Six-pack
| Finn: | Ahh, this is the life. Sun shining, birds singing—beautiful day here in the park, eh Feifei? |
| Feifei: | Ah yes, fantastic. Just one thing, Finn. I'm a bit thirsty. |
| Finn: | Yes I could do with a drink. |
| Feifei: | An orange juice would be magnificent. |
| Finn: | No, no, no. On a day like today the ideal thing would be ... an ice-cold beer, or maybe six ...
(Looks in bag) |
| Finn: | Ah—here we are. A six-pack! Look. |
| Feifei: | Finn, I don't really want to see your six-pack. |
| Finn: | What? |
| Feifei: | Actually, you don't have a six-pack. You have a beer belly! |
| Finn: | Oh, I get it! Very good, Feifei. In English the phrase six-pack originally refers to a way of selling cans of beer—buying six cans joined together with plastic holders. |
| Feifei: | And now, as a slang expression, it can also describe the shape of stomach muscles ... on people who are very fit you can see six round muscles—which looks like a six pack of drink. Unfortunately, not on you Finn. |
| Finn: | What are you saying? |
| Feifei: | Anyone can see you don't have a six-pack. You have a one-pack—one huge beer belly! |
| Finn: | Well, I think that phrase is easy enough to understand. |
| Feifei: | Too many six-packs of beer, I'm afraid! |
| Examples |
| Feifei: | So Finn, how about you leave that six-pack of beer and swap it for ... a healthy fruit smoothie! |
| Finn: | Nice idea, and I can see a fruit smoothie seller over there! I'll go and buy two. See you in a bit. |
| Feifei: | Thanks Finn. While he's over there let me remind everyone if you want to learn more phrases like six-pack and beer belly, check out bbclearningenglish.com. And do some exercise! Bye. |
| Finn: | (Opens and drinks from can) Don't tell Feifei! |