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Qualifying Phrases 转折短语

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Recently I came cross an article about film critics. It"s very interesting. But the phrase "That said" at the beginning of a sentence in this article annoyed me. What does it actually mean?

Tao Shu, China

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    This week Li and William answer a useful question about the phrase "that said". This is used to highlight a change or contrast in the speaker"s attitude towards something. Look at this dialogue:

    A: Do you like Madonna?

    B: Yes I do. That said, I"ve never bought any of her albums.

    Now look at this dialogue, which you will hear in the programme. What other phrases can you see that have a similar function to "that said"? Find out if you"re right by listening to the programme.


    Doctor: Would you say you have a healthy lifestyle?

    Patient: Well I don"t know. I don"t smoke or drink. But on the other hand I don"t really get much exercise, so...

    A man on some scales

    When was the last time you weighed yourself?

    Doctor: When was the last time you weighed yourself?

    Patient: Um, I can"t really remember.

    Doctor: OK, well according to the chart you"re not technically overweight. That said, I don"t think it would do any harm to try and get a bit more exercise. Try cycling to work in the morning instead of taking the bus. Or you might think about joining a gym.

    Patient: Right.

    Doctor: Having said that, don"t push yourself too hard to begin with. Do lots of warm-up exercises before you start.

    Patient: Ok.

    Doctor: How about diet? Do you eat lots of red meat?

    Patient: Yeah I do eat meat with most of my meals actually, yeah.

    Doctor: Right, well you want to think about that. Try eating fish once a week and perhaps give the bacon sandwiches a miss at lunchtime!

    Patient: Yep.

    Doctor: Then again, a small amount of red meat can be good for you, since it contains a lot of protein, although it"s probably better to grill rather than fry it.

    Patient: Ok, so I need to cut down on red meat and get more exercise basically.

    Doctor: Yes, that would be my advice. But saying that, you seem to be relatively fit and healthy.

    If you have a question for our team, send it to us at questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk and we might answer it on this programme.

    Glossary 词汇

    contrast 对比

    attitude 态度

    function 作用

    according to 根据

    don"t push yourself too hard 不要太强迫自己

    warm-up exercises 暖身练习

    diet 饮食

    protein 蛋白

    cut down on 减少




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