聽力每日練習 listen 984 Turn?the?tables

 
2--We put our coffee on coffee tables. Turn the tables
 
1--How is your friend Amanda doing?
 
2--Great, now.
 
1--What do you mean "now?"
 
2--Well, last year a senior colleague tried to get her fired.
 
1--What happened?
 
2--She turned the tables on him. Now, she's his boss.
 
1--To "turn the tables" means to reverse a situation to gain an advantage.
 
2--Some say this expression comes from playing board games.
 
1--Centuries ago, if you were losing a game, you could turn the table or board game to switch your position with your opponent.
 
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注解：
 
1.senior資格較老的 
2.colleague同事
3.opponent對手

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譯文：

1--我們在餐桌上吃飯。
2--我們把咖啡放在咖啡桌上。扭轉(zhuǎn)局勢
1--你朋友阿曼達最近怎么樣啊？
2--現(xiàn)在很好。
1--“現(xiàn)在”指的是？
2--去年，一位有資歷的同事想開除她。
1--那然后呢？
2--她扭轉(zhuǎn)了局勢?，F(xiàn)在，她是他的上司了。
1--“turn the tables”指扭轉(zhuǎn)局面，得到有利條件。
2--一些人認為，這個表達源于棋類游戲。
1--幾個世紀以前，如果你輸?shù)袅艘粓鲇螒?，你可以將桌子或棋類游戲翻轉(zhuǎn)，以改變你與對手的位置。