Hello, I'm Feifei... but where is Rob?

哈囉，我是菲菲... 但羅伯呢？

Rob: ... Oh! Hi, Feifei, you're nice and early -

羅伯：... 噢！嗨，菲菲，妳來得真早啊－

can't wait to get started, hey?

等不及要開始了，是嗎？

Feifei: I'm not early - you are late!

菲菲：我來得不早－是你來晚了！

Rob: Late? No, no, no, no - we said we'd

羅伯：晚了？不、不、不、不－我們說好了

start at half past ten... didn't we?

十點半開始... 不是嗎？

Feifei: No - ten o'clock, Rob. Look at this

菲菲：不－是十點，羅伯，你看這

text message: "Can we start earlier at ten,

簡訊：「我們可以早一點開始嗎？

please?" and you replied "sure".

十點行嗎？」你回答我「沒問題。」

Rob: Oh! My bad!

羅伯：哦！是我的錯！

Feifei: Your back? Don't start complaining

菲菲：你的背？不要藉著抱怨

about your back just to avoid apologising.

你的背來迴避道歉

Rob: No, not my back - my bad! I am

羅伯：不是我的背－我是說是我的錯！我是

apologising - that's what 'my bad' means -

在道歉啊！－「my bad」就是承認錯誤－

it's an American English phrase that

它是美式英文的慣用語，

we use sometimes to mean

我們用來表達

we accept responsibility for a mistake.

承擔錯誤的責任

Feifei: Well, that's good to know. So you're

菲菲：幸好知道了這個意思。所以你

really saying 'sorry'?

真的是在說「對不起」？

Rob: Well, not exactly. Let's hear some

羅伯：其實也不完全是。我們來聽聽

more examples of using 'my bad'...

更多使用 「my bad」的例子...

My bad! It was me who put my pink socks

不好意思！是我把粉紅色的襪子

in with the white washing - oops!

摻在白色的衣物裡一起洗的－糟糕！

My friend knocked a glass of red wine

我的朋友撞倒了一杯紅酒

over me and all he could say was 'my bad'

灑了我一身，而他卻只說「my bad」

- I don't think he was that bothered!

－我並不覺得他感到很抱歉！

It was me who lost the car keys - my bad -

我把車鑰匙弄丟了－my bad－

I'm sure they'll turn up somewhere.

我相信等一下就會出現在某個地方

Feifei: This is The English We Speak from

菲菲：這是 BBC 學習英語頻道的

BBC Learning English, and we're finding

The English We Speak，我們正在

out about the phrase 'my bad' which is

了解這個有關「my bad」的慣用語

slang for saying my fault, my mistake, I am

它是個俚語，用來表達歉意，承認錯誤，我應該

to blame - but Rob, just can't bring himself

受到責備－不過羅伯就是無法

to say 'sorry'! I'm sensing 'my bad' is a

說句「對不起！」我感覺「my bad」是

way of apologising without actually

一種不用真正說出對不起的

saying sorry.

道歉方式

Rob: Yes, I suppose so - but I'll say 'sorry'

羅伯：是的，我想是吧－不過如果說「對不起」

if that helps. You know I can't be perfect

對事情有幫助的話，我也會說。你也知道我沒辦法

all the time!

永遠都是那麼完美！

Feifei: That's true.

菲菲：也是

Rob: Anyway, why are you so keen to start

羅伯：話說妳今天為什麼想提早

early today?

開始呢？

Feifei: Oh! My bad - I forgot to tell you

菲菲：噢！我的錯－我忘了告訴你

it's Neil's birthday and we're leaving early

今天是奈爾的生日我們要提早離開

to go and celebrate at the pub.

去酒吧慶祝

Rob: That is bad - that wasn't a mistake,

羅伯：這太惡劣了－這不是個錯誤，

you did that on purpose.

妳是故意的

Feifei: Why would I do that? Come on,

菲菲：拜託，我怎麼會是故意的？

Rob, I'm sure you can join us - just don't

羅伯，你也可以加入我們啊－記得

forget your wallet.

帶錢包

Rob: OK. Bye.

羅伯：好的，拜

Feifei: Bye.

菲菲：拜