常春藤生活英语【60】The Attack of the Spicy Hot Pot

Joey is nearsighted and he can't see anything clearly without his glasses. One Saturday, he had spicy¹ hot pot for lunch, and then he went shopping in a department store. While Joey was looking around, he suddenly felt a pain in his stomach. He knew he had to find a restroom quickly.

The department store was crowded with shoppers, so Joey kept walking into people as he tried to get to a restroom. Just when he had one in sight, a guy accidentally² knocked Joey's glasses off, and they broke into pieces. Despite this, Joey had to move on, and he finally reached his destination. When he went inside, however, Joey was shocked to hear women screaming. It turned out that because he couldn't see clearly, he had walked into the ladies' room instead of the men's room.

近视的乔伊只要不戴上眼镜就看不清楚。某个星期六，他中餐先吃了麻辣锅，然后再到百货公司血拼。乔伊正在四处看看时，突然觉得肚子一阵疼痛。他知道他得赶紧找到洗手间。

百货公司里满是购物的人潮，因此乔伊在试着要去洗手间的路上一直撞到人。正当他看到厕所时，一名男子不小心把他的眼镜撞飞，眼镜因此摔破了。尽管如此，乔伊还是得继续向前，最后终于抵达目的地。当乔伊进到厕所时，却听到女生尖叫而吓了一跳。原来他因为看不清楚而走进了女用洗手间，而不是男生厕所。

Building Your Vocabulary

spicy　a. 辛辣的
Arnold loves to eat spicy food.
阿诺喜欢吃辣

Phrases³ for Learning⁴

1.be crowded with...　　挤满……
The bus is crowded with students.
公交车上塞满了学生。

2.walk into...　　（走路时）撞到……
Ethan walked right into a tree when he was staring at a beautiful girl.
伊森边走路边看美眉时，竟一头撞上了一颗树。

3.in sight　　看得见，在视线内
After they had walked for hours, their destination was finally in sight
走了好几个小时的路后，他们终于看到目的地。

4.knock...off/down/over　　把……撞掉∕倒∕翻
I didn't mean to knock your cup over.
我不是故意要撞翻你的杯子。

5.move on　　继续前行
We should move on now that we've rested.
既然已经休息过，我们也该继续前进了。

参考字词

1.nearsighted　a. 近视的
2.hot pot　n. 火锅
3.restroom　n. 洗手间

Tips In Use

He knew he had to find a restroom...
（他知道他得……找到洗手间。）

...he had walked into the ladies' room instead of the men's room.
（……他……走进了女用洗手间，而不是男生厕所。）

英文与中文一样，对这个解决人类基本需求的地方都有许多称呼。以下为读者介绍，以免大家误用。

1.bathroom → 浴室
2.restroom → 洗手间（多指公共场所中的厕所）
3.WC → 洗手间（water closet⁵ 的缩写，用法与 restroom 近似，且更常用于标志上）
4.toilet → 厕所（较不文雅）
5.men's/ladies' room → 洗手间（最礼貌的说法）

1 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

2 accidentally   

adv.偶然地；意外地

参考例句：

• Mary accidentally let out that her mother had telephoned.玛丽无意中说出她的母亲来过电话。
• As I turned around,I accidentally hit him in the face.我转身时不经意撞了他的脸。

3 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

5 closet   

n.壁橱；储藏室

参考例句：

• I'll clear out that closet for you.我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。
• Hang your overcoat in the closet.把你的大衣挂在衣橱里。