【句子】Well, hey, when a kid's that good, you gotta give him his due.【Desperate Housewives S02E03】

【发音】/wel/ /heɪ/ /wen/ /ə/ /kɪdz/ /ðæt/ /gʊd/ /juː/ /ˈgɒt.ə/ /ˈgɑː.tə/ /gɪv/ /hɪm/ /hɪz/ /djuː/

【发音技巧】when a连读；that good失去爆破；gotta闪音；give him击穿；

【翻译】咳，孩子都那么乖了，那（奖励）是他应得的。

【适用场合】

今天学一下这个短语：

give someone one's due(s)

这个短语一般常见两种用法：

1. to give someone the appropriate payment for services or work that they have done

给某个人适当的酬劳、费用；



eg: After intense negotiations, the local government will finally be giving the farmers their dues.

在激烈的谈判以后，当地政府终于打算给那些农民他们应得的酬劳。



2. to give someone that which they deserve, which can be a reward or retribution, depending on the situation

给某个人ta所应得的奖励、褒奖或者惩罚；



eg: He failed again, but to give him his due, he did try hard.

他又失败了，但有一说一，他确实很努力尝试了。



eg: Don't worry about those workers, we'll be sure to give them their dues.

别担心那些工人了，我们肯定会给他们应得的报酬。



eg: After all her hard work, I really hope the company finally gives Mary her dues.

Mary工作那么辛苦，我真的希望公司能最终给她应得的报酬。



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He really upset Lydia, although give him his due, he did apologize afterward.