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你擅長臨場發揮、見機行事嗎？英語表達 “on the fly” 就可以用來描述這種 “隨機應變，臨場發揮的能力”。除此之外，“on the fly” 還可以指 “未經準備做某事” 或 “在做其他事情的同時完成另一件事”。聽本期節目，學習 “on the fly” 的用法。
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Feifei
大傢好，歡迎收聽 AYYBLOG 英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。在每期節目中，我們都會介紹一個英語母語人士或講英語流利的人會用到的習慣用語或者短語。I’m Feifei.
Phil
Hi everyone, I’m Phil.
Feifei
Now, I should be telling you that you shouldn’t eat in the studio – but that looks delicious. Where did you get the recipe for that?
Phil
I didn’t – I just made it up on the fly. I started cooking and then looked to see what was in the fridge. It’s a bit random, but it turned out alright. Do you want to try some?
Feifei
Oh, thanks! And also, thank you for giving us a phrase to learn in this episode – ‘on the fly’. It means that you decide what to do, as you are doing it. So, you do something quickly, without any preparation, improvising as you go along.
Phil
Yes, I was talking about making food – but it could be anything. If we didn’t have a script for this programme we could just come in and make it up on the fly.
Feifei
If you are very good at something, then you can do it on the fly. For example, a simultaneous interpreter can come up with translations of what people are saying on the fly.
Phil
Let’s hear some more examples of people using ‘on the fly’.
Examples
I’ve got a job interview, and I haven’t prepared. So, I think I’m going to have to make my answers up on the fly.
So, I’m supposed to be going on this backpacking trip tomorrow with a friend, but we haven’t planned anything. So, we are just going to make it up on the fly.
I don’t feel like this presentation is good at all – we just did it on the fly. We should have prepared more.
Feifei
你正在收聽的是 AYYBLOG 英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。剛剛我們講瞭 “on the fly” 這個習慣用語的意思。它用來指 “某人未經準備做某事，臨場發揮、邊想邊做”。
Phil
Yes. And, for example, I was going to give a talk on how to use the present perfect continuous, and I didn’t plan it. But, because I know it quite well I could just do it on the fly.
And, ‘On the fly’ also has some specific uses when talking about computers or cars. In these cases, it refers to things that can be done without interrupting the car or the computer programme.
Feifei
Interesting. “On the fly” 還可以用來表示 “計算機或者車輛在運行時可以同時完成其他任務，而不影響已經在運行的功能”。
Phil
Well, I can’t think of anything more to say on the fly, so let’s end there. Bye!
Feifei
See you next time!
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