The english we speak(BBC教學)第337期:Not half 非常

Feifei loves darts. Neil loves pizza. But what does it mean if you say you 'don't half' love something? Learn this useful expression in the programme.

菲菲喜歡飛鏢。尼爾喜歡批薩。那用don't half來形容喜歡某件事是什麼意思？請在本期節目中學習這個有用的表達方式。

Feifei: Welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei.

菲菲：歡迎收聽地道英語節目，我是菲菲。

Neil: And I'm Neil.

尼爾：我是尼爾。

Feifei: And today we're teaching a British slang expression – or maybe just half an expression!

菲菲：今天我們要教大家一個英國俚語，可能只是一半的表達！

Neil: The phrase is not half. Two simple words – but you need to know what they mean when used together.

尼爾：這個短語就是not half。兩個很簡單的詞，不過大家要知道這兩個詞一起使用時所表達的意思。

Feifei: Let's try it out first and see if you can work out what it means. For example, Neil, you really enjoyed that pizza, didn't you?

菲菲：我們先來試試，看看你們能不能弄明白這個短語的意思。舉個例子，尼爾，你很喜歡批薩，對吧？

Neil: Not half! I love pizza. And Feifei, you love playing darts, don't you?

尼爾：非常喜歡！我愛批薩。菲菲，你喜歡玩飛鏢，對吧？

Feifei: Darts, not half! I play every night. So – what does not half mean? It means 'very much' in these answers. When I replied "not half" I meant: 'Yes, very much.' I really like darts.

菲菲：我非常喜歡飛鏢！我每天晚上都玩。那not half這個短語是什麼意思？答案就是“非常”。當我回答not half時，我的意思是：“對，我非常喜歡。”我非常喜歡飛鏢。

Neil: And do you?

尼爾：是嗎？

Feifei: What?

菲菲：什麼？

Neil: Like darts?

尼爾：你喜歡飛鏢嗎？

Feifei: Erm, that's not the point. I'm trying to give an example.

菲菲：額……那不重要。我是在舉例子。

Neil: For the record, I do love pizza.

尼爾：我要明確說明，我真的喜歡批薩。

Examples

例句

A: That party was awesome!

A：那個派對太棒了！

B: Not half, mate. The music was incredible.

B：老兄，是非常棒。音樂太美妙了。

A: Not half is a useful phrase, huh?

A：Not half是一個有用的短語，對吧？

B: Not half.

B：非常有用。

Feifei: Ahh, that was a funny example. Now, before we go – let's teach a variation of this phrase.

菲菲：哈，這個例句真有趣。在我們結束本期節目之前，我們要教大家這個短語的另一種形式。

Neil: In this version, we have not half followed by an adjective. For example: I just got back from Singapore. It's not half expensive.

尼爾：在這種形式中，我們可以在“not half”這個短語後面加形容詞。比如：我剛從新加坡回來。那裏的物價非常貴。

Feifei: So – that means it's very expensive! Not half expensive. Similarly, if I were to say: "Your new haircut's not half nice, Neil!"

菲菲：意思是非常昂貴！非常貴。同樣，如果我說：“尼爾，你的新發型非常好！”

Neil: You would be saying my haircut is very nice. Was that just another example?

尼爾：你是說我的髮型非常不錯。這只是舉個例子嗎？

Feifei: Oh no, I meant it.

菲菲：不是，我的確是這麼認爲的。

Neil: Too kind.

尼爾：你真是太好了。

Feifei: Er, thanks! So there we are – not half meaning 'very much'.

菲菲：謝謝！not half這個短語的意思是“非常”。

Neil: And not half with an adjective.

尼爾：not half後面可以接形容詞。

Feifei: See you next time.

菲菲：下期節目再見。

Neil: Bye.

尼爾：再見。

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重點講解：
1. try out 試驗；測驗；
例句：Let's try out your method. It seems very good.
我們來試試你的辦法，看來這辦法不錯。
2. work out 想出，得到(解決方法)；解(謎)；
例句：She's all there; she will soon work out how to do it.
她很精明。她會馬上知道怎樣做。
3. for the record 供記錄（表示將公開申明某事）；
例句：Just for the record, the minister's statement is wrong on two points.
必須明確指出，部長的言論有兩點是錯誤的。