Neil: You're listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

Helen: 我是 Helen, 歡迎收聽BBC 的地道英語節(jié)目，在這里你能學(xué)到不少字典上查不到的常用表達(dá)。

Neil: Todays phrase is booze cruise1.

Helen: Booze 我倒是聽到過，但這個(gè)表達(dá)的意思是呢?

Neil: Yes, booze, is a slang2 word for alcohol. Usually a cruise is a long journey on a boat. But in this expression, it can mean travelling on a boat, or by car.

Helen: 到什么地方去? 去度假嗎?

Neil: In this expression, British people are usually talking about travelling to France or Belgium, but not on holiday. They go especially to shop for booze!

Helen: 聽到了嗎？英國(guó)人想燒錢花時(shí)間到歐洲其它國(guó)家，譬如法國(guó)和比利時(shí)去買酒? 為何要跑那樣遠(yuǎn)去買酒?

Neil: Well in France and Belgium the taxes on alcohol and cigarettes are lower, so it can be cheaper to buy them there than in Britain.

Helen: 原來在其它歐洲國(guó)家買酒或者煙的話，要實(shí)惠不少，由于稅低。

Neil: Often people go on a booze cruise for a day-trip, either by boat, or by going on the Channel Tunnel.

Helen: A day trip 1日游。

Example

A: Have you bought all the booze for the wedding yet?

B: Yes, we went over to France on a booze cruise and bought loads of cheap wine.

Helen: 大家剛剛聽到的這位先生就專門為他的結(jié)婚典禮跑了一趟 A booze cruise，買了不少價(jià)廉物美的葡萄酒。 那樣大家再?gòu)?fù)習(xí)一遍, 今天的通俗表達(dá)是

Neil: Booze cruise.

Helen: 就是為能買到實(shí)惠的酒或者煙，而專門到外地跑一趟。

Neil: Weve run out of time now. Join us soon for more Real English. Goodbye.

Helen: 下次節(jié)目再見!