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Welcome to English in a Minute!
欢迎来到《英语一分钟》栏目！
A bicycle has two wheels.
自行车通常有两只轮子。
A car has four wheels.
汽车通常有四只轮子。
But what has five wheels? FIFTH WHEEL
但是什么有五只轮子吗？FIFTH WHEEL
Let's listen to Jonathan and Anna talk about being a fifth wheel.
我们听一听Jonathan和Anna的对话，听他们是怎么描述第五只轮子的。
Hey! Got any weekend plans?
嗨！周末有什么计划吗？
Well, I'm going out to dinner with two couples.
嗯，我要和两对夫妇一起吃晚餐。
You know what that means.
你知道这是什么意思吧。
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，不过幸运的是他们都很有意思。我不会感觉被忽视的。
A car does not need a fifth wheel.
一辆车通常不需要第五只轮子。
If someone is a fifth wheel, they may feel like an unimportant part of a group, usually a group of couples.
如果称一个人是第五只轮子的话，他们会觉得是一个团体里不受重视的一部分，通常是在夫妻档的团体中。
They may feel, as Anna says, 'left out.'
他们会像Anna说的那样，有种被忽视的感觉。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》。
