地道英語口語 Taking it Too Far 太過頭了
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John: Hello, you’re listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m John.
Helen: And I’m Helen.
John: Here on Real English, you can learn words and phrases which you might not find in your dictionary.
Helen: That’s right. 希望您在今天的地道英語節目中能學到一些平時在字典裏找不到的英語表達。So, what’s our phrase of the day, John?
John: Today we’re going to learn about the expression: taking something too far.
Helen: This is a long expression. What does it mean? 這個表達的意思是什麼呢？
John: It means to overdo something, to do something in excess.
Helen: 做什麼事情，做過頭了，overdoing something.
John: For example, you might be on a diet to lose weight, and you decide to eat only three pieces of fruit every day for a month. That’s taking it a bit far. Because that’s not dieting, that’s bad for your health.
Helen: Ok, 什麼事情如果是做過頭了，那麼反而會造成負面的影響。
John: Have a listen to this example.
Example
A: You know Mary is obsessed with recycling?
B: Yeah, I know.
A: Well, she told me that she’s going to tell people off who are using plastic cups at work.
B: No way, that’s taking it too far. She can’t do that.
Helen: 爲了環保，看來Mary 會得罪不少同事。
John: Mary may be taking it too far. Well, that’s our Real English phrase for the day, taking it too far.
Helen: 意思就是做什麼事情做過頭了， 所以反而造成了負面的影響。
John: That’s all from us. We hope you’ll join us for more Real English next time.
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John: See you soon.
Helen: See you. Bye bye.
