[00:00.14]Today I will tell about expressions using numbers.#
今天我们来讲述一下包含数字的表达方式。#
[00:05.72]Let us start with the number one.#
我们从数字“一”开始。#
[00:09.31]Numbers can be tricky.#
数字是非常巧妙的。#
[00:11.88]On the one hand, they are simply numbers.#
一方面(On the one hand)，它们仅仅是数字。#
[00:16.00]On the other hand, they have meanings.#
另一方面，他们也有本身的意义。#
[00:20.01]I for one use these expressions a lot.#
举个例子说(for one),我经常用到这些短语。#
[00:24.34]Many people consider themselves number one, the most important person.#
许多人认为他们自己是最重要的人物(number one)#
[00:32.27]They are always looking out for number one and taking care of number one.#
他们经常谋求自身的利益(looking out for number one),为自己的利益打算(taking care of number one).#
[00:39.53]It is as if they are the one and only person on Earth.#
似乎他们是地球上唯一的人(one and only)。#
[00:45.65]Some people however,are not so self-centered.#
然而，有些人就不是这么以自我为中心。#
[00:50.34]My brother is such a person.#
我的弟弟就是这样的人。#
[00:52.80]It is true,no joke.#
这是真的——不是开玩笑。#
[00:55.26]I am not trying to pull a fast one on you.#
我不会试图欺骗你(pull a fast one)。#
[00:59.27]First, you have to understand that my brother is one in a million.#
首先，你必须明白，我的弟弟是万里挑一的人(one in a million)。#
[01:06.36]He is such a nice person.#
他是非常好的人。#
[01:08.82]All his friends like him.#
他所有的朋友都喜欢他。#
[01:11.09]They consider him one of the boys.#
他们认为他是真正的玩友(one of the boys)。#
[01:14.79]Recently, my brother had a bad day at the office.#
最近，我弟弟在工作上不是很愉快，#
[01:19.27]It was just one of those days.#
那是一段倒霉的日子(one of those days),#
[01:22.44]Nothing went right. #
事事不顺。#
[01:24.66]So he stopped at a local bar,a drinking place,after leaving work.#
所以下班之后就在一个当地酒吧——喝酒的地方逗留。#
[01:30.33]My brother planned to have a glass of beer with his friends,a quick one,before he went home.#
我弟弟打算跟朋友喝完一杯啤酒就走——就干一杯(quick one)。#
[01:38.58]But a quick one turned into one or two,and soon those became one too many.#
但是干一杯(quick one)变成了一两杯(one or two)，一会儿就喝多了(one too many)。#
[01:47.21]As my brother was leaving,he ordered a last drink,one for the road. #
当我弟弟准备离开的时候，他要了最后一杯(one for the road)。#
[01:53.88]His friends became concerned.#
他的朋友有些担心了，#
[01:56.95]One by one, they asked him if he was able to drive home safely.#
一个个(One by one)都问他能否安全开车回家。#
[02:03.39]Now my brother is a wise and calm person.#
我弟弟是个非常聪明冷静的人，#
[02:07.75]He is at one with himself.#
他头脑冷静下来，#
[02:10.49]He recognizes when he has had too much alcohol to drink. #
意识到自己喝了太多酒，#
[02:16.16]So he accepted an offer for a ride home from a female friend.#
因此他就接受了一个女性朋友的帮助，让她载他回家。#
[02:23.58]At one time in the past, my brother had been in love with this woman.#
过去，我弟弟曾经(at one time)爱上这个女人。#
[02:30.96]She is a great person,kind, thoughtful and intelligent,all good qualities rolled up into one.#
她很优秀——善良，体贴，聪明——集所有的好品质于一身(rolled up into one)。#
[02:41.05]But sadly their relationship did not work.#
但是他们的关系没有进展。#
[02:45.59]He always used to say “One of these days,I am going to marry this girl.”#
他过去常说“将来总有一天(One of these days)我会娶这个女孩为妻”。#
[02:53.34]But that never happened.#
但这从未实现。
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