【英语趣味课堂】周日-Sunday

Todd: Hello, Adrienne! 

 

Adrienne: Hi, Todd!

 

Todd: How are you? 

 

Adrienne: Fine, how are you?

 

Todd: Good. Adrienne, can we talk about what you like to do on Sunday morning?

 

Adrienne: Usually, on Sunday mornings, I like to sleep as late as possible.

 

Todd: Sleep, huh! Like how late do you normally¹ sleep?

 

Adrienne: Um, probably until 10 or 11 o'clock. 

 

Todd: Ooh, that's pretty late.

 

Adrienne: I know. That's the best part.

 

Todd: That's terrible actually.

 

Adrienne: It's not terrible. It's good for you. You can catch up on your sleep, from a busy week.

 

Todd: Yeah, but don't you think you're giving away the best time of the day. Like that's, if you sleep, you give away that time. You're never going to have it back. 

 

Adrienne: But, it's also relaxing which is something that you don't get to do during the week.

 

Todd: Mm, that's true. That's true. But for me, it's, I like to get up early. I mean, do you ever get up early on Saturday or Sunday?

 

Adrienne: Ah, sometimes, if I have an activity planned for the day - errands², shopping, hiking³ - that kind of thing.

 

Todd: OK, well, what about food. What do you normally eat?

 

Adrienne: On Sundays? I like to make an omelet for breakfast, ah, cheese omelet usually. 

 

Todd: What do you put inside the omelet besides cheese?

 

Adrienne: Mushrooms⁴ (Ooh, that's good) and sometimes avocado, if I can find it. It's delicious. 

 

Todd: Do you do this every Sunday?

 

Adrienne: No, it's not a habit but when I can, when I think of it, when I'm up early enough. 

 

Todd: OK, well, let's talk about last sunday? What did you do last Sunday? Do you remember?

 

Adrienne: Mm, last Sunday? I was packing.

 

Todd: Packing for what?

 

Adrienne: To come to Japan. 

 

Todd: Oh, yeah! So where did you come from? 

 

Adrienne: I came from Minneapolis. 

 

Todd: OK. How long was your flight? 

 

Adrienne: 14 hours. 

 

Todd: Ooh, that's long!

 

Adrienne: Give or take, yeah.

 

Todd: Did you sleep on the plane?

 

Adrienne: I did. 2 hours, and then I was up, and then 1 hour, and then I was up, and then 20 minutes and then 40 minutes.

 

Todd: So, it was never solid⁵?

 

Adrienne: No, sporadic⁶. We had a lot of turbulence⁷.

 

Todd: Ooh, what's turbulence?

 

Adrienne: Turbulence is when the plane hits some kind of air pockets and bounces⁸ around. You have to put your seatbelt on so you don't get knocked over.

 

Todd: Yeah, they go "bong!"

 

Adrienne: Exactly!

1 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

2 errands   

n.errand的复数；差使( errand的名词复数 )；差事

参考例句：

• He often runs errands for his grandmother. 他经常给他的祖母跑腿儿。
• I have a few errands to do in the town. 我在城里有些差事要办。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

4 mushrooms   

n.蘑菇( mushroom的名词复数 )；如蘑菇般生长迅速的事物

参考例句：

• a mixed grill of bacon, sausages, tomatoes and mushrooms 由咸熏肉、香肠、番茄和蘑菇做成的烤杂排
• Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison. 有些蘑菇含有致命毒素。

5 solid   

adj.固体的，结实的，可靠的，实心的；n.固体，实心；adv. 一致地

参考例句：

• Water may change from a liquid to a solid.水可以由液体变为固体。
• I know that James is a solid type of person.我知道詹姆斯是个可信赖的人。

6 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

7 turbulence   

n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流

参考例句：

• The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
• The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。

8 bounces   

v.弹回( bounce的第三人称单数 )；（电子邮件）被退回；拒付；（朝某个方向）颠簸行进

参考例句：

• Although fatigue shows readily on Carter, he bounces back quickly. 卡特虽然容易显出疲劳的样子，但他恢复得很快。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A rubber ball bounces well. 橡皮球弹力好。 来自《简明英汉词典》