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你喜欢在完成工作任务时凭感觉自由发挥还是严格遵守既定的步骤？习惯用语 “by the book” 的意思就是 “严格按照规定”。“Do things by the book” 并不一定是一件坏事，有时规则也可以帮助我们减少意外情况的发生，提升效率。听节目音频，跟主持人菲菲和 Georgie 一起学习 “by the book” 的用法。

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（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Feifei
大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。在每期节目中，我们都会介绍一个英语母语人士或讲英语流利的人会用到的习惯用语或短语。I'm Feifei, and I'm joined by Georgie. Hi Georgie. Are you ready to begin?

Georgie
Yes, I am… but actually, Feifei, I was thinking about switching up the format of this programme a bit – try something a little different… What do you think?

Feifei
Mmm. I'm not sure about that, Georgie. We have to do things 'by the book' around here. We can't just make up last-minute changes whenever we like…

Georgie
OK, I suppose that makes sense. Well, you just said we do things 'by the book', and that's the phrase we're looking at in this programme. Can you explain what you meant by 'we do things by the book', Feifei?

Feifei
Yes! I mean that we follow the rules exactly, without improvising. So, to remember it, maybe imagine a book of rules that you follow, but it doesn't have to be a physical book of rules. Let's hear some examples from our BBC Learning English colleagues.

Examples
I know when some people are cooking, they just, like, throw any old ingredients in there and make it up as they go along, but I like to do it by the book and follow the recipe.

I do everything by the book, and it does make it slower, which can be a bit annoying, but, yeah, got to follow the rules.

Our accountant is very thorough. He does everything by the book, so I trust his judgement.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。以上我们一起学习了 “by the book” 的用法。“By the book” 是一个习惯用语，它的意思是 “严格按照规定”。想象你在做一件事情的时候需要按照具体的规定完成，甚至需要拿着一本手册一步一步地对照着做，就不难理解 “by the book” 的含义了。所以 “do something by the book” 的意思就是 “照章办事，按照规定做事，不进行临时或即兴的修改”。

Georgie
Yes, you can use other verbs too, for example, 'We need to complete the paperwork by the book to make sure it's all correct'.

Feifei
是的，除了 “do something by the book” 之外，我们还可以用动词 “complete something by the book”，它们的意思都是 “照章办事，严格按照规定做事”。 

Georgie
Well, that's it from us! Thanks for joining us. Bye!

Feifei
Bye-bye!