每日英语：to be fair 说句公道话

1.we played well in the first half, but to be fair we were awful in the second half.

我们上半场打得很不错，但是平心而论，我们下半场的表现太糟糕了。

but these days, especially in spoken english, people sometimes just use it when giving an opinion — whether or not it's really about fairness.

不过Zui近，尤其是在口语中，人们有时在表达意见时就使用这个短语，而不管它是否与公平有关。

2.i think italian food is the finest there is, to be fair.

说句公道话，我觉得那里Zui棒的是意大利美食。

3.to be fair, the beatles were the best band of all time.

说句公道话，披头士是有史以来的乐队。

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