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Todd: Clare, what are your plans for tonight?
Clare: Well, tonight, first of all I'm going to head back home and take a nap1 because I've got a big night ahead of me. So, I'm going to be going out quite late, about 11:00 so I'll need my energy, but unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to have much of a rest because it will be probably half past seven (7:30) by the time I get home and I need to start getting ready at about 9:00 so, an hour and a half max.
Todd: Actually, what do you do to get ready when you go out?
Clare: Well, have a shower, get changed, and then, play some games.
Todd: OK. What games do you play?
Clare: Well, we've recently acquaired a pack of giant cards, so we'll be playing some card games with the giant cards.
Clare: Well, I don't know if you know the game "Play Your Cards Right"
Todd: No, no, how do you play?
Clare: It's actually a TV game show. We take it from that. And it's very simple. You have a row of cards that you can't see. And you turn over the first one, and you have to say whether the next card is going to be higher or lower3. Very simple, so, so you turn over a 10, and you say lower, and it's a 6, so you carry on. You say, "higher" and it's a 4, and if you're wrong....so as you can imagine, it's very easy to go wrong.
Todd: Yeah. It sounds like a good game. Well, have a good time tonight and good luck in getting ready.
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head back home
I'm going to head back home to get some rest.
The informal4 expression 'head back home' means5 go back to your house. We would use this around friends, family or in casual6 situations. Notice the following:
When are you going to head back home?
I need to head back home after we finish here.
max
I only have an hour and a half max before I need to get ready.
'Max' is a common shortened7 form of the word 'maximum' which means limit. This is commonly used in speech, but isn't used often in written English. Notice the following:
The max she will pay for jeans is $60.
What was the max temperature today?
take a nap
I'm going home to take a nap.
To 'take a nap' is to sleep for a short amount of time during the middle of the day. A nap is used to increase energy. Notice the following:
You should go take a nap if you feel so tired.
My son usually takes a nap in the afternoon.
big night
I have a big night ahead of me.
A 'big night' is a common way of saying a busy or important night. This is also an informal phrase8. Notice the following:
It was a really big night for me last night.
turn over
You have a row of cards, and you turn over the first one.
To 'turn something over' is to change it from one side to the other. For example you turn meat over when you cook it so that both sides are cooked. Notice the following:
I like to turn the blanket over because the other side is softer.
Can you please turn the sandwich over in a few minutes?
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1 nap | |
n.(白天)打瞌睡,打盹 | |
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2 specific | |
adj.明确的;具体的;特定的 | |
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3 lower | |
adj.较低的;地位较低的,低等的;低年级的;下游的;vt.放下,降下,放低;减低 | |
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4 informal | |
adj.非正式的,不拘礼的,通俗的 | |
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5 means | |
n.方法,手段,折中点,物质财富 | |
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adj.漠不关心,冷漠的;随便的,非正式的;偶然的,碰巧的 | |
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7 shortened | |
v.弄短,缩短( shorten的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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8 phrase | |
n.短语,词组;成语,习语 | |
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9 celebrity | |
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望 | |
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