140220105543_140220_6min_drinking.pdf

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1、BBCLearningEnglish6MinuteEnglish20February2014DrinkingaroundtheworldNB:Thisisnotaword-for-wordtranscriptRob:HelloI’mRob.Welcometo6MinuteEnglish.I’mjoinedtodaybyNeil.HiNeil.Neil:HiRob.Rob:Todaywe’retalkingaboutsomethingmanyofusarefamiliarwith–drinkinginabarorapub.NowNeil,doyouhaveafavou

2、ritebarorpub?Neil:Well,Ihaveafewfavourites.OneinparticularisapubIusedtogotoafterworkwithfriendsandcolleagueswhereyougotpersonalservice–theybroughtthedrinktoyou,whichisveryunusualinthiscountry.Rob:Itcertainlyis!Iliketheold-fashioned-styleEnglishpubs,withplentyofaleonoffer,cosylittlecorn

3、erstositinandaroaringlogfire.I’mnotsokeenonthosebright,loudandmodernbars–andthedrinksareexpensivetheretoo!Neil:You’reverytraditional,aren'tyou,Rob?Well,let'stalkmoreaboutplacestodrinkaroundtheworldsoonandhighlightsomedrinking-relatedvocabulary.Butfirst,howaboutaquestion?Rob:Ofcourse.In

4、theUKtheword‘pub’isshortforpublichouse–andthereareover50,000ofthemwithmanydifferenthistoricalnames.Butdoyouknowwhichnameisthemostpopularpubname?Isit…a)TheRedLionb)TheCrownc)TheRoyalOakNeil:That'sdifficult.TherearelotsofpubswiththosenamesbutI'mgoingtoguessc)TheRoyalOak.Rob:We’llfindouti

5、fyouarerightorwronglater.Solet’sstarttalkingaboutboozing–aninformalwayofsayingdrinkingalcohol.Asyouknow,intheUKwehavethepubasaplacewherewecansocialise–ormeetfriends–anddrinktogether.Butallaroundtheworldpeoplehaveplacestocometogetherandshareadrink–andnotnecessarilyanalcoholicdrink.Neil:

6、Apubisalsosometimescalledatavernorevenasaloon–that’sthesortofdrinkingdenyouwouldseeinanoldcowboyfilm!Butabartendstobethemostwell-knownwordfordescribingaplacetohaveadrink.Rob:Abarisalsothewordtodescribethelongwoodencounterthatdrinksareputonwhenyouorder–oraskfor–adrink.Therearesomeamazin

7、gbarstodrinkinaroundtheworld.IdrankinoneinSwedenthatwascompletelymadeofice:eventheglassesweremadeofice!6MinuteEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2014Page1of4bbclearningenglish.comNeil:IfindwhereverIgointheworldthereisalwaysanIrish-themedpubwhereyoucanusuallygetapintofGuinness!Infa