【句子】For one thing, she likes bad boys. That's just not me. 【Modern Family S3E16】

【发音技巧】bad boys失去爆破；just not me两处不完全爆破；

【翻译】首先，她喜欢那种坏坏的男孩。我又不是。

今天我们来学习一下这个短语的用法，for one thing；

可以理解成“首先；一则……”这样的意思；

It is used to introduce one of two or more reasons for doing sth.

这个短语可以用来解释多个原因当中的其中一个；

eg: -- “Why don't you get a car?”

-- “Well, for one thing, I can't drive!”

-- “你为什么不弄一辆车？”

-- “呃，首先，我不会开车。”

可能有人问你，你为什么不去打篮球，此时你可能会说：

eg: Well, for one thing, I'm not tall enough to play basketball.

呃，首先，我身高不够去打篮球的。

eg: Why don't I like musicals? Well, for one thing, I just can't take a story seriously when it's set to music.

我为什么不喜欢音乐剧？其中一个原因就是，当一个故事配上音乐的背景以后，我就不能认真对待了。

eg: You ought to stop smoking, you know. For one thing, you're damaging your health, and for another, you can't afford it!

你应该把烟戒了。首先，你抽烟很伤害你的身体健康，其次，你也负担不起抽烟的开销。

eg: I prefer shopping at brick-and-mortar shops. It's nice talking to someone in person, for one thing.

我更喜欢在实体店购物。其中一个原因就是，我觉得跟人面对面交流的感觉很好。

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She was an excellent colleague. For one thing, she was very reliable.

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