希望渺茫
Fat chance
Hello and welcome back to The English We Speak. I’m Feifei.
大家好，欢迎再次来到BBC《地道英语》节目，我是菲菲。
And I’m Rob.
我是罗伯。
Have I told you about the competition that I’ve entered, Feifei?
我跟你说过我参加的那个比赛了吗，菲菲？
No, Rob. What is it?
没有，罗伯，你参加了什么比赛？
It’s a singing competition!
一个歌唱比赛！
You have to perform a popular song from your favourite band – and I’m going to win!
选手要演唱一首自己最喜欢的乐队的流行歌，而且我就要赢了！
You? Are going to win?
你？你要拿冠军了？
No offence, Rob, but I’ve heard your singing voice, and, well, I’m not sure…
我不是有意冒犯，罗伯，不过我听过你嗓音，而且，好吧，我不确定……
What are you trying to say, Feifei?
你想说什么，菲菲？
All I’m saying is that there is fat chance of you winning the competition!
我想说的就是你要赢得这场比赛的话，这可是“fat chance”！
Right! So first you make fun of my singing and now you’re calling me fat! How cheeky!
对呀！所以你先打趣我的唱功，现在又说我胖！太过分了！
No Rob, no. I’m not calling you fat –
不是的，罗伯，不是的，我不是说你胖，
I’m saying that the likelihood of you winning the competition is very small.
我是说你赢得冠军的可能性非常小。
Oh right, yes. ‘Fat chance’ is an English phrase to say something is not very likely – I remember now.
哦，是的。“Fat chance”是一个英语短语，意思是说某事不太可能发生——我想起来了。
Right, well while you calm down, let’s hear some other examples of this phrase.
好的，既然你冷静下来了，我们一起听几个关于这个短语的例句吧。
I bought a lottery ticket for tonight’s draw – and these are my lucky numbers! I’m definitely going to win!
我为今天晚上的抽签买了彩票，这些是我的幸运数字！我肯定会赢的！
Fat chance!
不可能！
I hope it’s warm this weekend – I want to go fishing.
我希望这周末暖和一点——我要去钓鱼。
Well, fat chance of that. It’s the middle of November!
好吧，这不太可能，现在可是11月中旬了！
I auditioned for a role in a movie, but there is fat chance of me getting the role – I saw loads of famous actors auditioning too.
我为一部电影的某个角色试镜，不过我得到这个角色的机会不大，因为我看到许多著名演员也来试镜了。
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we’re talking about the phrase ‘fat chance’.
这里是BBC《地道英语》节目，我们正在讨论短语“fat chance”。
This is a noun phrase that means a small chance, or possibility, of something happening.
这个名词短语是说一件事情不大可能发生，希望渺茫。
It can be used in a full sentence, and also as a standalone phrase.
它可以用在一个完整的句子中，也可以作为一个独立的短语来使用。
For example, when Rob said he was going to win the competition, I could have just said ‘fat chance’!
比如，刚才罗伯说他会赢得歌唱比赛冠军，我就可以直接回答他说：“Fat chance!”
Hey! I think I’ve got a really good chance!
嘿！我觉得自己真的机会挺大的！
I’ve been practising hard and I’ve even taken a few lessons!
我很努力地练习，也上了一些课！
OK, Rob. Well… good luck? I suppose…
好吧，罗伯。好吧……祝你好运？我觉得……
Well Feifei, when I win the ￡5000 prize money, there’s fat chance of you getting any of it.
好吧，菲菲，如果赢得了5,000英镑的奖金，你来分一些的可能性可不大哦。
Wait, ￡5000? Rob, hold on! I didn’t mean it!
等一下，5,000英镑？罗伯，等一下！我不是那个意思！
Thanks for joining us – I’ve got to go and apologise to Rob.
感谢您的收听，我要去找罗伯并向他道歉。
Hopefully he’ll share his winnings! Bye!
他很有可能会把奖金分给我点！拜拜！