看美剧学英语高频短语：For what it's worth
For what it's worth：If you add for what it's worth to something that you say, you are suggesting that what you are saying or referring to may not be very valuable or helpful.（不管你爱不爱听，无论是否管用，当不当回事在于你）我们中国人跟对方说令人不太愉快的正事前，为保持礼貌，经常会说："这话可能不太中听......"，对应的英文是："with all due respect"；而“For what it's worth”理解为大白话就是：“如果我接下来要说的话对你没用，你就当你“耳旁风”好了。”
英语高频短语"For what it's worth"在美剧语料库中的相关例句：
E.G.1：You know, for what it's worth, I wanted to bring you in on it. But I was afraid you'd overreact.翻译：这么说吧，当不当回事在于你：我想过要让你来处理，但是又怕你表现过激了。（摘自美剧『绝望的主妇』S05E07）
E.G.2：I'm sorry that I lied, and for what it's worth, the guilt has been tearing me apart.
翻译：对不起，我撒谎了，无论是否管用，我想说的是：我感动内疚万分。（摘自美剧『绝望的主妇』S05E05）
英语高频短语“For what it's worth”情景会话（摘自美剧『 绝望的主妇』S01E03）
https://www.91talk.com/VIP/clips/CUP/F/For.what.it's.worth.mp4Susan：Listen, Mike... 听我说......麦克
About the whole seeing me naked thing, I... 有关我赤身裸体地被你撞见的事情......我
I don't -- I just want to thank you for being such a... perfect gentleman. 我不......我只是想谢谢你能够表现得如此绅士
Mike：Oh, I wasn't a perfect gentleman. 其实也没有那么绅士
I might have snuck a peek. 我好像偷偷瞄了一眼
Susan：Oh!!! Good night. 啊??! 晚安¬¬
Mike：And, um, for what it's worth...Wow！ 而且......不管你爱不爱听：哇欧！
大家还记得绝望主妇里面有一个场景吗？
儿童保护服务工作人员到Lynette家调查儿童虐待行为，Lynette说了一句话：“For what it's worth, I keep my floors incredibly clean.”
句子原意翻译过来应该是：“不论是否管用，把我家的地板保持的相当干净”，在这里比喻家庭关系和睦，没有发生家庭暴力或儿童虐待。
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