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英語發展日新月異，新詞不斷涌現。所以，與時俱進，掌握最新流行詞匯至關重要。

John: Hello. Youre listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Im John.

Helen: And Im Helen.

John: Here on Real English, you can learn words and phrases which you might not find in your dictionary.

Helen: Thats right. 希望您在今天的地道英語節目中能學到一些平時在字典里找不到的英語表達。So, whats our interesting phrase of the day？

John: Today were going to learn about rats.

Helen: Oh no, rats 老鼠，Im very scared of rats. 為什么我們今天要談老鼠啊？

John: Well, were not just talking about rats, were talking about being a love-rat.

Helen: I dont find rats lovely at all. 愛情老鼠 love-rat, 聽起來我就全身不舒服。

John: I know how you feel. Love rats are terrible, theyre people who cheat on their partners, and theyre quite often men.

Helen: 這么說 love-rat 愛情老鼠的真正意思就是愛情騙子，指那些經常在戀人背后出軌的人。Lets hear an example.

Example

A: Have you read the story on Britains biggest love-rat in the papers this morning?

B: No, not yet. What did it say?

A: Well, apparently Britains biggest love-rat has 12 children with 12 different women, all of whom he has cheated on at least five times.

B: Thats disgraceful. He shouldnt be getting away with it.

John: We also hear the expression love-rat used quite often in popular newspapers.

Helen: 愛情老鼠這個表達也經常出現在那些通俗小報上。

John: Have you ever met someone who's a love-rat, Helen?

Helen: Not yet, how about you?

John: Yes, I've met people who just can't stop cheating on their partners. They're love-rats and they're getting away with it.

Helen: 好了，我們今天的地道英語就到這兒.

John: See you soon.

Helen: See you, bye.