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Rob: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Rob.
羅布：大家好，歡迎來到我們說的英語節目。我是羅布。
Li: And hello I'm Li.
李：大家好，我是李。
Rob: Shh shh Li – quiet please! I need to concentrate, the race is about to finish and I've got a bet on.
羅布：噓，李，請安靜點！我要集中注意力，比賽馬上就要結束了，我可是下了注的。
Rob: Yeah! I've won. I've actually won. I'm rich!
羅布：太好了！我贏了。我真的贏了，我現在有錢了！
Li: Well done Rob. So what have you won Rob?
李：干得漂亮，羅布。那你贏了什么？
Rob: Ten pounds!
羅布：10英鎊！
Li: Oh just ten pounds. Ah well, that's quite useful actually.
李：哦，就10英鎊啊。好吧，實際上那也挺有用的。
Rob: Is it. Why is that?
羅布：是嗎，為什么啊？
Li: Well, you owe me five pounds and you did say you would buy me a glass of champagne if you won a race.
李：嗯，你欠我5英鎊，而且你也說過如果你贏了比賽會請我喝杯香檳的。
Rob: Oh right, did I? So, that will leave me with…. fifty pence. Maybe I'm not a winner after all. Honestly! Every time I make some money I have to give it away.
羅布：這樣啊，我說過嗎？那這樣的話我還剩下……5便士。也許我根本就不是贏家。說實話，每次我掙點錢都會花掉。
Li: Sorry Rob, it's a no-win situation or a lose-lose situation. Rob, you can't gain any money because you'll always lose it on something else.
李：很抱歉，羅布，這是個沒有輸贏的情況，或者說是雙輸局面。羅布，你沒辦法賺到錢是因為你總是在其他地方花掉那些錢。
Rob: So even though I did win something, I have also lost. That's a no-win situation is it?
羅布：即使我的確贏了一些東西。可我同時也失去了一些東西。這就是沒有輸贏的情況的意思嗎？
Li: I'm afraid it is. A no-win situation is one in which a favourable outcome is impossible. You are bound to lose whatever you do. You can also use this phrase to describe situations that aren't just to do with money, like this:
李：恐怕是的。沒有輸贏的局面就是指無法獲得有利結果的情況。不管你做什么都注定會失敗。這個短語不僅僅可以用來形容與錢財有關的事物，看下面的例子：
I can get the bus or train to work-either way I'm going to be late. It's a no-win situation.
我可以坐公交或是火車去上班——不管哪種方法我都會遲到。 這是個沒有勝算的局面。
The cafe only served ham or beef sandwiches but as a vegetarian I was in a no-win situation.
這家咖啡廳只供應火腿三明治和牛肉三明治，不過對素食主義的我來說，這真是左右為難啊。
If she helps in the garden, Mum won't be pleased and if she helps in the kitchen, Dad won't be pleased. She really is in a no-win situation.
如果她在花園里幫忙，媽媽會不高興，而如果她在廚房里幫忙，爸爸會不高興。她真的處于沒法兩全其美的情況。
Li: So a no-win situation is one that is certain to end in failure and disappointment. So Rob I can see you are disappointed because you have spent your winnings on me.
李：所以沒有輸贏的情況是指注定會以失敗和失望來作為結束。羅布，我看得出來你很失望，因為你要把贏來的錢花在我這里。
Rob: I am. It seems impossible to win money just for myself.
羅布：我是很失望。看起來我自己不可能贏錢。
Li: Actually I also won some money – fifty pounds – so I'll buy you a drink, in fact I'll buy you something to eat too and you don't need to pay me back that five pounds.
李：實際上我也贏了些錢——50英鎊——所以我會請你喝一杯，實際上我也可以請你吃飯，你也不用還我那五英鎊了。
Rob: Really? Oh Li that's very kind of you. Now I'm in a win-win situation!
羅布：真的嗎？李，你真是太好了。現在我是雙贏局面！
Li: Yes, the opposite of a no-win situation is a win-win situation. This is where there is a favourable outcome for everyone involved. Like this:
李：對，沒有輸贏的局面的反義詞就是雙贏局面。意思是各方都會得到有利的結果。下面是例句：
The house buyer got a good price and the seller was happy to sell quickly so it was a win-win situation.
購房者以便宜的價格得到了這所房子，而賣房者則很高興能快速出手，所以這是個雙贏局面。
If I get to invest your money in the company and you get to share the profits, it's a win-win situation.
如果我把你的錢投入公司，那你就可以分享利潤，這是個雙贏局面。
Rob: So, in a win-win situation everyone is happy! Just like our situation now. So, where are you taking me for dinner Li?
羅布：所以要是雙贏局面的話所有人都會開心！就像我們現在的情況。李，你要請我去哪里吃晚餐呢？
Li: Did I say dinner? I was just going to buy you a sandwich.
李：我剛有說請吃晚餐嗎？我只是想給你買個三明治而已。
Rob: Oh. That's not such a good win-win situation, is it?
羅布：哦，這其實不算好的雙贏局面吧？
Li: Maybe I'll buy you some chips too!
李：也許我還會給你買薯條的！
Rob: OK great. Let's go. Bye.
羅布：很好。走吧。再見。
Li: Bye bye.
李：再見。
