VOA一分鐘英語：Wild Card

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目。
In many card games, some cards have an unknown value. They are called "wild cards."
在許多紙牌游戲中，有些紙牌的點數(shù)是未知的。它們被稱為“百搭牌”。
But, what else can "wild card" mean?
但是wild card的其他含義是什么呢？
I invited Ralph to our fundraising meeting.
我邀請了拉爾夫來參加籌款會。
Great idea! He's rich! He can help us raise money for our pickleball team.
好主意！他很有錢！他可以幫我們?yōu)槠タ饲蜿牷I款。
But he's also a wild card. You never know what he's going to say.
但他也是個難以預(yù)測的家伙。你永遠不知道他會說什么。
If he says something unhelpful, we just unplug his microphone!
如果他說了什么沒用的話，我們就拔掉他的麥克風！
If someone is a "wild card" they are unpredictable.
如果某人是“wild card”，意思就是說他們是難以預(yù)測的。
You don't exactly know how they might affect a situation or what they might do.
你不知道他們會對一個事件產(chǎn)生什么樣的影響，或者他們會做什么。
Lots of situations can have a wild card, even a pickleball fundraising meeting.
在很多情況下都有wild card的存在，甚至在匹克球籌款會議上也是如此。