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如果做事情沒有計劃，雜亂無序，結果可能就會顯得過于隨意，亂七八糟。聽菲菲和 Roy 的對話，學習一個可以用來描述這種情況的地道英語表達。

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Feifei
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. 這里是 BBC英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。我是馮菲菲。

Roy
And me, Roy. Feifei, you look really angry. What’s wrong?

Feifei
Well, Roy. I can’t find anything in the office. Things have been moved and stuff’s just been thrown into drawers willy-nilly.

Roy
Willy and Nilly? Who are these people? And why are they throwing stuff in drawers?

Feifei
你聽錯了，我剛剛說 “willy-nilly”，這不是人名。“Willy-nilly” 是一個口語表達，它的意思是 “雜亂地，雜亂無序地”。咱們辦公室里一團糟，東西扔得到處都是，真是不知道這是怎么回事兒！

Roy
Ah… I understand. It was Rob. He organised the office willy-nilly, and you know what he’s like – just throwing things in drawers willy-nilly, putting things everywhere willy-nilly! Making a mess willy-nilly…

Feifei
Roy, I think you’re overusing the expression. You can’t just say it willy-nilly.

Roy
Haha… very good! I see what you did there – impressive use of the expression.

Feifei
Well, if you’re impressed by that, wait till you hear another use of ‘willy-nilly’.

Examples
I’m not sure that’s art. It looks like you’ve just thrown colours on the canvas willy-nilly.

You can’t just come into the office willy-nilly. We have a set start time!

In the morning, I just put on any old clothes willy-nilly.

Feifei
你正在收聽的是 BBC英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。在這期節目中，我們教大家如何使用表達 “willy-nilly”。我們用 “willy-nilly” 來描述做事 “沒有次序，毫無章法，從而使事物變得亂糟糟地”。

Roy
So, I guess you can’t just use the expression in a sentence willy-nilly.

Feifei
Exactly. By the way, Roy. I saw you were arranging another office Olympics – I’m sorry, I just can’t attend your silly games willy-nilly as I have to work.

Roy
But if you can’t attend them willy-nilly, perhaps you could plan for a time when you don’t have work.

Feifei
Even if I didn’t have to work, I wouldn’t take part!

Roy
Why not?

Feifei
Because those games are stupid. Bye.

Roy
Bye.