Jo: Hello, I'm Jo and you're listening to Real English from BBC Learning¹ English – the programme where we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your textbook or your dictionary. With me today is Helen.

Helen: Hi Jo. 大家好。在我们的地道英语节目中，你会发现不少在字典上查不到的通俗表达。那Jo, 今天有什么有意思的新词吗？

Jo: Well Helen, today's expression is doggy D.O.G.G.Y bag B.A.G. doggy bag.

Helen: 从 doggy 这个词来看，我想这是应该和狗 dog 有关的一个表达吧？

Jo: A doggy bag is actually something we get at a restaurant. Sometimes when you eat out there is a lot of food and you can't finish everything because you are full – well you might want to take that leftover² food home.

Helen: Leftover 多余的，吃剩了的食品. 这种情况我们在餐馆里经常碰到，叫了太多的菜，结果吃不完。

Jo: So you would ask for a doggy bag.

Helen: 明白了，A doggy bag 就是在餐馆里要求把剩菜打包带回家，不过这名字好像不大好听。Why is it called a doggy bag Jo?

Jo: Well, it's because sometimes people take leftover food home to give to their dog – but most of the time the food is for people to eat not dogs. But we always call it a doggy bag. Let's listen to an example shall we?

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Waiter: Is everything OK?

Diner: Yes thanks. Can you put this in a doggy bag for us?

Waiter: Yes, of course.

Jo: If you want a doggy bag – you might also just ask – can we take this home please?

Helen: 有时候，你可能不想说我要一个 doggy bag，你也可以直接说我想把这些剩菜带回 家。

Jo: So there we have it – today's expression – doggy bag.

Helen: 好了，今天我们的地道英语就到这儿。如果你想学些其它新单词的话，别忘了我们的网站。

Jo: www.bbcchina.com.cn Goodbye from us at BBC Learning English.

Helen: 再见。