BBC地道英语:No-win situation 输定的局面

Rob: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. I'm Rob.

Li: And 大家好 I'm Li.

Rob: Shh shh Li – keep the noise down! I need to concentrate, the race is about to finish and I've got a bet on.

Rob: Yeah! I've won. I've actually won. I'm rich!

Li: Well done Rob. Rob 赌马赢了钱? 不过赢了多少？ So what have you won Rob?

Rob: Ten pounds!

Li: Oh just ten pounds. Ah well, that's quite useful actually.

Rob: Is it?

Li: Well, you owe me five pounds and you did say you would buy me a glass of champagne if you won a race.

Rob: Oh right, so that will leave me…. fifty pence. Maybe I'm not a winner after all. Honestly! Every time I make some money I have to give it away.

Li: Sorry Rob, it's a no-win situation. 你怎么都不会赢，这样也是输，那样也是输，输定了. It's a no-win situation Rob. You can't gain any money because you'll always lose it on something else.

Rob is in a no-win situation after winning a bet.

Rob: So even though I did win something, I have also lost. That's a no-win situation is it?

Li: I'm afraid it is. 这个短语不仅仅可以用来形容与钱相关的事情，其他一些场合也可以，请听例句：

Li: 故名思意，输定的局面意味着没有成功的可能。So Rob I can see you are disappointed because you have spent your winnings on me.

Rob: I am. It seems impossible to win some money just for myself.

Li: Actually I also won some money – fifty pounds – so I'll buy you a drink, in fact I'll buy you something to eat too…and you don't need to pay me back that five pounds.

Rob: Oh really? Oh Li that's really kind of you. Now I'm in a win-win situation!

Li: Oh, 现在你高兴了吧。 我们学一个反意词 a win-win situation 就是赢定的局面，双赢。请听例句:

Rob: So in a win-win situation everyone is happy! Just like our situation now. So where are you taking me for dinner Li?

Li: Did I say dinner? I was just going to buy you a sandwich.

Rob: Oh. That's not such a good win-win situation, is it?

Li: Maybe I'll buy you some chips too!

Rob: OK great. Let's go. Bye.

Li: Bye bye.