今天菲菲为什么总是对 Neil 的外表指指点点？Neil 说菲菲在“have a go at him”，他用的这个表达是什么意思？看《地道英语》视频，学习一个表示“批评、指责某人”的口语说法。
Feifei
Morning, Neil. In a rush today, were you?
Neil
Just a bit, Feifei. You know, kids, breakfast, commute. The usual. Why?
Feifei
Well – I noticed your shirt isn’t ironed.
Neil
Very attentive of you.
Feifei
And your shirt has – ketchup on it?
Neil
Oops, yes – beans for breakfast.
Feifei
And you haven’t shaved, have you?
Neil
Well. Erm…
Feifei
You really do need to make more of an effort.
Neil
Feifei, why are you having a go at me?
Feifei
Relax, Neil. I’m just giving you the opportunity to use the phrase we are teaching, which is: ‘have a go’!
Neil
Well, that’s a relief. ‘To have a go at someone’, as we’ve just seen, means to//www.58yuanyou.com criticise someone.
Feifei
是的，英式表达“ have a go at someone”的实际意思是“指责、批评、数落某人”。 这是一个口语中常用的说法。
Neil
Let’s hear s原由网ome examples.
Examples
The bo//www.58yuanyou.comss really had a go at Michaela after she offended our clients.
Susie had a go at her husband last night. He’d forgotten all about her birthday.
Why原由网 do you always have a go at me? Why can’t you say something nice?
Feifei
好了，“to have a go at someone” 就是我们要教给大家的表达。
Neil
There. Can we be nice to each other now?
Feifei
Well, we can have a go!
Neil
Ah, very clever. ‘To have a go’ has another meaning – ‘to try’.
Feifei
没错，“to have a go”的另一个意思是“尝试做某件事”。
Neil
Why don’t you have a go at making an example sentence, Feifei?
Feifei
没问题，我用“have a go”造个句：I’m going to have a go at cooking a Thai curry from scratch.
Neil
Tasty. ‘To have a go’ meaning ‘to try’. And one last thing, Feifei. Do I really look s原由网cruffy?
Feifei
Not at all. Though you could shave once in a while.
Neil
I’ll have a go. Just for you, Feifei.
Feifei
Bye.
Neil
Goodbye.
