你知道什麼是 "A Few Bob" 嗎？－看BBC學英文

A few bob 的意思就是一點錢。

通常使用這個短語時都帶有諷刺的意味，表示很多錢。

Have you got a few bob?

一起來聽聽這個道地英語的用法吧！

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ukchina/simp/elt/authentic_real_english/100914_are_67_a_few_bob_story.shtml

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William:

Hi I'm William and welcome to Authentic Real English.

Feifei: Ahhh…

William: Feifei?

Feifei: Don't you think Brad Pitt is lovely?

William: Brad Pitt?

Feifei: Yes he's tall, handsome… and of course an amazing actor.

William: Yeah and I'm sure he's worth a few bob too.

Feifei: A few bob?

William: Yeah I think Brad Pitt is worth a lot of money.

Feifei: So a few bob means a large amount of money?

William: Well a few bob actually means a small amount of money but it's usually used in an ironic way, to mean a lot of money.

Feifei:A few bob 的意思就是一點錢。

通常使用這個短語時都帶有諷刺的意味，表示很多錢。

William: Here are some examples.

A: She's has got the brand new phone I want!

B: Yeah and look at that designer handbag, she definitely looks like she's got a few bob.

A: Did you see John's new car?

B: Yes it's amazing! He's definitely not short of a few bob.

William: In that last example the speaker said not short of a few bob.

Feifei: Not short of a few bob 的意思就是他非常富有。

William: Sometimes instead of saying a few bob people will say a bob or two.

Feifei: 有時候我們也可以說 a bob or two 來表示

a few bob. I definitely think Brad Pitt is worth a bob or two.

William: Feifei, I think you're getting obsessed with Brad Pitt!

Feifei: I'm not obsessed 痴迷的！ I just think he's a very good actor!

William: Yeah yeah yeah! Anyway back to today's phrase, here is an example using the phrase a bob or two.

A: Did you sell your old furniture?

B. Not yet, but I'm hoping to make a bob or two out of it.

Feifei: So William, are you worth a bob or two?

William: I couldn't possibly answer that Feifei!

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