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菲菲為了介紹本集的《地道英語(yǔ)》搭配，打開(kāi)了自己的錢(qián)包給 Neil 看。她給 Neil 展示的這樣?xùn)|西在英語(yǔ)里可以形容事物或人“微不足道、無(wú)足輕重，沒(méi)有價(jià)值”。你知道菲菲展示的是什么東西嗎？來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)一個(gè)含義豐富的英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)表達(dá)。

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Feifei
大家好，歡迎來(lái)到 BBC 英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的《地道英語(yǔ)》節(jié)目。你是 Neil。

Neil
And hello, you are Feifei.

Feifei
Neil, a question: if you looked into my purse, what would you find?

Neil
Not much! Probably lots of small coins that aren't worth much.

Feifei
Well, I'm not rich – but yes, you would find small change. 在英語(yǔ)里，“零錢(qián)、小面值硬幣”的說(shuō)法是“small change”。

Neil
OK, is this the phrase for this programme?

Feifei
Not exactly. The phrase is 'small change' but it's not about money. Something that is insignificant or trivial, meaning not important, can also be described as 'small change'.

Neil
Like getting a seat on the train during the rush hour is small change for me.

Feifei
And getting chocolate sprinkles on top of my cappuccino is small change for me.

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

Feifei
原來(lái)，搭配“small change”除了可以指“零錢(qián)”以外，還可以用來(lái)表示“不重要、沒(méi)有意義或微不足道的事情”。

Neil
Let's hear some examples that are far from being 'small change'.

Examples
I've only got a cold so my health problems are small change compared with your broken leg.

Eating out every night is small change to Molly – she can afford it with the huge salary she's on.

Where I sit on the plane is small change to me, as long as we arrive on time.

Feifei
這里是 BBC 英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的《地道英語(yǔ)》節(jié)目。在這集節(jié)目里，我們正在學(xué)習(xí)“small change”這個(gè)說(shuō)法。它除了有“零錢(qián)”的意思以外，還可以被用來(lái)形容事情相比之下“沒(méi)有價(jià)值、不值一提”。這個(gè)說(shuō)法后面可以接介詞“to”指某事對(duì)某個(gè)人來(lái)說(shuō)一點(diǎn)也不重要。

Neil
We can also describe someone as being 'small change', so they are not important. Feifei, do you think I'm small change in this programme?

Feifei
Of course not, Neil. 除了事物以外，我們還可以用“small change”來(lái)描述某人“無(wú)足輕重”。You are very important to this programme, and besides we couldn't afford the other presenter!

Neil
Ha ha. Very funny. So now we've explained 'small change', can you lend me some? 

Feifei
You mean money? How much do you want?

Neil
Ten pounds?

Feifei
Neil, that is not small change, and your request is not small change either. So the answer is 'no'!

Neil
Ah, well, it was worth a try. See ya.

Feifei
Bye.