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Rob 一進到錄音室被眼前的情景迷惑了：Li 把她背包里的東西都攤在了地上，她這是在干什么？Li 的回答是 'There's method to my madness' 你知道這是什么意思嗎？

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Li
Hi everyone. 大家好我是楊莉，歡迎收聽《地道英語》。趁著 Rob還沒到我要趕緊找找我的交通卡。I couldn't find my Travelcard this morning. I hope I haven't lost it.

(Sound of Li emptying her handbag... Then the door opens and Rob enters the room)

Rob
Hi Li, sorry I'm late. (Rob looks at Li) Li, what are you doing? You've emptied your handbag all over the floor!

Li
Oh, hi Rob, I wasn't expecting you to be here so soon. 不好意思啊，我的東西攤了滿地。Oh dear, this must look terrible, but believe me, there's method to my madness.

Rob
You've made a mess all over the floor and you're telling me you've gone mad!

Li
沒有沒有，我可沒有瘋。No, I haven't gone mad, well, I hope not! 我剛才使用了一個地道的英語表達。The phrase 'there's method to my madness' 意思是，雖然我的行為看上去難以理喻，但我這樣做是有原因的。I'm surprised that you didn't know this phrase!

Rob
I'm only joking. Of course I know this phrase. 'There's method to my madness' or you could say 'there's method in my madness', means you are doing something that looks strange but you have a plan and really, you are doing something very sensible.

Li
Yes, that's exactly right. 你解釋得很好。講話者的意思是，“我有一個不合乎常理，但實際上很聰明的辦法”。As you can see, I've emptied my handbag over the floor because it'll be easier and quicker to find my Travelcard. Then I'll re-pack my handbag.

Rob
That's good to hear. Well, this is the phrase for Authentic Real English today. Let's hear some examples of how it is used.

Examples
I'm driving to my friend's house today but I'm going to take the long route, avoiding the motorway. There's method to my madness, I think the motorway will be very busy and the longer route will be quicker.

A: What are you doing putting all the books on the floor?
B: There's method to my madness, I'm taking a photo of the books I'm putting away. The photos will help me locate the books more easily.
A: Oh, that's clever. ?

Rob
So Li, have you found your Travelcard?

Li
Yes! 找到啦！一定是被壓在了包的最底下了。You see, there was method to my madness.

Rob
Well done Li. Well, I'm going now. I'll leave you to tidy up your mess!

Li
Thanks Rob.

Rob
Bye everyone!

Li
Bye!