Helen: Hi Jo. 大家好。在我們的地道英語節目中，你會發現不少在字典上查不到的通俗表達。那Jo, 今天有什么有意思的新詞嗎？

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

Helen: 從 doggy 這個詞來看，我想這是應該和狗 dog 有關的一個表達吧？

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 leftover food home.

Helen: Leftover 多余的，吃剩了的食品. 這種情況我們在餐館里經常碰到，叫了太多的菜，結果吃不完。

Jo: So you would ask for a doggy bag.

Helen: 明白了，A doggy bag 就是在餐館里要求把剩菜打包帶回家，不過這名字好像不大好聽。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: 有時候，你可能不想說我要一個 doggy bag，你也可以直接說我想把這些剩菜帶回 家。

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

Helen: 好了，今天我們的地道英語就到這兒。如果你想學些其它新單詞的話，別忘了我們的網站。

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

Helen: 再見。