本周地道英语 Smirting 以借火和某人搭讪

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tina: 大家好，我是tina。why are you looking so happy james?

james: well, earlier today, i was outside on my telephone, when a lady asked me for a lighter.

tina: 打火机。

james: yes, i think she might have been trying to smirt with me.

tina: 他想和你干什么 smirt?

james: yes, smirt, s.m.i.r.t, smirt. now smirt is a slang word to describe flirting with another person when you are smoking.

tina: it sounds like smoking and flirting have been joined together to make the word smirting.

james: exactly, that is how the word smirting is created.

tina: 原来是这个意思，今天早上问 james 借火的这个女孩子其实对 james 有好感，所以以借火为由和他搭讪。

james: yes, but i didn’t have a lighter, because i dont smoke, so that was the end of the conversation.

tina: was she pretty?

james: she was very pretty.

tina: oh well. shell probably be there tomorrow if you want to talk to her again. 现在在英国几乎所有的公共场所，像办公室，饭馆儿，就是禁烟的，所以想抽烟的朋友们只能去户外抽烟。 what do people usually say when they are smirting?

james: it depends. here is an example of some people smirting:

example

a: hi, could i borrow your lighter?

b: sure.

a: thanks. are you new here?

b: yeah, i just started in the it department.

a: oh great, i work in the office right next to you.

b: i guess well be seeing a lot of each other.

tina: all this talk of smirting is making me feel a little lonely. 不知道我什么时候才能遇到梦中的白马王子呀！

james: you do know that smoking is bad for you and that there are healthier ways to meet a nice guy than to smirt.

tina: i know.