Li offers to buy Rob something using her credit card – but Rob’s looking for another type of credit. What can it be? Join them in this programme to hear another English phrase in use.
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Li
大家好，欢迎收听《地道英语》，我是杨莉…
Rob
And me Rob. So Li, here we are, shopping again… what is it you’re going to buy today?
Li
Me? No, I thought you wanted to buy something – you said to me this morning ‘give me credit’ – so here we are, all my credit cards, including my gold one – impressive hey?
Rob
Yes. But Li, I didn’t actually mean…
Li
(Interrupts) … So I’ll buy something on my credit card and you can pay me back later – Rob 说他需要 credit，所以我就提出让他用我的信用卡来买他的东西，日后他可以把钱还给我就行了 – that’s ‘giving you credit’ – right?
Rob
Err, wrong Li. Although it’s a nice idea – ‘to give me credit’ means give me praise or appreciation for something I’ve done. And this morning I walked the dog, washed the car, did the shopping, and I still got to work at 9 o’clock – so please – give me credit!
Li
I see. 原来，这里的 credit 和信用卡没关系，它的意思是“功劳”，那么 give me credit 可以翻译为“认可或给一些赞扬和称许”，因为我的做了那么多好事。Let’s hear some more examples of this phrase…
Examples
- We must give credit to our sponsors who helped pay for this new building.
- I’ll give her credit for her beautiful handwriting, but the answers she gave in the test were all wrong!
- Give me credit – I worked all night to get the project finished!
Li
现 在我明白了 to give someone credit 就是“称赞表扬”。I get the word ‘credit’ now Rob. This phrase has nothing to do with money so I’ll put my credit cards away – I’m not going to give you financial credit or credit in terms of praise.
Rob
No praise? Why’s that?
Li
你 别骗人了，我才不会表扬你呢 – you didn’t really walk the dog because you haven’t got one – the car is still dirty – and I did all the shopping, not you。所以没出力气就别抢功!
Rob
What?
Li
Don’t take the credit for something you haven’t done.
Rob
OK. Well – here’s another phrase for you – give credit where it’s due…
Li
Meaning?
Rob
You should at least acknowledge the things I have done – like turning up at the studio today to record this programme!
Li
Rob – you are a credit to the BBC!
Rob
Ahh, thanks Li. Err… any chance I could borrow your credit card now?
Both
Bye!