VOA一分鐘英語(yǔ)：Wild Card

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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(diǎn)數(shù)是未知的。它們被稱(chēng)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(qǐng)了拉爾夫來(lái)參加籌款會(huì)。
Great idea! He's rich! He can help us raise money for our pickleball team.
好主意！他很有錢(qián)！他可以幫我們?yōu)槠タ饲蜿?duì)籌款。
But he's also a wild card. You never know what he's going to say.
但他也是個(gè)難以預(yù)測(cè)的家伙。你永遠(yuǎn)不知道他會(huì)說(shuō)什么。
If he says something unhelpful, we just unplug his microphone!
如果他說(shuō)了什么沒(méi)用的話，我們就拔掉他的麥克風(fēng)！
If someone is a "wild card" they are unpredictable.
如果某人是“wild card”，意思就是說(shuō)他們是難以預(yù)測(cè)的。
You don't exactly know how they might affect a situation or what they might do.
你不知道他們會(huì)對(duì)一個(gè)事件產(chǎn)生什么樣的影響，或者他們會(huì)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(huì)議上也是如此。