內容簡介

本期節目中要介紹的表達和“tooth 牙齒”有關。Rob 剛剛去過牙醫診所，菲菲以為他是為了節目去做調研，但沒想 Rob 是真的去補一顆牙。聽節目，學習一個包含單詞“teeth”，但和“牙齒、牙醫”沒有關系的表達。

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（關于臺詞的備注: 請注意這不是廣播節目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能沒有體現錄制、編輯過程中對節目做出的改變。）

Feifei
大家好，歡迎收聽《地道英語》節目。我是馮菲菲。

Rob
Hello, everyone.

Feifei
Rob, are you OK? You look in pain.

Rob
Well, I am, you see – I've just been to the dentist. Ouch.

Feifei
The dentist 牙醫，我特怕去看牙。But I guess you had to go to research today's piece of authentic English?

Rob
Excuse me?

Feifei
因為本期節目我們要給大家介紹的表達是“cut your teeth”，所以你肯定是因為這個表達專門去了趟牙醫那兒。

Rob
Sorry, Feifei, that's one tooth-related expression that doesn't need a dentist. When you 'cut your teeth' you get your first experience doing something in a particular job.

Feifei
明白了，原來表達 cut your teeth 或 cut one’s teeth 的意思是“初次嘗試做某事，初次接觸一個工作或涉足一個領域”。So it's like work experience?

Rob
Yes, that's one way of learning a new skill which you might use later in your job. I cut my teeth in radio production by working in local radio…

Feifei
… and you're still cutting your teeth now, Rob?

Rob
Ha ha, let's hear some examples of this phrase, shall we?

Examples
Dan cut his teeth on a local newspaper before landing a job on a national daily.

He cut his teeth running the junior football club before becoming a professional referee.

Feifei
我們用表達 cut one’s teeth 來描述一個人“初次獲得某個工作的經驗”。We could say it's where you get your basic skills.

Rob
Correct. So where do you think you cut your teeth for this job, Feifei?

Feifei
I cut my media teeth at university.

Rob
Ouch!

Feifei 
Sorry, what did I say?

Rob
No, sorry. It's not you. It's this filling I had done – that's why I went to the dentist. He really was rough.

Feifei
其實 Rob 剛才去牙醫那兒是補了一顆牙，他說牙醫的手有點重。Rob, I think you should go home and rest.

Rob
Good idea. Bye bye.

Feifei
Bye.