Jo: Welcome to Real English from BBC^{1 Learning2 English. I'm Jo and with me today is Lily.}

Lily: Hello there. 不少聽眾都熟知大家的地道英語，這個節(jié)目專門向大伙介紹英式英語中最火爆的詞語和成語，其中不少都是字典上查不到的。 Jo 今天大家要學(xué)習(xí)的新短語是什么?

Jo: Well, we're going to take a look at the expression other O.T.H.E.R. half H.A.L.F. other half.

Lily: Other half? 另一半？ 什么的另一半呢 Jo?

Jo: The other half of your relationship. Your other half is simply your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife.

Lily: 這非常有意思，英語中可以把情侶中的一方，男友，女友，老公或老婆統(tǒng)稱為 the other half 就像漢語中大家常說的你那位。

Jo: You would be more likely to use this for a boyfriend or girlfriend you have been with for a long-time so it would be someone you are in a long term relationship with.

Lily: 長期的情侶關(guān)系，也就是說， other half 這個短語多用于那些老夫老妻或有長期關(guān)系的情侶。

Jo: And you usually use it to talk about your other half with someone else.

Lily: 另一點應(yīng)該注意的是， other half 肯定是在和第三者談話的場所用。 Let's have an example shall we?

Examples

A: So are you coming to Jess' party?

B: Yeah I'll be there. Can I bring my other half?

A: So are you going on holiday this year?

B: Yes, me and my other half are going to America to visit some friends for a couple of weeks.

Lily: Well I've got to go my friend and her other half are staying and we're going out for a meal.

Jo: Yes and I've got to get back to my other half.

Lily: 我那位，my other half 你那位， your other half. 好，這就是今天的新詞語， 如何? 假如感興趣知道更多的新詞新語， 僅需登陸大家的網(wǎng)頁就能了 www.bbcchina.com.cn. 進(jìn)入雙語教學(xué)頁面之后， 點擊 Real English.

Jo: You've been listening to BBC Learning English see you next time.

Lily: Bye for now.