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菲菲給 Rob 準備了一個驚喜！她買到了兩張賈斯汀·汀布瑞維全球巡演倫敦站的票。Rob 做夢也沒想到菲菲能搞到這么難買的票，所以他就好奇這票是怎么來的。他用了 pull something out of the hat 這個表達，這是什么意思？聽節目。 

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Feifei
大家好！歡迎收聽 BBC 英語教學的《地道英語》節目。我是馮菲菲。我在等 Rob 來，我有好消息要告訴他。

Rob
Oh hi Feifei. You're looking very pleased with yourself.

Feifei
Yes, I am. You know that new singer we really really like and wanted to go and see?

Rob
You mean Justin Timberriver?

Feifei
Yes, him. And you know that his world tour is a sell-out – there are no tickets left?

Rob
Yes, sadly.

Feifei
Well, look at these! 我搞到了兩張賈斯汀·汀布瑞維演唱會的票。他全球巡演的票已經銷售一空，可我還是弄到了兩張，怎么樣，我厲害吧？

Rob
Wow! Two tickets to see Justin Timberriver in London tomorrow! That's amazing, how did you manage to pull those out of the hat? 

Feifei
Err, Rob – I didn't pull them out of anyone's hat – I used my own money to buy them from a friend.

Rob
No, Feifei – if you 'pull something out of a hat' it means you produce something unexpectedly – by surprise – that solves a problem.

Feifei
OK, I see! 表達 pull something out of the hat 的意思是某人突然出乎意料地使出妙計來解決一個問題。So these tickets are an unexpected surprise?

Rob
Yes – because I thought we would never get any. Let's hear some more examples while I calm down!

Examples
We thought we'd never complete the project on time but somehow, Javeed managed to pull it out of the hat.

Our team has had a bad season but they still managed to pull a cup victory out of the hat by the end of it.

Feifei
Pull something out of the hat 就好比某人像變魔術一樣從帽子里變出東西來，突然獻出妙計，改善一個局面。和它意思相近的一個表達 pull something out of thin air 也可以用來描述某人憑空獻計。So, it's like magic?

Rob
Yes. It's just like how a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat – I don't suppose you could do that, could you?

Feifei
No, Rob. But maybe you could pull something out of the hat for me?

Rob
Oh yeah, what's that?

Feifei
這兩張票可不便宜。一張要一百英鎊呢！你還是先把錢給我吧！

Rob
What did you say? ￡100? Where am I going to find that?

Feifei
Look inside that silly hat you're wearing.

Rob
It's not silly.

Both
Bye!