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: 英語是一種富有成語和不同語言習慣的語言，所以要想學習地道純正的英國英語，了解英國人常用的通俗語言和表達方式也是非常重要的。

Neil: Today's expression is 'a bite to eat'.

Helen: 聽起來這個短語和吃有關，對不對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: 這種說法是指吃什么東西都行還是說是要吃正經的一頓飯呢？

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: 剛才他倆說的是a quick bite就是很快的吃點東西。所以a bite to eat也可以簡單說成a bite – 都是咬一口什么東西吃，就是隨便吃點東西的意思。

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' – 隨便吃點東西。感謝大家收聽我們BBC Learning English的節目。 We'll see you next time.

Neil: Bye for now.