我们在这次节目里要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语都有同一个关键的字。那就是fair。Fair这个字有很多解释。其中一个主要的意思是:公正或诚实。这也正是我们要讲的第一个习惯用语的意思。 Fair and square. Square可以用做名词,也可以用做形容词。用做名词的时候,它的一般解释就是:四方块。用做形容词的时候可以解释为:正直的,或者是光明正大的。
例句1: Jack won the race last week with flying colors. But other athletes suspected he had taken drugs before the race. I know Jack well - he's a person with high moral standards. I'm sure he won the race fair and square without any cheating.
例句2: I admit I've piled up a certain amount of money during the past ten years. But I made every penny fair and square. I've never cheated others and at the same time I don't let anybody else cheat me.
例句3: When I buy a new car I buy it from Bill Green. He's always very honest with customers so you can depend on him to give you a fair shake when it comes to getting a good price.
例句4: My supervisor always assigns me to tackle the tough jobs. But when there's a promotion, he tends to forget me. Several times, people less qualified than I am got promoted. I don't think my supervisor has given me a fair shake.