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If you take a stab in the dark you won't be needing this knife!
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Rob: Welcome to Authentic Real English with me Rob and Feifei, where are you?
Feifei: (off mic) A…A…over here…come quickly. 快點(diǎn)兒過(guò)來(lái)！
Rob: What seems to be the problem?
Feifei: I think there's been a murder! 有人被謀殺了！
Rob: What?! Really – a murder, here? How can you be so sure?
Feifei: Well, last night I was speaking to my friend and we were talking about Jenny from our office…
Rob: Oh yes Jenny, I haven't seen her around for a while … so?
Feifei: 我那個(gè)朋友說(shuō) Jenny 遇到了她的白馬王子，結(jié)了婚然后移民去了澳大利亞。她還說(shuō)什么 a stab in the dark，黑暗中被刺了一刀。那你說(shuō) Jenny 是不是遇害了？
Rob: 'A stab in the dark'? Ha - so you think she was murdered?
Feifei: Well possibly – 我好久都沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò) Jenny 了，說(shuō)不定被 murder 的那個(gè)人就是 Jenny. Oh dear, I think we should call the police!
Rob: Hmmm, don't call them yet. That phrase isn't as bad as you think. There's not been a murder. When you say you are 'taking a stab in the dark' it means you don't really know the truth and you are just guessing.
Feifei: Really? 哎呀，可把我嚇?biāo)懒?。原?lái)在英語(yǔ)里，人們用“taking a stab in the dark 在黑暗中被刺了一刀” 來(lái)表達(dá)人們?cè)跊](méi)有任何依據(jù)的情況下瞎猜，猜想的人并不知道事情的真相。That is good news.
Rob: Let's hear the phrase in action…
Examples
- It might be a stab in the dark but I think my football team is in a good place to win the league this season.
- I don't know how many people came to see the show, but I'll take a stab in the dark and say about 300.
- John thought we could sell our old car for ￡500 – but really he was taking a stab in the dark!
Feifei: 記住 to take a stab in the dark 這個(gè)表達(dá)和“背后叉刀”沒(méi)有任何關(guān)系。不過(guò)，我說(shuō)咱們可還是不知道 Jenny 的下落啊，這么久都沒(méi)她的信兒了。
Rob: Well maybe she didn't move to Australia… maybe she just got a new job… but I'm just taking a shot in the dark.
Feifei: “Taking a shot in the dark 在黑暗中開(kāi)槍”？
Rob: No - a shot - or a stab in the dark means the same thing – it means I'm guessing – I don't really know.
Feifei: Well guess no longer – look, here she comes!
[door opens]
Jenny: Hello you two – why are you looking so worried – has someone died?!!
