地道英语 To be fair 说句公道话
Play audio file 内容简介 生活不总是公平的。但在和他人讨论一个问题的时候,我们应该尽量去仔细聆听并分析事物观点的两面。听节目,学习一个在和他人交流时常用的表达。
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Neil
Welcome to Authentic Real English: I'm Neil.
Feifei
大家好,我是冯菲菲。
Neil
You know what, Feifei, I just love living here in London. I mean, the culture, the parks, the restaurants – it's got everything.
Feifei
Yeah, it's not bad, though to be fair it's not the cheapest place to live.
Neil
You're right. Though most world capital cities are quite pricey to live in, to be fair.
Feifei
Actually, to be fair, I think there are a lot of reasons to move out of the big city – you know, more space, better air, fewer people, and… nature!
Neil
Feifei… I think we've given good arguments on both sides, to be fair! And I hope we've demonstrated today's phrase – which is: to be fair.
Feifei
希望大家通过我们上面的对话了解了 to be fair 这个说法。To be fair 在英式英语里使用的频率很高。当你要解释一个问题的多个方面时,你就可以用 to be fair。我们来听几个例句。
Examples
We played well in the first half, but to be fair we were awful in the second half.
Now, Luke. We know that wasn't your best exam result, but to be fair you had very little time to prepare.
Neil
So – it's a phrase that we use to give balance in a discussion. And it comes just before or just after making a point, or giving an opinion.
Feifei
But these days, especially in spoken English, people sometimes just use it when giving an opinion – whether or not it's really about fairness.
Neil
Yes, for example: to be fair, The Beatles were the best band of all time.
Feifei
I think Italian food is the finest there is, to be fair. 在日常对话中,要注意区分 to be fair 实际所表达的含义,你会发现人们经常把它当作一个填补说话空白的小词,而不是总用它表达任何实际的意思。
Neil
To be fair, that's why we make these programmes – to help people understand real English.
Feifei
And they are some of the best English learning materials available, to be fair.
Neil
Though, to be fair, other programmes are available!
Feifei
Bye for now.
Neil
Goodbye.
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