The english we speak(BBC教學)第161期:Good Egg 好人
Rob: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Rob Carter.
羅布：大家好，歡迎收聽地道英語節目。我是羅布·卡特。Wang Fei: And I'm Wang Fei. Did you enjoy the party at the weekend, Rob?
王飛：我是王飛。羅布，週末的派對你玩得開心嗎？Rob: Of course! And it was good of William to buy all that food and drink–he's a good egg!
羅布：當然開心了！而且威廉非常大方地付了所有食物和飲料的錢，他真是個好人！
Wang Fei: A good egg?
王飛：good egg？Rob: Yes, he's someone who is good to other people and he's generous too!
羅布：對，就是說他對其他人很好，而且他也很大方！Wang Fei: So you're telling me William is a good egg because he's a generous person and he put on a good party?
王飛：所以你跟我說威廉是個好人，原因就是他是個大方的人，而且他辦了一場很好的派對？Rob: Well not just that. He's reliable too–he always does what he says he will do–like helping me with the decorating.
羅布：並不僅僅是這樣。他也很值得信賴，他一直都說到做到，就像他幫我裝修一樣。Wang Fei: So a good egg is really a nice person to know then?
王飛：所以good egg就是指非常好的人嗎？Rob: Yes, a good egg is an all round good guy.
羅布：對，是指各方面都很好的人。Wang Fei: A good guy. Are we really talking about William?!
王飛：一個好人。我們真的在說威廉嗎？Rob: We are.
羅布：是啊。Thanks for buying me lunch, you really are a good egg!
謝謝你請我吃午餐，你真是一個好人！I think we can trust her, she really is a good egg.
我認爲我們可以信任她，她真的是個好人。Rob: So these examples of using good egg mean someone is a reliable, trustworthy and generous person.
羅布：上面這些例子表示good egg是指值得信賴、可靠的、大方的人。Wang Fei: It's a very British term isn't it?
王飛：這是一個英國短語，對吧？Rob: It is, which is why I tend to say it in a posh voice–good egg. Of course, the opposite of a good egg is a bad egg. Let's hear how this term is used…
羅布：對，所以我習慣用優雅的腔調來說這個短語。當然了，good egg的反義詞就是bad egg。我們來聽一些這個詞的用法……He's a bad egg. I can't rely on him to do anything!
他是個壞人。我再也不會依靠他做任何事。How can I trust you to be on time? You're such a bad egg!
我怎麼能相信你會準時到？你真是個壞蛋！Rob: So in these examples bad egg is used to describe someone who is not reliable and untrustworthy.
羅布：在這些例子中，bad egg用來形容不可信賴、不能依靠的人。Wang Fei: Actually Rob, I meant to tell you - I bought all the food and drink for William's party. He had forgotten to get any.
王飛：實際上，羅布，我要告訴你，威廉派對上提供的所有食物和飲料是我買的單。他忘了帶錢了。Rob: Really? Did he have egg on his face?
羅布：真的嗎？那他感到丟臉了嗎？Wang Fei: Excuse me?
王飛：抱歉，什麼意思？Rob: If you have egg on your face it means you're extremely embarrassed by your actions.
羅布：have egg on your face就是說你爲你的行爲感到非常不好意思。Wang Fei: Oh I see! William certainly had egg on his face but we still had a good party.
王飛：哦，我明白了！威廉一定感到不好意思了，不過我們還是辦了個很棒的派對。Rob: Of course we did!
羅布：當然了！Wang Fei: Well don't forget to check our website.
王飛：好了，別忘了要上我們的網站。Rob: That'or lots more useful English words and phrases.
羅布：網址是，上面有很多有用的英語單詞和短語。Both: Bye bye.
二人一起：再見。
重點講解：
1. put on
上演；舉辦；展出；
eg. Now, to put on a broadway play or musical, you need backers.
就當下來說，想上演一場百老匯的戲劇或者歌舞劇，得有贊助商。
eg. 2. The company put on a play about the homeless.
這家劇團上演了一出講述無家可歸者的戲。
2. all around
各方面；
eg. He achievements of the British and the French during 1916 and concluded that the latter were better all around.
他比較了1916年英國人和法國人的成就，結論是法國人在各方面都做得更好。
eg. Gary is known as an all around great guy; he's smart, funny, good-looking and friendly.
大家都知道蓋瑞是個在各方面都很不錯的人；他聰明、風趣、好看又友善。
3. rely on
依賴；依靠；信賴；信任；
eg. I know I can rely on you to sort it out.
我相信你會把它解決好的。
eg. They relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers.
他們非常依賴職業諮詢師提供的建議。
4. mean to do sth.
劃；打算；準備；
eg. I don't mean to suggest they do this consciously.
我可沒有在說他們是有意爲之。
eg. You know very well what I meant to say.
你非常清楚我想說什麼。
5. have egg on one's face
出醜；丟臉；蒙羞；
eg. If they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces.
如果他們對這場比賽掉以輕心，結果很可能會出醜。
eg. Just watch. He'll have egg on his face.
等着瞧，他會出醜的。
