美國文化脫口秀 第393期:10句英語描述完美周末
關(guān)鍵詞：
10 things that sum up a perfect weekend
#1.Sleeping in：賴床，睡到自然醒
Sleep in: 睡懶覺
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: 盡情地做某事
I'm still in my PJs：我還穿著睡衣呢， 賴床的意思
PJs (pajamas): 睡衣
有孩子和沒孩子的人，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到幾點(diǎn)?
#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: 不是早飯也不是午飯，是早午飯。為你愛的人做一頓早午餐，或者出去和朋友們吃吧
If you sleep in, you've probably missed breakfast: 如果睡懶覺，那你肯定錯(cuò)過早飯了
So have brunch. It combines breakfast and lunch: 所以吃早午餐吧，結(jié)合早飯和午飯
The brunch culture is big everywhere: 全球早午餐文化都很盛行
Classic brunch dishes: 經(jīng)典早午餐菜式
Which is your favorite? 你喜歡哪種?
If you have a sweet tooth: 如果你愛吃甜的
French toast: 法式吐司
Pancakes: 松餅
Waffles: 華夫餅
Crepe: 法式薄餅
Cinnamon rolls 肉桂卷
Prefer something savory: 如果你愛吃咸的
Smoked salmon: 煙熏三文魚，和以下這些都很搭!
Eggs Benedict: 本尼迪水煮蛋
Bagel:貝果
Omelette: 煎蛋卷
Hashbrown: 薯餅
For savory dishes, I love anything with smoked salmon: 如果是咸的，我最喜歡煙熏三文魚類的
For sweet dishes, French toast or crepes: 甜的，我最喜歡法式吐司和法式薄餅
*What brunch dishes do you like? 大家喜歡什么早午餐食物?
#3.Pamper yourself with a facial
寵寵自己，敷個(gè)面膜
or some beer! 喝點(diǎn)兒啤酒
Pamper yourself: 寵寵自己
Ladies, treat yourself to a facial. Gentlemen, grab a beer at your favorite sports bar: 姑娘們，可以給自己做個(gè)臉;男士們，去運(yùn)動(dòng)酒吧看球賽、喝啤酒
Treat yourself to a facial: 寵自己，做個(gè)臉
外國人不太說敷個(gè)面膜，通常就會(huì)用do a facial來代替
At-home spa treatment or facial: 在家自己做個(gè)spa或者做個(gè)臉
#4.Be active! 運(yùn)動(dòng)
Be active: 動(dòng)起來
Go for a walk, a run, or hit the gym to get your heart pumping: 出去散散步、跑個(gè)步、或者去健身房，鍛煉一下
Work out: 運(yùn)動(dòng)
Hit the gym: 去健身房運(yùn)動(dòng)
Running on the treadmill:在跑步機(jī)上跑步
#5.Quality time with your family: 陪孩子、陪爸媽
Family time: 家庭時(shí)間
Do something fun with the kids or head home to visit your parents (or at least give them a call): 好好陪孩子玩兒或回家看爸媽(至少給他們打個(gè)電話)
Spend quality time with your family：陪家人一起度過有品質(zhì)的時(shí)間
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個(gè)城市，別忘了打個(gè)電話或微信一下
10句英語描述完美周末
#6.Hang out with friends: 約朋友
Hang out with friends: 出去會(huì)朋友
Whether it's coffee, dinner or bar hopping, catching up with friends makes for a great weekend: 不論是喝杯咖啡、吃晚飯、泡酒吧，和好朋友一起，就是完美的周末
Catch up: 聚聚、聚會(huì)
Bar hopping: 連著去不同的酒吧
Hop: 跳來跳去
#7.Catch a movie: 看電影
Watch a movie: 看電影
Grab a buddy, a bucket of popcorn and head to the movies: 拉上好友，捧盒爆米花，看部好電影
*咸甜爆米花，中美大不同*
American movie theaters usually sell salty popcorn: 美國電影院的爆米花通常是咸的
Chinese movie theatres sell sweet popcorn:中國電影院的通常是甜的
美國咸爆米花還有個(gè)名字叫：
Butter popcorn: 黃油爆米花
賣爆米花的地方會(huì)有黃油汁，你可以淋上去;這個(gè)對(duì)我們來說，實(shí)在太油膩啦!
There's also kettle corn, which is salty and sweet: 還有一種是又甜又咸的kettle爆米花
But movie tickets are too expensive: 但是電影票太貴了
You don't use apps to buy discounted tickets? 你不用app買打折票嗎?
I always buy tickets at the box office: 我都是在售票處買
大家快來教Diana如何團(tuán)購電影票吧!
#8.Do some shopping (or window shopping)
逛街購物
Indulge yourself in some retail therapy or window shopping: 用買買買來治愈自己吧!或者只是逛逛也挺好
Indulge: 奢華享受
Retail therapy: 零售治療法，即血拼、購物
It could be very dangerous if you spend too much money. You might regret it. 如果花很多錢，會(huì)很危險(xiǎn)，最后自己后悔
#9.Why not learn English? 學(xué)英語
Learn some English: 不如學(xué)英語
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，周末是學(xué)英語的好時(shí)機(jī)
Hectic: 非常忙碌，緊張
Catch up: 趕上、補(bǔ)上
我們的聽眾、會(huì)員都很努力噠：
Throughout the week, you are working hard and learning English: 其實(shí)大家一周中也都見縫插針學(xué)英語
#10.Last but not least...最后別忘了
Last but not least... Do the laundry, vacuuming, dishwashing and whatever chores need to be done. 最后也別忘了做家務(wù)!洗衣服，吸塵，洗碗……
Chores: 家務(wù)
注意，洗衣服不是“wash clothes" 是do the laundry!
I love doing dishes, it's therapeutic for me: 我最喜歡洗碗，對(duì)我來說很療愈
Sweeping is my least favorite, it's so dusty: 我最怕掃地，灰太大了
