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你是否也曾梦想过在异域风情的街道上漫步，或者在夜晚城市的霓虹灯下闲游？英式英语中的俗语 “mooch” 的意思就是 “漫无目的地闲逛”。在英国，人们会用 “have a mooch” 或 “mooch around…” 来表示 “去随便逛逛”。听节目，跟主持人菲菲和 Georgie 一起学习俗语 “mooch” 的用法。

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Feifei
大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。在每期节目中，我们都会介绍一个英语母语人士或讲英语流利的人会用到的习惯用语或者短语。I'm Feifei, and I'm joined by Georgie. How are you, Georgie?

Georgie
I'm feeling pretty good actually, Feifei. I've just had a little mooch around the shops in my lunch break, and now I'm ready to get back to work.

Feifei
OK, you just used the word 'mooch' which I don't think I've heard before! Why don't you explain it for our listeners?

Georgie
Of course. So, 'mooch' or 'mooch around' is an informal British English word or phrase which means to wander or stroll around casually.

Feifei
And what is the purpose of mooching around?

Georgie
Well, the point is there isn't really a purpose. We use it when we're exploring shops, markets or streets without the aim of reaching a specific destination. Let's hear from our BBC Learning English colleagues.

Examples
I really need some caffeine. I'm just going to mooch around the centre until I find a cafe.

We landed at 9 o'clock at night, so there wasn't really anything to do, apart from mooch around the night market.

There's a new art gallery that's opened up in town, I, I don't know a lot about it, but I'm, I'm just going to go and have a mooch and see what's there.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。以上我们一起学习了 “mooch” 和 “mooch around” 的用法。英式英语中的俗语 “mooch” 可以作动词，意思是 “没有目的地闲逛”。想要具体表达 “在某个地点闲逛” 的时候，就可以说 “mooch around…”。“Mooch” 还可以作名词使用。比如，“have a mooch” 的意思就是 “去随便逛逛”。

Georgie
Yes. You can use the set phrase 'have a mooch' in a similar way that we use 'have a look'. You can say 'Let's have a mooch.' if you want to invite someone to wander aimlessly somewhere, without specifying the location.

Feifei
And, if we want to specify where to mooch, we add 'around', like when you said you "had a little mooch around the shops".

Georgie
Exactly! And you don't always need the verb 'have' – mooch can act as a verb itself, for example 'I mooched around the shops in my lunchbreak.'

Feifei
是的，“mooch” 可以直接作为动词使用。比如，“I want to mooch around the city at the weekend now, it sounds relaxing!”

Georgie
You should! Come back next week for another episode. Thanks for joining us.

Feifei
Bye!