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Hello I'm Feifei and welcome to The English We Speak.
哈囉,我是 Feifei,歡迎收聽 The English We Speak 節目。
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And hello, I'm Rob.
哈囉,我是 Rob。
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You're looking pleased with yourself, Rob.
你看起來十分心滿意足的樣子,Rob。
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Oh, I am. I've just booked these dirt cheap – I mean really cheap – flights to Ibiza!
是啊,我剛剛訂了這些賤價的 — 我意思是真的很便宜的 — 飛往伊維薩的機票。
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Wonderful!
太棒了!
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Look at the price - 20 pounds return!
看看這個價錢 — 20 英鎊來回!
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That means extra money to spend on food, drink and partying.
這代表我有多餘的錢花在食物、酒跟玩樂
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Let's have a look… hold on. The basic price is 20 pounds, but look at the tax you have to pay on top. One hundred pounds!
我們來看看... 等等基本價格是 20 英鎊,但是看看你要付的稅額,100 英鎊!
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Eh? Let me see. You're right.
蛤?我看看,對欸。
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Grrr, I hate paying tax.
呃,我討厭繳稅。
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I guess you could say it's a necessary evil.
我想你可以說那是必要之惡。
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Hmm, you could say that – if you mean it's something bad that can't be avoided, and you have to accept it in order to achieve a good result.
嗯,可以這麼說 — 如果你意思是這是某些無法避免的壞事,而你必須接受為了達到某些好的結果。
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That's exactly what I meant, Rob.
完全正確,這就是我的意思,Rob。
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If it can't be avoided, like paying tax on a plane ticket, then it's a necessary evil.
如果這無法避免,像是機票上的需繳的稅負那麼這就是必要之惡。
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Let's hear some examples, shall we?
我們來聽一些例句吧,好嗎?
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For me, exams are a necessary evil – you have to do them to get a place at university.
對我來說,測驗就是個必要之惡 —你必須完成測驗才能考上大學。
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Sitting in traffic for hours is a necessary evil if I want to drive to the seaside on a public holiday!
花好幾個小時在交通上是必要之惡,如果我在國定假日想要開車到海邊!
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I hate running, but having to exercise is a necessary evil if I want to stay fit and healthy.
我討厭跑步,但運動是必要之惡,如果我想要保持體態與健康。
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This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English and we're finding out about the phrase 'a necessary evil'.
這是 BBC 的 The English We Speak 節目,我們正在搞懂 「a necessary evil」這個片語。
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It describes something that you have to accept in order to achieve something else.
它用以描述一些你為了達成其他事而必須接受的東西。
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And Rob, that tax on your plane ticket is unavoidable – so not so cheap now, is it?
所以 Rob,在你機票上的稅額是無法避免的 — 所以不是那麼便宜了,不是嗎?
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No. Less money for eating, drinking and partying.
沒錯,我沒法花太多錢在美食、酒跟派對上了。
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Can you get a refund? Stay at home and eat, drink and party?
你可以退票嗎?留在家裡大吃大喝開派對?
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I could but if I stayed at home, there's another necessary evil I have to deal with.
我可以,但如果我待在家裡會有其他我一定要處理的必要之惡。
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What's that?
有什麼?
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I'll have to spend more time with you.
我就必須花更多時間跟妳待在一起。
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Hmm! What time is your flight exactly?
嗯!你確切的出國時間是什麼時候?
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Did I say something wrong?
我有說錯什麼嗎?
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Bye.
拜。
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Bye.
拜。