John: Hello, you’re listening to Real English from BBC Learning
Jo: I'm Jo, this is BBC Learning English and you're listening to Authentic Real English. With me today is Helen.
Helen: Hi Jo. 地道英語中介紹的一些英語表達， 你可能在英語課堂上學不到，但是它們在生活中卻會經常出現。那今天的新表達是什麼呢 Jo?
Jo: Well today we're going to look at the expression 'to go the whole W.H.O.L.E. hog H.O.G.' A hog is another word for a male pig.
Helen: A hog 的意思是一頭雄豬，這個表達 to go the whole hog 到底是什麼意思呢? 我有點兒迷惑, Jo?
Jo: Well if you 'go the whole hog' it means you do something completely or thoroughly.
Helen: 你的意思是說這個表達的真實含義是完全投入的做某件事，全力以赴。那能舉個例子嗎, Jo?
Jo: So for example, I might be in a restaurant and I might have eaten a starter and a main course.
Helen: 你是說在餐館裡你吃完了頭盤還有正餐。
Jo: And I might be thinking about having a dessert. Well I've already eaten a lot so I might as well 'go the whole hog' and have three courses – just to have a complete meal.
Helen: 雖然你可能已經差不多吃飽了，但是你覺得既然都來了，還不如吃得徹底，把甜點也算上。這種情況下你就可以說 going the whole hog. 這個表達的意思也就是既然已經開頭了，那還不如就執行到底。
Jo: Let's listen to some more examples.
Examples
A: So what are you doing for your birthday?
B: Well I was going to have a meal with some friends but there were so many I wanted to invite, I thought I'd just go the whole hog and have a big party at my house!
A: Wow you've bought a lot of things there?
B: Well I bought some shoes and a dress so I thought I might as well go the whole hog and get a new coat as well!
Jo: That's about all we have time for on BBC Learning English today. Shall we go for a coffee Helen?
Helen: I'm quite hungry actually Jo. Shall we just go the whole hog and go for lunch?
Jo: Oh go on then. Don't forget you can learn more Authentic Real English words and expressions by logging on to our website www.bbcchina.com.cn – see you soon.
Helen: 再見!