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生活不總是公平的。但在和他人討論一個問題的時候，我們應該盡量去仔細聆聽并分析事物觀點的兩面。聽節目，學習一個在和他人交流時常用的表達。

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（關于臺詞的備注: 請注意這不是廣播節目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能沒有體現錄制、編輯過程中對節目做出的改變。）

Neil
Welcome to Authentic Real English: I'm Neil.

Feifei
大家好，我是馮菲菲。

Neil
You know what, Feifei, I just love living here in London. I mean, the culture, the parks, the restaurants – it's got everything.

Feifei
Yeah, it's not bad, though to be fair it's not the cheapest place to live.

Neil
You're right. Though most world capital cities are quite pricey to live in, to be fair.

Feifei
Actually, to be fair, I think there are a lot of reasons to move out of the big city – you know, more space, better air, fewer people, and… nature!

Neil
Feifei… I think we've given good arguments on both sides, to be fair! And I hope we've demonstrated today's phrase – which is: to be fair.

Feifei
希望大家通過我們上面的對話了解了 to be fair 這個說法。To be fair 在英式英語里使用的頻率很高。當你要解釋一個問題的多個方面時，你就可以用 to be fair。我們來聽幾個例句。

Examples
We played well in the first half, but to be fair we were awful in the second half.

Now, Luke. We know that wasn't your best exam result, but to be fair you had very little time to prepare.

Neil
So – it's a phrase that we use to give balance in a discussion. And it comes just before or just after making a point, or giving an opinion.

Feifei
But these days, especially in spoken English, people sometimes just use it when giving an opinion – whether or not it's really about fairness.

Neil
Yes, for example: to be fair, The Beatles were the best band of all time.

Feifei
I think Italian food is the finest there is, to be fair. 在日常對話中，要注意區分 to be fair  實際所表達的含義，你會發現人們經常把它當作一個填補說話空白的小詞，而不是總用它表達任何實際的意思。

Neil
To be fair, that's why we make these programmes – to help people understand real English.

Feifei
And they are some of the best English learning materials available, to be fair.

Neil
Though, to be fair, other programmes are available!

Feifei
Bye for now.

Neil
Goodbye.