The english we speak(BBC教学)第337期:Not half 非常

Feifei loves darts. Neil loves pizza. But what does it mean if you say you 'don't half' love something? Learn this useful expression in the programme.

菲菲喜欢飞镖。尼尔喜欢批萨。那用don't half来形容喜欢某件事是什么意思？请在本期节目中学习这个有用的表达方式。

Feifei: Welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei.

菲菲：欢迎收听地道英语节目，我是菲菲。

Neil: And I'm Neil.

尼尔：我是尼尔。

Feifei: And today we're teaching a British slang expression – or maybe just half an expression!

菲菲：今天我们要教大家一个英国俚语，可能只是一半的表达！

Neil: The phrase is not half. Two simple words – but you need to know what they mean when used together.

尼尔：这个短语就是not half。两个很简单的词，不过大家要知道这两个词一起使用时所表达的意思。

Feifei: Let's try it out first and see if you can work out what it means. For example, Neil, you really enjoyed that pizza, didn't you?

菲菲：我们先来试试，看看你们能不能弄明白这个短语的意思。举个例子，尼尔，你很喜欢批萨，对吧？

Neil: Not half! I love pizza. And Feifei, you love playing darts, don't you?

尼尔：非常喜欢！我爱批萨。菲菲，你喜欢玩飞镖，对吧？

Feifei: Darts, not half! I play every night. So – what does not half mean? It means 'very much' in these answers. When I replied "not half" I meant: 'Yes, very much.' I really like darts.

菲菲：我非常喜欢飞镖！我每天晚上都玩。那not half这个短语是什么意思？答案就是“非常”。当我回答not half时，我的意思是：“对，我非常喜欢。”我非常喜欢飞镖。

Neil: And do you?

尼尔：是吗？

Feifei: What?

菲菲：什么？

Neil: Like darts?

尼尔：你喜欢飞镖吗？

Feifei: Erm, that's not the point. I'm trying to give an example.

菲菲：额……那不重要。我是在举例子。

Neil: For the record, I do love pizza.

尼尔：我要明确说明，我真的喜欢批萨。

Examples

例句

A: That party was awesome!

A：那个派对太棒了！

B: Not half, mate. The music was incredible.

B：老兄，是非常棒。音乐太美妙了。

A: Not half is a useful phrase, huh?

A：Not half是一个有用的短语，对吧？

B: Not half.

B：非常有用。

Feifei: Ahh, that was a funny example. Now, before we go – let's teach a variation of this phrase.

菲菲：哈，这个例句真有趣。在我们结束本期节目之前，我们要教大家这个短语的另一种形式。

Neil: In this version, we have not half followed by an adjective. For example: I just got back from Singapore. It's not half expensive.

尼尔：在这种形式中，我们可以在“not half”这个短语后面加形容词。比如：我刚从新加坡回来。那里的物价非常贵。

Feifei: So – that means it's very expensive! Not half expensive. Similarly, if I were to say: "Your new haircut's not half nice, Neil!"

菲菲：意思是非常昂贵！非常贵。同样，如果我说：“尼尔，你的新发型非常好！”

Neil: You would be saying my haircut is very nice. Was that just another example?

尼尔：你是说我的发型非常不错。这只是举个例子吗？

Feifei: Oh no, I meant it.

菲菲：不是，我的确是这么认为的。

Neil: Too kind.

尼尔：你真是太好了。

Feifei: Er, thanks! So there we are – not half meaning 'very much'.

菲菲：谢谢！not half这个短语的意思是“非常”。

Neil: And not half with an adjective.

尼尔：not half后面可以接形容词。

Feifei: See you next time.

菲菲：下期节目再见。

Neil: Bye.

尼尔：再见。

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重点讲解：
1. try out 试验；测验；
例句：Let's try out your method. It seems very good.
我们来试试你的办法，看来这办法不错。
2. work out 想出，得到(解决方法)；解(谜)；
例句：She's all there; she will soon work out how to do it.
她很精明。她会马上知道怎样做。
3. for the record 供记录（表示将公开申明某事）；
例句：Just for the record, the minister's statement is wrong on two points.
必须明确指出，部长的言论有两点是错误的。