The english we speak(BBC教學)第26期:have a word 談一談
Finn: Welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Finn and I'm waiting here in the studio for Feifei, who is late - again. I'm really getting fed up with her. I think I'll need to speak to her about this.
芬：歡迎大家來到我們所說的英語，我是芬，我正在演播室等菲菲，她又遲到了。我真的厭倦她這樣了。我覺得我得跟她說一說這件事。Feifei:Hi Finn, sorry I'm late. you.know how I love crosswords? Well,I was just doing one, and I forgot the time…
菲菲：你好，芬，不好意思我遲到了。你知道我喜歡填詞遊戲吧？我剛纔在玩所以忘記了時間。Finn: We need to have a word, Feifei.
芬：我們需要談一談，菲菲。
Feifei: We need LOTS of words, Finn.
菲菲：我們需要很多的詞，芬。Finn: What?
芬：什麼？Feifei: To complete a crossword successfully, we need lots of words.
菲菲：想成功完成一個填詞遊戲的話，我們需要很多的詞。Finn: No, I'm not talking about your crossword, Feifei. I'm talking about your lateness. When I say 'we need to have a word', I mean we need a short, serious discussion about this sensitive topic.
芬：不，我不是在說填詞遊戲，菲菲。我在說你的遲到問題。當我說“我們需要談一談”的時候，我是指我們需要對這個敏感的話題進行一個簡短而又嚴肅的討論。Feifei: Oh, I see. You're upset that I'm late, so you asked me for a word.
菲菲：哦，我知道了。我遲到了你很不開心，所以你想和我談一談。Finn: That's right. Here are some examples：
芬：是的。這裏是一些例子：Woman: The noise from the upstairs flat is SO loud. It's late now and I can't sleep!
女：樓上的聲音太吵了。現在很晚了我睡不着。Man: I'll have a word with them in the morning. This can't carry on.
男：我明天早晨會和他們談一談的，不能再這樣下去了。Man: I'm exhausted. I've been working 15-hour days for three weeks now. I think I might collapse.
男：我好累。我已經連續三個星期每天工作15個小時了。我覺得我可能會崩潰。Woman: You should have a word with your boss. He might not realise how this is affecting you.
女：你應該和你的老闆談一談。他也許沒有意識到這個影響到了你。Feifei: OK, Finn. I understand. I'll make an effort to be on time from now on.
菲菲：好的，芬。我明白。我從今以後會努力準時的。Finn: It's always better to have a word than just get angry.
芬：談一談總是要比動怒好的。Feifei: Yes, you're right.
菲菲：是，你說的很對。Finn: Good. Shall we get on with the programme, then?
芬：很好，那麼我們可以繼續節目了嗎？Feifei: Well, actually Finn, I would like to have a word from you too.
菲菲：事實上芬，我也想問你一個詞。Finn: A word with you. The expression is a word with you.
芬：與我談一談，這個短語應該是與我談一談。Feifei: No, no – I want a word from you, Finn. You see clue 6 in the crossword is so tricky!
菲菲：不，不，我想問你一個詞，芬。你看填詞遊戲裏的第六個提示太刁難了！Finn: Feifei, I don't want to do your crossword!
芬：菲菲，我不想做你的填詞遊戲！Feifei: Oh just this one clue! It's an animal with… five could it be? A horse? No…
菲菲：哦只是這一個提示！這是一個動物，有五個字母。這會是什麼？馬？不是...Finn: Look, Feifei. I'm going to need to have another word with you!We need to record the programme!
芬：菲菲，我想再和你談一談了！我們得錄節目！Feifei: Donkey? No that's six letters…
菲菲：驢？不這是六個字母...Finn: Feifei, come on!
芬：菲菲，不要這樣！Feifei: Maybe it's a whale?
菲菲：或許是鯨魚？Finn: Stop it!
芬：停下來！Feifei: Giraffe? No.
菲菲：長頸鹿？不。
