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生活不總是公平的。但在和他人討論一個(gè)問(wèn)題的時(shí)候，我們應(yīng)該盡量去仔細(xì)聆聽(tīng)并分析事物觀點(diǎn)的兩面。聽(tīng)節(jié)目，學(xué)習(xí)一個(gè)在和他人交流時(shí)常用的表達(dá)。

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Neil
Welcome to Authentic Real English: I'm Neil.

Feifei
大家好，我是馮菲菲。

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
希望大家通過(guò)我們上面的對(duì)話了解了 to be fair 這個(gè)說(shuō)法。To be fair 在英式英語(yǔ)里使用的頻率很高。當(dāng)你要解釋一個(gè)問(wèn)題的多個(gè)方面時(shí)，你就可以用 to be fair。我們來(lái)聽(tīng)?zhēng)讉€(gè)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. 在日常對(duì)話中，要注意區(qū)分 to be fair  實(shí)際所表達(dá)的含義，你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)人們經(jīng)常把它當(dāng)作一個(gè)填補(bǔ)說(shuō)話空白的小詞，而不是總用它表達(dá)任何實(shí)際的意思。

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.