【英语趣味课堂】假期-Vacation

OK, now I'll talk about my winter vacation. This winter vacation I spent two weeks in my hometown which is Daytona Beach, Florida. It was wonderful. The weather was warm every day. It was sunny every day and the temperature was almost 80 degrees. I visited my mother and I spent every morning having a nice leisurely¹ cup of coffee and reading² the newspaper and after that I got my bicycle out and and rode down to the beach and enjoyed the sun and the surf, ah, came back home and read a book and went to bed early.

 

I had a wonderful time. I saw a couple of new movies, when I was home in Florida. I saw The Aviator³ and also an interesting movie called Spanglish, which I hope you all can see because it's an interesting movie about English and the Spanish⁴.

 

学习内容：

winter vacation

 

Okay, now I'll talk about my winter vacation. 

'Winter vacation' is a time when you have a vacation from school during the winter months. The exact⁵ dates of the vacation are different for every school. Notice the following:

 

Usually I use winter vacation to relax and sleep.

My friends and I are going to volunteer in Honduras during winter vacation this year.

hometown

 

I spent two weeks in my hometown which is Daytona Beach, Florida. 

Your 'hometown' is either the place where you were born or where you spent most of your time when you were a child. Notice the following:

 

He is like a hero in his hometown.

I am kind of embarrassed⁶ that I come from such a small hometown.

temperature

 

It was sunny every day and the temperature was almost 80 degrees. 

The 'temperature' of a place is how hot or cold it is. The temperature is measure⁷ in degrees Celsius⁸ or Fahrenheit⁹. Notice the following:

 

Do you know what the temperature is today?

The temperature here is perfect in the spring.

leisurely

 

I spent every morning having a nice leisurely cup of coffee. 

If you do something in a 'leisurely' way you don't rush, but instead you do in a calm and relaxed way. Notice the following:

 

It is impossible to make him move quickly. He does everything in a leisurely way.

On the weekends I prefer to have a leisurely start to my day.

enjoyed the sun and surf

 

I got my bicycle out, rode down to the beach, and enjoyed the sun and surf. 

To 'enjoy the sun and surf' in a place you spend time outside on the beach next to the ocean. Notice the following:

 

She can spend hours reading a book on the beach just enjoying the sun and the surf.

My favorite kind of vacation is one where I enjoy the sun and surf.

1 leisurely   

adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的

参考例句：

• We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。
• He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

2 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

3 aviator   

n.飞行家，飞行员

参考例句：

• The young aviator bragged of his exploits in the sky.那名年轻的飞行员吹嘘他在空中飞行的英勇事迹。
• Hundreds of admirers besieged the famous aviator.数百名爱慕者围困那个著名飞行员。

4 Spanish   

adj.西班牙人的，西班牙的，西班牙语的；n.西班牙语

参考例句：

• She grew up in Spain,so her first language is Spanish.她在西班牙长大，第一语言是西班牙语。
• I can read Spanish but can't translate into it.我能阅读西班牙语，但不能翻译成西班牙语。

5 exact   

adj.确切的，正确的；准确的，精确的；vt.强要，强求；急需，需要

参考例句：

• I need to know the exact size.我需要知道确切的尺寸。
• Do you know the exact date?你知道确切日期吗？

6 embarrassed   

adj.尴尬的，不好意思的

参考例句：

• He was very embarrassed to hear people speak so highly of him.他听见别人这样夸他,感到很难为情。
• He is somewhat embarrassed.他稍微有点窘迫。

7 measure   

n.尺寸；措施；vt.测量；测度

参考例句：

• Measure the body temperature before work each day.员工每天开始工作前要量度体温。
• We measure the temperature with a thermometer.我们用温度计测量温度。

8 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

9 Fahrenheit   

n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)

参考例句：

• He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。
• The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。