booze cruise是什麼意思
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短期買酒遊
Booze Cruise 買酒一日遊英語對話Neil: You're listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.
Helen: 我是 Helen, 歡迎收聽BBC 的地道英語節目，在這裡您能學到不少字典上查不到的常用表達。
Neil: Today’s phrase is ‘booze cruise’.
Helen: ‘Booze’ 我倒是聽到過，但這個表達是什麼意思呢?
Neil: Yes, ‘booze’, is a slang word for alcohol. Usually a cruise is a long journey on a boat. Butin this expression, it can mean travelling on a boat, or by car.
Helen: 到哪兒去? 去度假嗎?
Neil: In this expression, British people are usually talking about travelling to France or Belgium,but not on holiday. They go especially to shop for booze!
Helen: 聽到了嗎?英國人願意花錢花時間到歐洲其它國家，比如法國和比利時去買酒? 為什麼要跑那麼遠去買酒?
Neil: Well in France and Belgium the taxes on alcohol and cigarettes are lower, so it can becheaper to buy them there than in Britain.
Helen: 原來在其它歐洲國家買酒或者香菸的話，要便宜很多，因為稅低。
Neil: Often people go on a booze cruise for a day-trip, either by boat, or by going on theChannel Tunnel.
Helen: A day trip 一日遊。
Example
A: Have you bought all the booze for the wedding yet?
B: Yes, we went over to France on a booze cruise and bought loads of cheap wine.
Helen: 我們剛才聽到的這位先生就專門為他的婚禮跑了一趟 A booze cruise，買了不少價廉物美的葡萄酒。 那麼我們再複習一遍, 今天的通俗表達是
Neil: Booze cruise.
Helen: 就是為能買到便宜的酒或者香菸，而專門到外地跑一趟。
Neil: We’ve run out of time now. Join us soon for more Real English. Goodbye.
Helen: 下次節目再見!
Booze cruise英語介紹Booze cruise is a British colloquial term for a brief trip from Britain to France or Belgium with the intent of taking advantage of lower prices, and buying personal supplies of (especially) alcohol or tobacco in bulk quantities. This is a legally acceptable process and should not be confused with smuggling.
The term is also used in other countries to refer to a pleasure outing on a ship or boat involving a significant amount of drinking, or an outing to purchase large amounts of alcohol in bulk for a party or outing. It probably originated during Prohibition, when Americans would take "cruises to nowhere" to enjoy alcohol, which could legally be served on board once outside American territorial waters.
Generally, alcohol and tobacco taxes are lower in France than in Britain. Economically, it makes sense for people to buy their supplies of wine, beer, spirits, and tobacco in bulk in France instead of Britain. There is keen competition between ferry operators and the Channel Tunnel Eurotunnel Shuttle. The day fares to Calais are normally around £60 per vehicle, but are sometimes discounted to as little as £10 at off-peak times. Since beer often costs little more than half the English shop price, at worst, the savings defray the cost of a day out.
Serving this market has become big business around the major ferry ports of Calais, Boulogne, and Dunkirk in France, and Ostend in Belgium. Even longer routes from Cherbourg, Normandy and Brittany generate business, boosted by ferries from Ireland where alcohol duties are even higher. The exit route from the Calais ferry port passes several large warehouse retailers (English-owned) that serve the market, and some large British supermarket chains have alcohol-only branches selling bottles identical to those in Britain, but at deep discounts. The French have opened an enormous shopping precinct adjacent to the Channel Tunnel (Cité Europe) that attracts large numbers of British shoppers.
Following large increases in tobacco duty in France, it is now very common for smokers to make a detour to the small town of Adinkerke just over the border in Belgium, where tobacco duty is lower. Many people intending to purchase mainly tobacco products opt for the revitalised service from Dover to Dunkirk, as Dunkirk is much closer to the Belgian border than Calais, and the ferries on this route are slightly more 'smoker-friendly'. Some buying both tobacco and alcohol make a triangular journey (Dover - Dunkirk - Calais - Dover or vice versa).
It is important to differentiate between booze cruisers (who purchase and transport goods legally) and professional smugglers, who often have criminal motives. Genuine booze cruisers are often people 'on a budget', who simply opt to purchase their own personal supplies from 'Shop A' (in France or Belgium) at lower prices than offered at 'Shop B' (in Britain). Booze cruisers normally travel as a family or group of friends, and often take the opportunity to generally have a 'day out' in France and indulge in recreational 'channel shopping' for French produce and unfamiliar foods, clothing and other goods while they are there. In addition to alcohol and tobacco, many other items, including mundane household items such as washing powder and cooking oil are much cheaper in France than the UK.
