美国文化脱口秀 第393期:10句英语描述完美周末(在线收听

   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: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: 如果你爱吃咸的
  Smoked salmon: 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 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: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, catching 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: 跳来跳去
  #7.Catch a movie: 看电影
  Watch a movie: 看电影
  Grab a buddy, a bucket of popcorn 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 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 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
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