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

【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。

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.

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