卡卡英語第407期:SLOW DAY竟有這么多意思

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2018年12月06日

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Slow-慢，day-天。這兩個(gè)單詞合起來的意思，大部分人其實(shí)只能用到其中的一層，其實(shí)slow day除了表示過得緩慢一天之外，還有其他的意思，今天我們就來細(xì)數(shù)下slow day使用的不同語境和意思上細(xì)微的差別吧。

Meaning
a day in which not much happens, so it feels like it is taking very long to pass
一天中沒有發(fā)生太多事，感覺時(shí)間過得慢
a day in which less than expected has been done
一天中沒有預(yù)期中干的活多
not much business has been done
生意不好

Example Sentences
1.The shop did not make a lot of money today, we had a slow day.
商店今天沒賺多少錢，我們的生意很清淡。
2.Very few people came into the restaurant today, the servers did not even have to set up the tables at the back, we had a slow day.
今天很少有人來餐廳，服務(wù)員甚至都不用再后面準(zhǔn)備餐桌，我們都沒事干。
3.Today is Saturday, we are going to stay home and watch television, we are not going to leave the house at all, we are having a slow day.
今天是星期六，我們要呆在家里看電視，我們根本不打算離家，我們要過悠閑的日子。
4.I cannot believe that it is only 12 o'clock, it feels like we have been here for hours, it really has been a slow day.
我不能相信現(xiàn)在只有十二點(diǎn)，感覺我們已經(jīng)在這里待了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)了，今天真是急死人了。

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