We Speak. You are Neil...

We Speak。你是尼爾...

Neil: ... and hello, you are Feifei.

Neil: ...哈囉，妳是菲菲

Feifei: Neil, a question - if you looked into

菲菲：尼爾，問你一個問題－你覺得

my purse, what would you find?

在我的錢包裡面你會發現什麼？

Neil: Not much! Probably lots of small

尼爾：應該沒什麼吧！可能有很多

coins that aren't worth much.

的零錢

Feifei: Well I'm not rich, Neil - but yes,

菲菲：我是沒什麼錢啦，尼爾－不過沒錯，

you would find small change.

你會發現一些零錢

A collection of coins with little value.

一些沒啥價值的零錢

Neil: OK - is this the phrase for this programme?

尼爾：OK－這是今天要探討的片語嗎？

Feifei: Not exactly. The phrase is 'small

菲菲：不全然是。這個片語是「small

change' but it's not about money.

change」不過卻和錢沒有關係

Something that is insignificant or trivial,

某件無關緊要的小事，

meaning not important,

也就是不重要的事，

can also be described as 'small change'.

同樣的可以用「small change」來形容

Neil: Like getting a seat on the train

尼爾：就像對我而言在尖峰時刻

during the rush hour is 'small change' for me.

的火車上找到一個位子坐是「一件小事」

Feifei: And getting chocolate sprinkles on

菲菲：而對我而言，在我的卡布奇諾上撒上

top of my cappuccino is

巧克力

'small change' for me.

也是「一件小事」

Neil: Really? That's 'big change' for me!

尼爾：是嗎？那對我而言是「一件大事」呢！

Let's hear some examples that are far

讓我們來聽一些絕非

from being small change!

一件小事的例子！

I've only got a cold so my health problems

我只不過感冒了，所以我的健康問題

are small change compared with your broken leg.

和你的斷腿比起來不過就是一件小事

Eating out every night is small change to

對於茉莉來說，每晚出去吃飯是一件小事

Molly - she can afford it with the huge salary she's on.

－以她賺的薪水絕對能夠負擔的起

Where I sit on the plane is small change

在飛機上坐什麼位子對我來說

to me, as long as we arrive on time.

都不重要，只要準時到達就好

Feifei: This is The English We Speak from

菲菲：這是 BBC 的 The English We Speak

BBC Learning English and we're talking

我們正在討論

about the phrase 'small change' which

「small change」這個片語

describes something insignificant

它是形容一件無關緊要

or trivial, meaning not important.

或微不足道的事，也就是不重要

Neil: We can also describe someone as

尼爾：我們也可以用「small change」

being 'small change' - so they are not

來形容一個人－所以他們並

important. Feifei, do you think I'm small

不重要。菲菲，你覺得我在這個節目裡

change in this programme?

是不重要的嗎？

Feifei: Of course not, Neil. You are very

菲菲：當然不是啊，尼爾。對於本節目

important to this programme - and

來說你是非常重要的－再說，

besides, we couldn't afford the other presenter!

我們也請不起其他的主持人！

Neil: Ha ha. Very funny. So now we've

尼爾：哈哈，很好笑。所以現在我們已經

explained 'small change' - can you lend me some?

解釋「small change」- 妳可以借我一些嗎？

Feifei: You mean money? How much do you want?

菲菲：你是說借你錢？你想要借多少？

Neil: Ten pounds!

尼爾：10 英磅！

Feifei: Neil, that's NOT small change - and

菲菲：尼爾，那才不是小錢呢－而且

your request is not 'small change' either.

你的要求也不是「一件小事」

The answer is 'no'!

我不借！

Neil: Well it was worth a try. See ya.

尼爾：至少我問過了。再見囉

Feifei: Bye.

菲菲：拜