Roll the dice 碰运气
<p> 李华和<span word="Larry">Larry</span>要去听演唱会。今天我们要学两个常用语：<span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span>和<span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dice">dice</span>。</p><p> <span word="LH">LH</span>: <span word="Larry">Larry</span>，今天晚上的演唱会好听么?那个乐队是什么类型的啊?</p><p> <span word="L">L</span>: <span word="Well">Well</span> ... <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mixture">mixture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="styles">styles</span>.</p><p> <span word="LH">LH</span>: 各种音乐的混合?听着很有新意!现在很多乐队都没有自己的风格，跟别的乐队差不多，没意思。</p><p> <span word="L">L</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Hua">Hua</span>. <span word="Luckily">Luckily</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="band">band</span>.</p><p> <span word="LH">LH</span>: <span word="Run">Run</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mill">mill</span>? 是什么意思?</p><p> <span word="L">L</span>: <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p> <span word="LH">LH</span>: 哦，<span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span>就是没特色的，千篇一律的。你的意思是，这个乐队并不是那种毫无特色的乐队。</p><p> <span word="L">L</span>: <span word="Exactly">Exactly</span>! <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="makers">makers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Avatar">Avatar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p> <span word="LH">LH</span>: 对，电影&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;阿凡达当初宣传的时候，就说自己是非同寻常的，观众从没看过的新类型电影。对了，<span word="Larry">Larry</span>， 这个乐队我怎么从没听说过啊?</p><p> <span word="L">L</span>: <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="magazines">magazines</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>, <span word="run">run</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="mill">mill</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span>.</p>
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