Smirting 以借火和某人搭訕

Diarmuid: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Diarmuid. 大家好，歡迎來到BBC地道美語節目。我是圣保羅。

Feifei: 大家好，我是馮菲菲。 Why are you looking so happy Diarmuid? 圣保羅，為什么你看上去那么開心？

Diarmuid: Well, earlier today, I was outside on my telephone, when a lady asked me for a lighter. 嗯，今天早晨我在外面打電話，一位女士過來問我借打火機。

Feifei: 打火機。

Diarmuid: Yes, I think she might have been trying to smirt with me. 是的，我以為她是來問我借火的。

Feifei: 她想和你干什么 smirt?

Diarmuid: Yes, smirt, S.M.I.R.T, smirt. Now smirt is a slang word to describe flirting with another person when you are smoking. 這個單詞是當你們在吸煙的時候和某人調情的。

Feifei: It sounds like smoking and flirting have been joined together to make the word smirting. 聽上去是吸煙和調情這兩個詞加在一起構成了這個詞。

Diarmuid: Exactly, that is how the word smirting is created. 確實是，這就是這個詞構成。

Feifei: 原來是這個意思，今天早上問 Diarmuid 借火的這個女孩子其實對 Diarmuid 有好感，所以以借火為由和他搭訕。

Diarmuid: Yes, but I didn't have a lighter, because I don't smoke, so that was the end of the conversation. 是的，但是我沒有打火機，因為我不吸煙，所以就不了了之。

Feifei: Was she pretty? 她可愛嗎？

Diarmuid: She was very pretty. 她非常可愛。

Feifei: Oh well. She'll probably be there tomorrow if you want to talk to her again. 現在在英國幾乎所有的公共場所，像辦公室，飯館兒，都是禁煙的，所以想抽煙的朋友們只能去戶外抽煙。What do people usually say when they are smirting? 以借火搭訕的時候會說什么呢？

Diarmuid: It depends. Here is an example of some people smirting: 這得看情況。下面是一些人以借火和某人搭訕的實例：

Example

A: Hi, could I borrow your lighter? 嗨，我能借用一下你的打火機嗎？

B: Sure. 當然。

A: Thanks. Are you new here? 謝謝，你是新來的嗎？

B: Yeah, I just started in the IT department. 是的，我剛來，在IT部門。

A: Oh great, I work in the office right next to you. 哦，很好，我就在你旁邊的辦公室里工作。

B: I guess we'll be seeing a lot of each other. 我想我們會經常見面的。

Feifei: All this talk of smirting is making me feel a little lonely. 不知道我什么時候才能遇到夢中的白馬王子呀！

Diarmuid: You do know that smoking is bad for you and that there are healthier ways to meet a nice guy than to smirt. 你一定知道吸煙對你有害，除了借火搭訕這種方法，還有很多好的方法去認識好人。

Feifei: I know. 我知道。

Diarmuid: Ok, well that's all for today. 好的，今天的節目就到這兒了。

Feifei: Don't forget you can learn more Authentic Real English words and expressions by logging onto our website www.bbcchina.com.cn. See you soon. 別忘了登陸我們的網站，你可以學更多的地道美語習語。再見。