“地道英语”：The flip side 另一面
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欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的地道英语节目。 在每期节目中,我们都会介绍一个英语母语人士或讲英语流利的人会用到的习惯用语或者短语。

I'm Feifei and I'm here with Beth. Hi everyone. How are you today, Feifei? I'm okay, but the weather is miserable. Non-stop rain. I know, I hate it too. But on the flip side, we're inside so we can't actually get wet and at least it's warm. It is. And the flip side is the expression we're learning in this programme.

The flip side means the opposite or another side of something, like showing both pros and cons. Yes, the flip side is a way of introducing the opposite perspective of something. So you said it's raining, but I turned it round and said we're inside, so at least we're warm. Think of it like turning something over to reveal the other side, like a coin.

So, I could say I spent the whole Sunday cooking this one dish and the kitchen was a mess and I was exhausted. Oh dear. But on the flip side, at least you tried a new recipe and you got some good food. Yeah.

Yeah, I suppose. Yeah, and I could say that I've been working from home a lot recently and I don't really like it. I prefer being in the office. And I could say, on the flip side, Beth, you don't have to travel on crowded trains. That is very true, yes. Well, here are some more examples of the expression the flip side. I went for my first long run the other day and it was so nice to get out in the fresh air, but on the flip side, I ended up with really achy muscles.

Oh, I really don't like this time of year. It gets dark so early and it's so cold. But on the flip side, I'm catching up on loads of TV series I'd missed out on. I went to a new beach the other day. It was absolutely beautiful. But on the flip side, it was also really crowded. MUSIC

你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的地道英语节目。 以上我们一起学习了短语 the flip side 的用法。 In conversation, this is very often used to try and cheer someone up, especially if they are complaining. So, Fei Fei, if I said to you, I've got so much work to do today. Then I could say, yes, but on the flip side, we're going out for drinks later.

短语 the flip side 的意思是另一面。 在日常对话中,我们可以用 the flip side 来引出对某件事情的另一个视角。 特别是我们可以用 the flip side 来引出安慰他人的话或者让人宽心的语句。

比如你的朋友刚买到手机就出故障, 开不了机了,这时你就可以说, on the flip side, at least it's still within warranty. So to recap, we've learned the flip side, which means introducing a contrast to change someone's perspective on something. And that's all from us. We'll be back next time with another useful English phrase. See you then. Bye.

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