英语俚语天天说 第40期:电视迷,宅男宅女couch potato
时间：2019-01-17 作者：英语课 分类：英语俚语天天说
英语课
介绍: Today we will be learning a new slang, couch potato.
Couch 沙发. Potato, 土豆.
释义:
A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies.
沙发上的土豆是指的那些拿着摇控器，蜷在沙发上什么事都不干，只会在沙发上看电视，或者指将大部分业余时间用来躺在床上睡觉、或者抱着电视机守上十来个小时的人。
来源：
Potato is kind of like a symbol of something that is sedentary.
Sedentary：S-E-D-E-N-T-A-R-Y久坐的，静坐的。
And if someone sits on the couch for a long period and do nothing but watching the television, he/she might become plump just like the shape of potatoes.
土豆在美国人的眼中是久坐不动的标志。一个人长时间坐在沙发上，就如土豆一样一动不动，时间长了，人就像土豆一样胖胖圆圆的。
举例:
世界杯刚刚结束，如果我的爸爸都是球迷的话，那么我就可以说
My father becomes a couch potato during the World Cup season this year.
当你在质疑你的朋友装了有线电视而沉迷电视而不悔悟时，你可以说
Do you know that you have been becoming a couch potato since we got cable TV?
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