今天我们分享10句英语,描述一个完美的周末。
这10句话,是否符合你的perfect weekend?
*听完节目,留言分享你的完美周末!
Preferably in English;试试用英语写吧》
节目音乐:Can't Stop the Feeling by Justin Timberlake
Top 10 things that sum up a perfect weekend!
#1. Sleeping in
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:我还穿着我的睡衣呢, 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
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 about you? 你呢?
#3. Pamper yourself with a facial
or a beer!
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!
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(锻炼)
Running on the treadmill:在跑步机上跑步
#5. Quality time with your family
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, you can call them or WeChat them: 如果你和父母不在同一个城市,至少可以打个电话、微信一下
#6. Hang out with friends
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
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)
8. Go shopping: 买买买
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?
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...
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
听完了我们的完美周末,
你的完美周末是什么样的呢?
快快留言告诉我们吧!最好用英语哦!
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