Once writing enters the picture, you have actual history instead of just a lot of guesswork and archaeology.

第二，一旦出现书写，真正的历史就出现了，而不是猜和考古。

Now, even though I had fun calling these findings a " secret weapon" of sorts, I really want to emphasize that you should only use them when you're completely at a loss and you have to take a shot in the dark.

尽管我很乐意把这些发现称为某种“秘密武器”，但我真的想强调的是，只有当你完全不知所措，不得不猜时，才应该使。

But that's what he calls a WAG-you know, a wild-ass guess.

不过他称之为WAG，也就是“猜”。

Now we just have to sit here expecting the worst.

我现在还得在这自己乱猜。

Ooo, you figured it out, I never would have guessed.

哦 明白人啊 我绝对不猜的。

$50,000? I don’t know. I’m only hazarding a guess.

【hazard】5万美元？我不知道，我只是猜。

In it, he said: " It was either die or do this transplant. I want to live. I know it's a shot in the dark, but it's my last choice" .

在声明中，他说：" 要么死，要么移植猪心脏。我想活下。我知道这都是无根据的猜，但这是我最后的机会。"

John thought we could sell our old car for ￡500 — but really he was taking a stab in the dark!

约翰认为我的旧车卖到500英镑——可这只是他猜的！

I mean, this is conjecture on my part. But it is possible that someone like little Spencer needs Mrs. Mulberry more.

我也是猜的。但确实可像小Spencer一样人更需要Mulberry夫人。

I'm not going to engage in hypotheticals here. I'm just trying to be a good neighbor. Oh, of course.

我不想跟你在这猜，我只是想当个好邻居。当然了。

Did I sit around wondering? No, I sent Leonard in with a pointy stick and a bag.

我干坐着猜了吗？没有，我让Leonard带着尖棍和袋子查看。

A stab in the dark? Ha — so you think she's been murdered?

猜？哈哈，所以你就认为她被谋杀了？

Well guess no longer — look, here she comes!

好吧，别再猜了，看啊，她来了！

Well maybe she didn't move to Australia… maybe she just got a new job… but I'm just taking a shot in the dark.

可她没有搬到澳大利亚… … 可她只是换了新工作… … 不过这都是我猜的。

And a lot of the time, you really are just guessing.

很多时候，你真的只是在猜。

Now I gotta match pairs, like not a chance, just total guesswork, total guesswork.

现在我要配对，简直没戏，完全是猜，纯靠蒙。

I'm making that up, but that's like, okay.

我这是猜的，不过大概就这样吧。

That was just a shot in the dark.

那只是猜。

Just a shot in the dark here.

这只是个猜。

So if he thinks that, he's bugging unless he knows something that we don't know.

所以如果他这么想，他就是在猜，除非他知道一些我不知道的事情。