戴尔英语红宝书 第63期

Topic: It’s an open bar.

今天我们来谈论一下酒吧。

It’s an open bar.

什么叫open bar，就是免费的酒吧。

Now at a big party，or a wedding，or a holiday party for work ，they usually have a bar.

西方通常会有一些open bar。

Now an open bar means¹ that all the drinks are free，and you can have as much as you want.

open bar就是你可以喝免费的饮料。

The opposite is a cash bar，where you pay for your drinks.

当然了，我们付费的酒吧叫做cash bar。

But everyone likes an open bar better.

Of course， I like an open bar.

Me too. Ok， it’s an open bar.

It’s an open bar.

Ok see you next time.

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。