英语博客:Free hugs in London.
时间:2018-12-06 作者:英语课 分类:英语博客 A cup of English
Hello everyone. I'm so pleased to be back, podcasting to you again after my week of fun in Europe.
I have lots to tell, as you can imagine. I saw some amazing places on my trip, and had a very meaningful
and inspirational time. So, where should I start? I'm a fairly emotional person, deep down,so I'll start
this podcast by telling you about something that I love to do, and found myself doing right in the middle
of London. It was on Saturday, a lovely sunny but chilly 1 12th of February, when I had arrived in London
with my husband from Berlin. We immediately went to our hotel in Leicester square, put our luggage in our
room, and met up with my father and his wife. They had come down to see family in London, so it was a perfect
coincidence that I was going to be there. As you might know, central London is very 'walker friendly', meaning that basically it's great to walk around, and you can easily get from one major, famous spot to the next. We walked to Trafalgar square. I snapped away with my camera as we all chatted. There was quite a crowd in the square. Amnesty International had a big, peaceful rally going on, which is similar to a demonstration 2. There was a lot of music, and different groups representing their causes. The group that caught my eye, however, was a tiny one of only two people. Their signs said 'Free Hugs'. Well, how could I refuse? A free hug, and from perfect strangers, .....what better way to make world peace? So I dove in and gave the two lovely guys a good old hug. In retrospect 3, I should have asked their names. They might start a hugging revolution, right there in Trafalgar square. Can you imagine, with all the different people from every corner of the world, hugging? That would be absolutely fantastic. Perhaps it would spread throughout London and into the Houses of Parliament...; imagine the changes that could take place there if people started to hug. I'm sure the MPs would make better decisions, and pass better laws. They could start each parliamentary meeting by doing the conga, and having a big hugging session. I think those two fellas giving free hugs in London are a couple of geniuses.
Expressions
To do the Conga, what better way to..., fella/ fellow, a good old ....
1. The Conga is a dance where you line up, holding eachother's waists, and kick your legs to the side as you move forward to the music.
2. 'What better way' is like saying 'There is no better way'. Ex: What better way to relax than in a warm bath.
3. 'Fella' is English for 'guy'. It is the short form of 'fellow', and is similar to 'chap' which is more antiquated 4. Ex: He's a nice fella, isn't he?
4. 'A good old hug; a good old arm wrestle 5; a good old pot of stew 6; a good old roaring fire.' Good old can be added to give a sense of endearment 7 to a thing or an activity. It is also used sarcastically 8 when you mean the opposite of something being good. Ex: Nothing like a good old invasion to mess everything up!
- I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
- I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后,寒气逼人。
- His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
- He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。
- One's school life seems happier in retrospect than in reality.学校生活回忆起来显得比实际上要快乐。
- In retrospect,it's easy to see why we were wrong.回顾过去就很容易明白我们的错处了。
- Many factories are so antiquated they are not worth saving.很多工厂过于陈旧落后,已不值得挽救。
- A train of antiquated coaches was waiting for us at the siding.一列陈旧的火车在侧线上等着我们。
- He taught his little brother how to wrestle.他教他小弟弟如何摔跤。
- We have to wrestle with difficulties.我们必须同困难作斗争。
- The stew must be boiled up before serving.炖肉必须煮熟才能上桌。
- There's no need to get in a stew.没有必要烦恼。
- This endearment indicated the highest degree of delight in the old cooper.这个称呼是老箍桶匠快乐到了极点的表示。
- To every endearment and attention he continued listless.对于每一种亲爱的表示和每一种的照顾,他一直漫不在意。
- 'What a surprise!' Caroline murmured sarcastically.“太神奇了!”卡罗琳轻声挖苦道。
- Pierce mocked her and bowed sarcastically. 皮尔斯嘲笑她,讽刺地鞠了一躬。