VOA一分鐘英語：Wishful Thinking

Wishful Thinking 一廂情愿
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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》。
When you make a wish, you hope for something to happen.
當(dāng)你許愿時(shí)，你希望某事發(fā)生。
But what is "wishful thinking"?
但什么是“wishful thinking”呢?
Dan, guess who's going to win the lottery tomorrow.
丹，猜猜明天誰會(huì)中彩票。
I don't know, Anna.
我不知道，安娜。
You know your chances are like a billion to one.
你知道的，每個(gè)人中獎(jiǎng)的幾率只有十億分之一。
I have a good feeling about this one.
我有個(gè)好預(yù)感。
In fact, I test drove the car that I'm going to buy when I win!
事實(shí)上，我試駕了我中獎(jiǎng)后要買的那輛車!
What? A little wishful thinking can't hurt.
怎么了?一點(diǎn)一廂情愿沒什么大不了的。
A little wishful thinking?
只是一點(diǎn)一廂情愿嗎?
With wishful thinking, we think or act like our wish is going to come true, even though it probably will not.
在一廂情愿時(shí)，我們認(rèn)為或表現(xiàn)得好像我們的愿望真的會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)，即使它可能不會(huì)實(shí)現(xiàn)。
I'm with Dan on this one.
在這一點(diǎn)上我支持丹。
And I really hope Anna isn't too excited about that new car.
我真的希望安娜對(duì)那輛新車不要太興奮。
And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》。