美国文化脱口秀 第393期:10句英语描述完美周末
时间:2019-03-05 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀
英语课
什么是你心目中的perfect weekend?睡到自然醒、和朋友吃饭逛街、看电影泡吧、陪孩子、陪父母?今天,我们分享10句描述完美周末的英语。
关键词:
10 things that sum up a perfect weekend
#1.Sleeping in:赖床,睡到自然醒
Sleep in: 睡懒觉
You don't need to go to work today, so sleep in to your heart's content: 今天不用上班,可以睡到自然醒!
Do something to your heart's content: 尽情地做某事
I'm still in my PJs:我还穿着睡衣呢, 赖床的意思
PJs (pajamas): 睡衣
有孩子和没孩子的人,sleep in的概念完全不同:
Jenny: 9:00 am is sleeping in for me;
Diana: That's the earliest I can wake up. I usually get up around 11:00, but I can honestly sleep for the whole day!
你sleep in到几点?
#2.Brunch 1:早午餐
Brunch: 早午餐
It's not breakfast, it's not lunch. It's brunch. Make brunch for your loved ones or head out for brunch with friends: 不是早饭也不是午饭,是早午饭。为你爱的人做一顿早午餐,或者出去和朋友们吃吧
If you sleep in, you've probably missed breakfast: 如果睡懒觉,那你肯定错过早饭了
So have brunch. It combines breakfast and lunch: 所以吃早午餐吧,结合早饭和午饭
The brunch culture is big everywhere: 全球早午餐文化都很盛行
Classic brunch dishes: 经典早午餐菜式
Which is your favorite? 你喜欢哪种?
If you have a sweet tooth: 如果你爱吃甜的
French toast: 法式吐司
Pancakes: 松饼
Waffles: 华夫饼
Crepe: 法式薄饼
Cinnamon rolls 肉桂卷
Prefer something savory 2: 如果你爱吃咸的
Smoked salmon 3: 烟熏三文鱼,和以下这些都很搭!
Eggs Benedict: 本尼迪水煮蛋
Bagel:贝果
Omelette: 煎蛋卷
Hashbrown: 薯饼
For savory dishes, I love anything with smoked salmon: 如果是咸的,我最喜欢烟熏三文鱼类的
For sweet dishes, French toast or crepes: 甜的,我最喜欢法式吐司和法式薄饼
*What brunch dishes do you like? 大家喜欢什么早午餐食物?
#3.Pamper 4 yourself with a facial
宠宠自己,敷个面膜
or some beer! 喝点儿啤酒
Pamper yourself: 宠宠自己
Ladies, treat yourself to a facial. Gentlemen, grab a beer at your favorite sports bar: 姑娘们,可以给自己做个脸;男士们,去运动酒吧看球赛、喝啤酒
Treat yourself to a facial: 宠自己,做个脸
外国人不太说敷个面膜,通常就会用do a facial来代替
At-home spa treatment or facial: 在家自己做个spa或者做个脸
#4.Be active! 运动
Be active: 动起来
Go for a walk, a run, or hit the gym to get your heart pumping: 出去散散步、跑个步、或者去健身房,锻炼一下
Work out: 运动
Hit the gym: 去健身房运动
Running on the treadmill 5:在跑步机上跑步
#5.Quality time with your family: 陪孩子、陪爸妈
Family time: 家庭时间
Do something fun with the kids or head home to visit your parents (or at least give them a call): 好好陪孩子玩儿或回家看爸妈(至少给他们打个电话)
Spend quality time with your family:陪家人一起度过有品质的时间
If you're not in the same city as your parents, give them a call or WeChat them: 如果你和父母不在同一个城市,别忘了打个电话或微信一下
10句英语描述完美周末
#6.Hang out with friends: 约朋友
Hang out with friends: 出去会朋友
Whether it's coffee, dinner or bar hopping 7, catching 8 up with friends makes for a great weekend: 不论是喝杯咖啡、吃晚饭、泡酒吧,和好朋友一起,就是完美的周末
Catch up: 聚聚、聚会
Bar hopping: 连着去不同的酒吧
Hop 6: 跳来跳去
#7.Catch a movie: 看电影
Watch a movie: 看电影
Grab a buddy 9, a bucket of popcorn 10 and head to the movies: 拉上好友,捧盒爆米花,看部好电影
*咸甜爆米花,中美大不同*
American movie theaters usually sell salty popcorn: 美国电影院的爆米花通常是咸的
Chinese movie theatres sell sweet popcorn:中国电影院的通常是甜的
美国咸爆米花还有个名字叫:
Butter popcorn: 黄油爆米花
卖爆米花的地方会有黄油汁,你可以淋上去;这个对我们来说,实在太油腻啦!
There's also kettle corn, which is salty and sweet: 还有一种是又甜又咸的kettle爆米花
But movie tickets are too expensive: 但是电影票太贵了
You don't use apps to buy discounted tickets? 你不用app买打折票吗?
I always buy tickets at the box office: 我都是在售票处买
大家快来教Diana如何团购电影票吧!
#8.Do some shopping (or window shopping)
逛街购物
Indulge yourself in some retail 11 therapy or window shopping: 用买买买来治愈自己吧!或者只是逛逛也挺好
Indulge: 奢华享受
Retail therapy: 零售治疗法,即血拼、购物
It could be very dangerous if you spend too much money. You might regret it. 如果花很多钱,会很危险,最后自己后悔
#9.Why not learn English? 学英语
Learn some English: 不如学英语
If you've had a hectic 12 week, the weekend is the perfect time to do some catching up: 如果你一周非常忙碌,周末是学英语的好时机
Hectic: 非常忙碌,紧张
Catch up: 赶上、补上
我们的听众、会员都很努力哒:
Throughout the week, you are working hard and learning English: 其实大家一周中也都见缝插针学英语
#10.Last but not least...最后别忘了
Last but not least... Do the laundry, vacuuming, dishwashing and whatever chores need to be done. 最后也别忘了做家务!洗衣服,吸尘,洗碗……
Chores: 家务
注意,洗衣服不是“wash clothes" 是do the laundry!
I love doing dishes, it's therapeutic for me: 我最喜欢洗碗,对我来说很疗愈
Sweeping is my least favorite, it's so dusty: 我最怕扫地,灰太大了
n.早午餐
- They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。
- What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么?
adj.风味极佳的,可口的,味香的
- She placed a huge dish before him of savory steaming meat.她将一大盘热气腾腾、美味可口的肉放在他面前。
- He doesn't have a very savory reputation.他的名誉不太好。
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
- We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
- Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗?
v.纵容,过分关怀
- Don't pamper your little daughter.别把你的小女儿娇坏了!
- You need to pamper yourself and let your charm come through.你需要对自己放纵一些来表现你的魅力。
n.踏车;单调的工作
- The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。
- Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。
n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过
- The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛,看谁单足跳跃最快。
- How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远?
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
- There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
- Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
n.(美口)密友,伙伴
- Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气,老兄。有什么麻烦吗?
- Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了,你这家伙!
n.爆米花
- I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时,喜欢吃爆米花。
- He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后,嘴里塞满了爆米花。
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格
- In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
- These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。