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在新年到来之际，BBC英语教学的主持人菲菲下决心要开始健康饮食。她告诉 Neil 这是 “a change for the better”。听他们的对话，学习如何用 “a change for the better” 来形容人和事物 “变好，改进”。

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Feifei
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. 大家好，我是菲菲。

Neil
… and I'm Neil. Wow! That food smells amazing! What is it?

Feifei
It's part of my new diet! 我的新年决心是要健康饮食！

Neil
You're making me hungry. I'm really impressed with your new healthy lifestyle! Congratulations!

Feifei
Yes! It's a change for the better!

Neil
What? A change for the butter? You've started eating only butter? Nothing else?! That doesn't sound like a balanced diet!

Feifei
你听错了，我刚才说 “a change for the better”。我们用 “a change for the better” 来描述 “一个人的状态变好了，事物的条件改善了”。For example, my new diet is an improvement in the way I eat.

Neil
Ah… that makes sense. And now I can see what you're eating! So many vegetables! Compared with the takeaway food you used to eat, it really is a change for the better! Maybe you can give me some advice on what to eat!

Feifei
We can talk more about that after these examples.

Examples
The new manager brought in some new plants and repainted the office. The new look really was a change for the better.

Many people feel that four-day working weeks would be a change for the better.

The decision to change the focus of the project was a change for the better.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。以上我们举例讲解了如何用 “a change for the better” 来描述 “人的行为、态度有了好转或事物的状况、质量有了改进”。

Neil
So when I stopped eating meat, I felt that it was a change for the better for me! I feel being vegetarian suits me.

Feifei
Yes, and getting regular exercise can also be a change for the better! Do you want to know what else would be a change for the better?

Neil
Sure! What? Less stress? Less work?

Feifei
No. If you never wear that horrible flamingo costume you wore for Hallowe'en again! That really would be a change for the better for all of us!

Neil
Well, that I can't promise! Sorry!

Feifei
Bye!

Neil
Bye!