英语听力精选进阶版 20144（在线收听）

Six of one, half a dozen of the other 半斤八两

内容简介

Finn 和菲菲的两位同事为了点儿小事吵得不可开交。Finn 问菲菲知不知道是谁先挑起事端的，菲菲在回答时用了哪个短语？那个短语的意思你知道吗？

文字稿

（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Finn：Hello, I’m Finn and welcome to Authentic Real English.

Feifei：大家好，我是冯菲菲。Sorry I’m late - Peter 和 Dave 两个人在厨房里吵得不可开交，我刚才忙着劝架，所以来晚了。

Finn：Oh, really? What are they arguing about?

Feifei：Something about who spilled the milk - 我也不知道为什么会为了那点儿小事吵起来。

Finn：Oh no, who started the argument?

Feifei：Hmm, I don’t really know, I think it’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Finn：Good expression, Feifei.

Feifei：Thank you, Finn. 不瞒你说，这个表达是我几天前才学到的，用在这儿还算是比较恰当吧？

Finn：Yes, that’s right. We normally use ‘six of one, half a dozen of the other’ when we think there is very little difference between two choices. We also use it when two people are equally responsible for something. Let’s hear some examples.

Examples

A: I don’t know whether to give my mum flowers or chocolates for Mother’s Day.

B: It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.

A: Do you think we should take the third ring road instead of the second ring road?

B: Oh, I don’t know, it’s six of one, half a dozen of the other.

A: They keep blaming each other, whose fault was it really?

B: Oh, it was six of one, half a dozen of the other.

Feifei：大家请记住，我们可以用 six of one, half a dozen of the other 来说明两个事物程度相等、分不出高低，不相上下；也可以用它来描述两个人对某事的责任相同或两人的本事、水平相同。

Finn：Oh, actually Feifei, hold on a minute, I need to go now.

Feifei：Where are you going?

Finn：I’m going for dinner with Sophia. Quick, help me decide – should I wear this blue shirt? Or this pink one?

Feifei：You know what I am about to say, don’t you?

Finn：The pink one?

Feifei：No, they are very similar. It’s six of one, half a dozen of the other…

Finn：Oh, you’re not helping! I’m off, bye.

Feifei：Wait…