A bite to eat

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Real English 地道英語(yǔ)
    A bite to eat 隨便吃點(diǎn)東西
    She is having a quick bite
    Neil: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil.
    Helen: And I'm Helen. Hello!
    Neil: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
    Helen: 英語(yǔ)是一種富有成語(yǔ)和不同語(yǔ)言習(xí)慣的語(yǔ)言,所以要想學(xué)習(xí)地道純正的英國(guó)英語(yǔ),了解英國(guó)人常用的通俗語(yǔ)言和表達(dá)方式也是非常重要的。
    Neil: Today's expression is 'a bite to eat'.
    Helen: 聽(tīng)起來(lái)這個(gè)短語(yǔ)和吃有關(guān),對(duì)不對(duì)Neil?
    Neil: Yes, it certainly does have something to do with eating. To have a bite to eat means to go and have something to eat.
    Helen: 這種說(shuō)法是指吃什么東西都行還是說(shuō)是要吃正經(jīng)的一頓飯呢?
    Neil: It usually means to have a small amount of food – so a snack or a light meal – or it can just mean to go and eat some food or a meal.
    Helen: Bite就是用嘴咬的意思,而a bite to eat一般就是專指隨便的吃點(diǎn)什么東西或者吃頓便飯的意思。
    Neil: Here are some examples of how we might use it.
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    A: I'm hungry – shall we go for a bite to eat?  B: Sounds good.  A: So are we going to see the new Harry Potter film later?  B: Yes. If we meet at 6 we should have time for a quick bite first.
    Helen: 剛才他倆說(shuō)的是a quick bite就是很快的吃點(diǎn)東西。所以a bite to eat也可以簡(jiǎn)單說(shuō)成a bite – 都是咬一口什么東西吃,就是隨便吃點(diǎn)東西的意思。
    Neil: All this talk of food is making me hungry…
    Helen: Shall we go for a bite to eat?
    Neil: I would love a bite to eat. And that's about all from Real English today.
    Helen: And today's expression is 'a bite to eat' – 隨便吃點(diǎn)東西。感謝大家收聽(tīng)我們BBC Learning English的節(jié)目。 We'll see you next time.
    Neil: Bye for now.