用英语怎么说：不太可能和板上钉钉,绝不改变 a slim chance & set in stone (344)

用英语怎么说：不太可能和板上钉钉,绝不改变 a slim chance & set in stone (344)
用英语怎么说：不太可能和板上钉钉,绝不改变 a slim chance & set in stone (344)

用英语怎么说：不太可能和板上钉钉,绝不改变 a slim chance & set in stone (344)
下载音频李华和Larry要去健身房锻练身体.今天我们要学两个常用语：a slim chance和set in stone.
LH:这你就不懂了!健身房的会员费有一个好处,就是能迫使你坚持锻练.你想啊,你总不愿意白交钱吧!
L:Well I guess that is true.For most people,there is a slim chance they will continue to exercise without some kind of motivation.
L:When you don’t think that something is likely to occur,you can say that there is only a slim chance of it happening.
LH:哦,就是希望不大的意思.你是说,如果没有外力推动,大部分人都不大可能自觉地坚持锻练.
L:Right.For another example,I decided not to bring an umbrella today because there is only a slim chance it will rain.
LH:意思是今天下雨的可能性不大,所以你没带伞.Larry,等到了健身房,我打算先去跑步机上慢跑半个小时,希望锻练的人不多,没把跑步机都占了.
L:Most people don’t go to the gym right now,so there’s only a slim chance it will be crowded.
L:No way!The gym is always trying to get more of your money,so there’s a fat chance of that happening.
L:Actually,it’s used the same way.It is a sarcastic way of saying that something is very unlikely.
LH:哦,是在说反话啊,还是表示希望不大,不太可能.
L:Right.For example,my friend John is very unreliable.He said he would help me move this weekend,but there’s a fat chance that he actually comes.
L:Fat chance of that,Lihua.The gym charges you extra for everything!
L:Hmmm First I’m going to find a McDonalds.I need to eat something to get some energy for my workout!
LH:吃麦当劳?Larry,你别开玩笑了!吃一堆垃圾食品,你不就白锻练了么?想有好身材就得控制饮食!
L:Sure,but there are some exceptions to that rule,right?It’s not set in stone.
L:You can say that something is set in stone if it is impossible to change.
LH:噢,就像中文里说的板上钉钉,表示绝对不变.你是说,虽然要保持身材通常得注意饮食,但这也不是绝对的,也有例外.
L:Right.Here’s another example.I asked my boss if she could give me a raise,but she said that because the company wasn’t doing well,my salary was set in stone for this year.
LH:我明白了,你是说,因为公司效益不好,所以你的工资今年都不会变,涨工资没戏了.
LH:还可以吧,不过有些设备有点陈旧,有的员工态度也不太好.
L:Well if you don’t like it,we can always change to another gym.Our decision to come here isn’t set in stone.
L:Sure!The membership isn’t set in stone.I’m sure you can upgrade it without much trouble.
L:That sounds good,but it won’t be set in stone.Sometimes I will have to miss a workout if I have to work late.
LH:Larry,你就别拿加班当借口了!
今天李华学了两个常用语.一个是a slim chance,表示不太可能.