Neil: Just a bit, Feifei. You know, kids,

Neil：有點啦，Feifei，妳知道的，孩子們

breakfast, commute. The usual. Why?

早餐、通勤，跟平常一樣，為什麼這麼問？

Feifei: Well - I noticed your shirt isn't ironed.

Feifei：嗯，我注意到你的襯衫沒有燙平

Neil: Very attentive of you.

Neil：妳真細心

Feifei: And your shirt has ... ketchup on it?

Feifei：還有你的襯衫上有...是蕃茄醬嗎？

Neil: Oops, yes - beans for breakfast.

Neil：噢，對，我早餐吃了豆子

Feifei: And you haven't shaved, have you?

Feifei：還有你沒刮鬍子，是嗎？

Neil: Well, no. Erm...

Neil：對，沒刮，呃.....

Feifei: You really do need to make more of an effort.

Feifei：你真的需要再多用點心

Neil: Feifei, why are you having a go at me?

Neil：Feifei，為什麼妳要一直數落我？

Feifei: Relax, Neil. I'm just giving you the opportunity

Feifei：放輕鬆，Neil，我只是讓你有機會

to use the phrase, we are teaching which is: 'have a go'!

用到這個片語，我們正在教的是「have a go」！

Neil: Well that's a relief.

Neil：好吧，那我就放心了

Feifei: 'To have a go at someone', as we've just seen,

Feifei：「To have a go at someone」，就像剛剛那樣

means to criticise someone.

意思是批評某人

Neil: That's right. Here are some examples.

Neil：沒錯，來舉幾個例子

Examples: The boss really had a go at Michaela after she offended our clients.

例句：Michaela 冒犯到我們客戶後，老闆真的好好數落了她一番

Susie had a go at her husband last night.

Susie 昨晚指責她先生的不是

He'd forgotten all about her birthday.

他完全把她的生日拋在腦後

Why do you always have a go at me?

為什麼你總是在批評我？

Why can't you say something nice?

你為什麼就不能說些好的呢？

Feifei: That's our phrase.

Feifei：這就是今天的片語

'To have a go at someone' - which means

「To have a go at someone」— 意思是

to criticise someone.

批評某人、指責某人

Neil: There. Can we be nice to each other now?

Neil：好啦，我們現在可以對對方好一點了嗎？

Feifei: Well, we can have a go!

Feifei：嗯，我們可以試試！

Neil: Ah, very clever.

Neil：啊，真是聰明

'To have a go' has another meaning - 'to try'.

「To have a go」有另一個意思，試試看

Feifei: Yes - if you have a go at something, you try it.

Feifei：對，如果你想試試某件事，可以說 have a go

Neil: Why don't you have a go at

Neil：妳為什麼不試試

making an example sentence, Feifei?

造個例句呢，Feifei？

Feifei: Ok then. I'm going to have a go at cooking a Thai curry from scratch.

Feifei：好，那麼，我就要來試試從頭開始做泰式料理

Neil: Tasty. 'To have a go' meaning 'to try'.

Neil：一定很好吃。「To have a go」在這裡意思是試試看

And one last thing, Feifei.

最後一件事，Feifei

Do I really look scruffy?

我看起來真的很邋遢嗎？

Feifei: Not at all.

Feifei：不完全是啦

Though you could shave once in a while.

不過你還是可以定期刮個鬍子

Neil: I'll have a go. Just for you Feifei.

Neil：我會試試，為了妳 Feifei

Feifei + Neil: Bye.

Feifei + Neil：拜