mixture of many different styles.

LH: 各種音樂的混合？聽著很有新意！現(xiàn)在很多樂隊(duì)都沒有自己的風(fēng)格，跟別的樂隊(duì)差不多，沒意思。

L: I totally agree, Li Hua. Luckily, they are not just some run-of-the-mill rock band.

LH: Run of the mill? 是什么意思？

L: When you say that something is run-of-the-mill, that means that it is very average, or just like all the others.

LH: 哦，run-of-the-mill就是沒特色的，千篇一律的。你的意思是，這個(gè)樂隊(duì)并不是那種毫無(wú)特色的樂隊(duì)。

L: Exactly! For example, the makers of Avatar said it would not be just another run-of-the-mill action movie, and would be like nothing anyone had seen before.

LH: 對(duì)，電影“阿凡達(dá)”當(dāng)初宣傳的時(shí)候，就說(shuō)自己是非同尋常的，觀眾從沒看過的新類型電影。對(duì)了，Larry， 這個(gè)樂隊(duì)我怎么從沒聽說(shuō)過啊？

L: Well, they still aren't very well known, so only music magazines write about them. You won't read about them in the standard, run-of-the-mill newspapers.

LH: 哦，主流媒體沒報(bào)道他們，只有在比較專業(yè)的音樂雜志上才會(huì)看到關(guān)于他們的介紹。Larry, 我有點(diǎn)餓，咱們?nèi)パ莩獣?huì)前是不是先吃點(diǎn)東西？

L: Sure, where do you want to eat?

LH: 不知道……麥當(dāng)勞吧！

L: McDonalds? I don't want to eat at some run-of-the-mill fast food restaurant.

LH: 可是演唱會(huì)還有半個(gè)小時(shí)就開始了。吃麥當(dāng)勞快啊。

L: Don't worry, we can be a little late. I think the opening band is just some run-of-the-mill pop band.

LH: 你是說(shuō)，負(fù)責(zé)暖場(chǎng)的樂隊(duì)沒什么特色，不看也沒關(guān)系。那咱們?nèi)コ詨鬯景伞?/p>

L: Sounds good! Let's go.

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Larry and 李華在談?wù)搫偨Y(jié)束的演唱會(huì)。

LH: Larry, 這個(gè)樂隊(duì)太棒了！他們肯定會(huì)紅！

L: Do you think so? It takes a lot of luck to become a famous band. There is a lot of competition out there.

LH: 你說(shuō)得也對(duì)。不過要想成名，就得努力抓住機(jī)會(huì)，試試看嘛！

L: Right, even though the chances aren't very good, sometimes you just have to roll the dice.

LH: Roll the dice? 你是說(shuō)擲骰子么？

L: Right. When you roll the dice, that means that you take a chance, just like when you make a bet gambling.

LH: 哦，roll the dice和擲骰子一樣，表示碰碰運(yùn)氣 你是說(shuō)，雖然很多樂隊(duì)最終紅不了，但是想出名的人還是應(yīng)該碰碰運(yùn)氣，說(shuō)不定就能成功？

L: Exactly. Here's another example. Terrence wasn't sure he would like living in New York, but he decided to roll the dice and move there anyway.

LH: 哦，Terrence并不知道自己會(huì)不會(huì)喜歡紐約，不過他還是決定先搬過去，住住試試。Larry, 如果是你，你想住在什么地方？

L: Definitely Hawaii! I'm not sure that I could find a job there, but it's such a beautiful place that sometimes I think it's worth rolling the dice.

LH: 哈哈，即使冒著找不到工作的危險(xiǎn)，你也想搬去夏威夷？我和你不一樣，我想去羅馬，而且我肯定能有工作，我要去當(dāng)意大利菜大廚！

L: Wow, that is definitely a roll of the dice. You don't know how to cook Italian food!

LH: A roll of the dice? 你是說(shuō)我希望渺茫？我不管，不會(huì)可以學(xué)嘛！對(duì)了，說(shuō)到意大利菜，咱們?nèi)ツ慵腋浇莻€(gè)餐館吃點(diǎn)宵夜吧。

L: I don't know ... I read in the newspaper that it's just boring, run-of-the-mill Italian food.

LH: 別聽報(bào)紙的，咱們自己試試去！

L: Well alright, let's roll the dice and see what happens.

LH: 好！吃完了咱們?cè)偃タ磦€(gè)午夜場(chǎng)電影！最近有什么好片么？

L: I'm not sure ... Let's just roll the dice . We'll just go to the theater and watch whatever movie happens to be playing.

LH: 這樣也不錯(cuò)！ 走吧！

今天李華學(xué)了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是run-of-the-mill, 表示沒有特色，千篇一律。另一是roll the dice, 意思是碰運(yùn)氣。

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（來(lái)源：流行美語(yǔ) 編輯：Rosy）