Have a go 除了“试一试”以外还有什么意思？

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今天菲菲为什么总是对 Neil 的外表指指点点？Neil 说菲菲在“have a go at him”，他用的这个表达是什么意思？看视频，学习一个表示“批评、指责某人”的口语说法。

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Feifei：Morning, Neil. In a rush today, were you?

Neil：Just a bit, Feifei. You know, kids, breakfast, commute. The usual. Why?

Feifei：Well – I noticed your shirt isn’t ironed.

Neil：Very attentive of you.

Feifei：And your shirt has – ketchup on it?

Neil：Oops, yes – beans for breakfast.

Feifei：And you haven’t shaved, have you?

Neil：Well. Erm…

Feifei：You really do need to make more of an effort.

Neil：Feifei, why are you having a go at me?

Feifei：Relax, Neil. I’m just giving you the opportunity to use the phrase we are teaching, which is: ‘have a go’!

Neil：Well, that’s a relief. ‘To have a go at someone’, as we’ve just seen, means to criticise someone.

Feifei：是的，英式表达“ have a go at someone”的实际意思是“指责、批评、数落某人”。 这是一个口语中常用的说法。

Neil：Let’s hear some examples.

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The boss really had a go at Michaela after she offended our clients.

Susie had a go at her husband last night. He’d forgotten all about her birthday.

Why do you always have a go at me? Why can’t you say something nice?

Feifei：好了，“to have a go at someone” 就是我们要教给大家的表达。

Neil：There. Can we be nice to each other now?

Feifei：Well, we can have a go!

Neil：Ah, very clever. ‘To have a go’ has another meaning – ‘to try’.

Feifei：没错，“to have a go”的另一个意思是“尝试做某件事”。

Neil：Why don’t you have a go at making an example sentence, Feifei?

Feifei：没问题，我用“have a go”造个句：I’m going to have a go at cooking a Thai curry from scratch.

Neil：Tasty. ‘To have a go’ meaning ‘to try’. And one last thing, Feifei. Do I really look scruffy?

Feifei：Not at all. Though you could shave once in a while.

Neil：I’ll have a go. Just for you, Feifei.

Feifei：Bye.

Neil：Goodbye.