BBC地道英語口語:Freeloader 吃白食的人
Jo: Welcome to another Real English from BBC Learning English.
Oliver: 大家好，我是 Oliver，地道英語和大家一起學習現代英式英語中經常出現的流行詞彙和實用表達。那 Jo,今天給我們帶來的新詞是什麼呢?
Jo: Today's word Oliver is freeloader. F.R.E.E.L.O.A.D.E.R. freeloader.
Oliver: 這個詞是什麼意思呢?
Jo: Well a freeloader is a person who would be happy to stay at your house, eat your food or spend your money for free – but they would never give you anything back in return.
Oliver: 啊哈，我知道了。這個詞兒指的是非常願意接受，但是從不想回報的人。Load 的本意是裝載的意思，而 free 就是免費的意思。放在一起就是免費裝載!
Jo: Freeloader. Now do you have a similar word in Chinese Oliver?
Oliver: 有，freeloader 用中文可以說白吃白喝或者吃白食的人。基本上是用在談論其它人的時候，很少當着別人的面這麼說。
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A: Have you noticed how Mike never buys a drink – we always buy him drinks but he never gets his money out.
B: I know. It gets on my nerves. He's such a freeloader.
Oliver: It's time to say goodbye and go for a cup of tea isn't it? Like we do after every programme Jo?
Jo: Well are you paying Oliver? I paid last time, and the time before, and the time before that – in fact you've never paid! In fact that's it – that's you – you're a freeloader, Oliver.
Oliver: 真想不到你會認爲我是白吃白喝、吃白食的人。爲了證明你是錯誤的，今天的晚飯我請，現在你可以收回你那句話了嗎？
Jo: Oh go on then, you're not really a freeloader! Anyway we've reached the end of the programme. That's all from Real English and BBC Learning English for today.
