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Welcome to English in a Minute!
歡迎來到《英語一分鐘》欄目！
A bicycle has two wheels.
自行車通常有兩只輪子。
A car has four wheels.
汽車通常有四只輪子。
But what has five wheels? FIFTH WHEEL
但是什么有五只輪子嗎？FIFTH WHEEL
Let's listen to Jonathan and Anna talk about being a fifth wheel.
我們聽一聽Jonathan和Anna的對話，聽他們是怎么描述第五只輪子的。
Hey! Got any weekend plans?
嗨！周末有什么計劃嗎？
Well, I'm going out to dinner with two couples.
嗯，我要和兩對夫婦一起吃晚餐。
You know what that means.
你知道這是什么意思吧。
Ouch! You are going to be the fifth wheel.
哎呦！你是多余的啊。
I know, but luckily the couples are really cool. So I won't feel too left out.
我知道啊，不過幸運的是他們都很有意思。我不會感覺被忽視的。
A car does not need a fifth wheel.
一輛車通常不需要第五只輪子。
If someone is a fifth wheel, they may feel like an unimportant part of a group, usually a group of couples.
如果稱一個人是第五只輪子的話，他們會覺得是一個團體里不受重視的一部分，通常是在夫妻檔的團體中。
They may feel, as Anna says, 'left out.'
他們會像Anna說的那樣，有種被忽視的感覺。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。
