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

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

Neil: Todays phrase is booze cruise1.

Helen: Booze 我倒是聽到過，但這個表達的意思是呢?

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？英國人想燒錢花時間到歐洲其它國家，譬如法國和比利時去買酒? 為何要跑那樣遠去買酒?

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: 原來在其它歐洲國家買酒或者煙的話，要實惠不少，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婚典禮跑了一趟 A booze cruise，買了不少價廉物美的葡萄酒。 那樣大家再復習一遍, 今天的通俗表達是

Neil: Booze cruise.

Helen: 就是為能買到實惠的酒或者煙，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: 下次節目再見!