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英文报刊常用术语 accredited journalist n. 特派记者advertisement n．广告 ．advance n．预发消息；预写消息affair n．桃色新闻；绯闻anecdote n．趣闻轶事assignment n．采写任务attribution n. 消息出处，消息
[白吃白喝] a freeloader
我可不愿意白吃白喝别人。我不是那种爱占便宜的人。www.51education.net
I wouldn’t free load. I’m not a freeloader.
有人把“白吃白喝”说成：eat and drink without paying, 这种说法很不准确。To eat without paying岂不成了强盗？“白吃白喝”不是不pay，而是自己不用pay，让别人去pay。表达这一概念可以用to freeload, 其意思是：利用别人之慷慨而占便宜。另外，to make use of 、to take advantage of 在某些场合也可用来表示这种概念。
Dialogue
Tom: I feel like having a ball after the exam was over. What about eating out?
Sue: Eating out?
Tom: Yes.
Sue: Well, forget. I’m broke.
Tom: No worries. Everything is on this time. I’ll pick up the tab and treat you .
Sue: No, thanks. But I’m not a freeloader.
Tom: Well, you can treat me when you are in the chips again.
Sue: I prefer going Dutch.
Tom: All right. I’ll follow yours.
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