The english we speak(BBC教學)第322期:Frenemy 友敵

Do you have a false friend? In The English We Speak we get to hear how one of Feifei's best friends isn't a friend at all and discover that there's a great word to describe them.

你有假朋友嗎？在本期地道英語節目中，我們會發現菲菲的一個好朋友其實根本不是她的朋友，現在來學習形容這種“朋友”的詞彙。

Feifei: Hello, welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Feifei...

菲菲：大家好，歡迎收聽地道英語節目，我是菲菲。

Neil: hello, I'm Neil. So Feifei, did you enjoy Jane's leaving party last night?

尼爾：大家好，我是尼爾。菲菲，你昨晚在簡的歡送會上玩得開心嗎？

Feifei: Oh yeah, it was great. Free food and free drink...

菲菲：哦，歡送會很棒。食物和飲料都免費……

Neil: But that was the only reason was it? Weren't you sad to see her leave? You've worked with her for many years.

尼爾：這不是唯一的原因吧？看她離開，你不傷心嗎？畢竟你和她共事了很多年。

Feifei: Oh... right... yes. Very sad. Such a shame to see her go. We were such good friends.

菲菲：哦……對……是的。我非常傷心。看到她要離開真是太可惜了。我們曾是那麼要好的朋友。

Neil: Friends! Really? Didn't she tell the boss when you took that extra-long lunch break?

尼爾：朋友！真的嗎？你午休超時那次不是她告訴老闆的嗎？

Feifei: Oh yeah — but generally, we were best buddies.

菲菲：對，不過我們曾是最好的夥伴。

Neil: Hmm, and didn't you once punch her when she tried to chat up your boyfriend at the Christmas party?

尼爾：嗯，她之前在聖誕節派對上想跟你男友搭訕，你不是打了她嗎？

Feifei: OK, OK, I didn't like her that much.

菲菲：好吧，好吧，其實我沒有那麼喜歡她。

Neil: Well it sounds like you were really her 'frenemy' — someone who pretends to be her friend but is really her enemy. It's a combination of two words — friend and enemy. Get it?

尼爾：聽上去你確實是她的“友敵”，就是假裝是她的朋友，但實際上是她的敵人。這是“朋友和敵人”這兩個詞的合成詞。你明白了嗎？

Feifei: Yes, a fren-emy! Hmm, I've never had one of those before.

菲菲：沒錯，友敵！嗯，我以前從沒有友敵。

Neil: Really? Well let's hear this word in action...

尼爾：真的嗎？好吧，我們來聽一下這個詞如何使用。

Examples

例句

She seems so false, I wouldn't trust her — she's just a frenemy.

她看起來太虛僞了，我不會信任她的，她只是友敵。

Tania's been my frenemy for years — I'd go for a quick drink with her but that's it!

塔妮婭多年來一直是我的友敵，我要去和她小飲一杯，不過也就是這樣了！

Tom's just my frenemy — I pretend to like him but really I can't stand him!

湯姆只是我的友敵而已，我假裝喜歡他，但實際上我不能忍受他！

Feifei: If you pretend to be friends with someone but in reality you don't like each other then they are your 'frenemy'. I wonder if I was her frenemy?

菲菲：如果你假裝和某人是好朋友，但實際上你們不喜歡彼此，那麼他們就是你的“友敵”。我想知道我是不是她的友敵？

Neil: I'm afraid you were. She told me she was only friends with you so she could share your biscuits — and she didn't really like you. She told me at the party last night.

尼爾：恐怕是。她告訴我她和你做朋友只是爲了吃你的餅乾，而且其實她並不喜歡你。她昨晚在歡送會上告訴我的。

Feifei: Thank goodness we're real friends Neil — at least we can be honest with each other.

菲菲：謝天謝地，還好我們是真正的朋友，尼爾，至少我們能對彼此坦誠相待。

Neil: Well actually, I don't like you much either. I only pretend to be your friend when I'm presenting this programme!

尼爾：其實，我也不是很喜歡你。我只是在做節目的時候假裝是你的朋友！

Feifei: Oh no! Now I've got two frenemies!

菲菲：哦不！現在我有兩個友敵了！

Neil: Oh don't cry Feifei. I was only joking.

尼爾：菲菲，別哭。我是開玩笑的。

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重點講解：
1. chat up 與…搭訕；與…調情；
例句：He'd spent most of that evening chatting up one of my friends.
他大半個晚上都在和我的一個朋友搭訕。
2. each other 彼此；互相；
例句：Friends should be frank with each other.
朋友間應該坦誠相見。
3. in reality 事實上；實際上；
例句：In reality, things always happen out of expectation.
現實中，事情總是出乎意料地發生。
4. at least （表示真實性或可能性）至少，最不濟；
例句：I don't think that's important. At least planes have the best safety records.
我覺得那並不重要。至少飛機的安全飛行紀錄還不錯。