BBC地道英語口語:Butty 三明治
Jean: And I’m Jean.
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your English text book.
Jean: 學習英式英語非常重要的一部分就是要學習他們日常使用的英語口語，而且這些英語的通俗說法並不是經常能在書本上學到的。那Jo，我們今天要學的英語口語詞是什麼呢？
Jo: Today’s word is ‘butty’ – B.U.T.T.Y – butty.
Jean: Butty. Butty是什麼意思呢？
Jo: Well, butty is an informal word meaning sandwich.
Jean: 我知道了，butty就是三明治的意思，是三明治在英國的一種通俗叫法。
Jo: Yes. You could say ‘I had a cheese butty for lunch.’
Jean: 就是說我午飯吃了一個乳酪三明治。
Jo: Absolutely.
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A: Mum! I’m hungry!
B: Well, get yourself a butty or something.
A: What do you normally have for lunch in England?
B: I don’t have much time for lunch, so I usually just have a butty from the local shop.
Jo: Do you like butties?
Jean: 偶爾吃吃還好，要頓頓吃butty我可受不了。你呢Jo？
Jo: Well, I love a butty sometimes. Chicken butties are my favourite.
Jean: Mm, 雞肉三明治還是挺好吃的。
Jo: Some English people like chip butties. That’s a sandwich with fried potatoes inside.
Jean: 兩片面包夾薯條？那也是三明治嗎?
Jo: Yes, I know it sounds horrible but chip butties are great! It’s also worth mentioning that butty is more commonly used in the north of England than in the south. Anyway, let’s recap – butty – is an informal word for sandwich.
Jean: 對了，還需要特別說明的是Butty這個詞在英國的北部是最常用的。好了，讓我們再回顧一下吧，butty, 就是英國口語三明治的意思. Well, that’s all we have time for.
Jo: Yes, we have to go. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.
Jean: See you next time.
