戴尔英语红宝书 第35期

It’s happy hour until nine o’clock.

Victor： Hi,大家好,我是Victor， 

Nancy： Nancy! 

Victor： 今天我们讨论的Topic是： 

Nancy：It’s happy hour until nine o’clock. 

Victor： 九点前都是快乐时光。 

Nancy：Happy hour is another trick bars¹ use to try to bring people in. Every day, at certain times, like from five o’clock to seven o’clock, or five o’clock to nine o’clock, there are discounts² on drinks for both men and women. 

Victor： 快乐时光是一些酒吧吸引顾客的手段。在某个特定时间段酒水一律打折。 

Nancy：They’re trying to get people in who are coming home from work, and who might need a break before they sit in traffic or get stuck on the subway. 

Victor： 这个时间段里来的顾客通常都是下班后想小憩一下或者避开下班交通高峰期。 

Nancy ：It’s happy hour until nine o’clock. 

Victor： It’s happy hour until nine o’clock. 

Nancy: That’s all for today. See you! 

Victor: See you!

1 bars   

n.马上的齿龈；酒吧间( bar的名词复数 )；售酒的（饮食）柜台；条；（门、窗等的）闩vi.

参考例句：

• The hotel is ideally placed for restaurants, bars and clubs. 这家宾馆地处的位置适宜经营餐厅、酒吧和俱乐部。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The prisoner had filed through the steel bars and escaped. 那囚犯锉断钢条逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 discounts   

n.贴现( discount的名词复数 )；数目；（任何面值上的）扣除额；（考虑到故事、报告、报道等的夸张或偏见等）不全信

参考例句：

• Discounts will only be given on production of your student ID card. 须出示学生证方可打折。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Providing discounts is not the only way to win custom. 打折并不是招揽顾客的唯一途径。 来自辞典例句