【英语趣味课堂】生日回忆-Birthday Memory

When I was younger I was in an organisation¹ called the guides. Guides are girls who are between 10 and 14 who get together once a week to do things like have competions and play games and go camping and generally just have fun together. I really enjoyed being in the guides. There's a similar organisation called the scouts² for boys although I think these days girls can be scouts and maybe boys can be guides - I'm not sure. Anyway I used to go camping quite a lot with guides. I remember I went one weekend and it was the same weekend as my birthday and I was going to be 13 that weekend. We had a really good weekend and we cooked different things and we played games and we didn't really get much sleep as you generally don't when you're sleeping in a tent with a lot of people your age you tend to stay up all night. So on my birthday which was the Sunday, everybody sang Happy Birthday to me and they gave me a cake and they wrote on a card for me and I had a really nice day. That evening I went home and I was so tired and I started to unpack³ my things. And then the doorbell rang and my friend arrived and then one by one - it was very strange- all of my friends arrived, and what had happened was my parents had organised a surprise birthday party for me! I was so excited but I was also very smelly⁴. I hadn't had a shower for the whole weekend. We had a great time, we went bowling⁵ and it was really a day to remember.

 

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organization

 

When I was younger, I was in an organization called The Guides. 

 

An 'organization' is a group of people who come together for a common purpose. Notice the following:

 

What kind of organization do you work for?

I got involved with a lot of volunteer organizations at school.

weekend

 

I remember I went one weekend and it was the same weekend as my birthday. 

 

A 'weekend' is Saturday and Sunday. Notice the following:

 

Which weekend works⁶ best for you?

We are going to my cabin⁷ for the weekend.

surprise birthday party

 

My parents had organized a surprise birthday party for me. 

 

When someone has a 'surprise birthday party' for you, they have a party with all your friends that you don't know about until you arrive. Notice the following:

 

I would never want a surprise birthday party, because I don't really like surprises.

We are having a surprise birthday party for my dad this weekend.

smelly

 

I was very smelly because I hadn't had a shower for the whole weekend. 

 

When you don't shower for a long time, your body starts to have a bad odor⁸.  Another way to describe this odor is smelly. Notice the following:

 

Take that garbage outside.  It's smelly.

Some types of cheese are really smelly.

a day to remember

 

We had a great time, we went bowling, and it was really a day to remember. 

 

A 'day to remember' is a day when something important happens and you know that you will never forget it.  When can use this for both good or bad memories, but it is most commonly used for good memories. Notice the following:

 

All of his friends worked together to make his birthday a day to remember.

The day I bought my first house was definitely⁹ a day to remember.

1 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

2 scouts   

侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员

参考例句：

• to join the Scouts 参加童子军
• The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。

3 unpack   

vt.打开包裹（或行李），卸货

参考例句：

• I must unpack before dinner.我得在饭前把行李打开。
• She said she would unpack the items later.她说以后再把箱子里的东西拿出来。

4 smelly   

adj.(口)有臭味的，发出臭气的

参考例句：

• The river was smelly today.今天这条河散发着一股臭味。
• The toilets in that restaurant were horribly smelly.那个餐馆的卫生间气味难闻。

5 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

6 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

7 cabin   

n.(结构简单的)小木屋；船舱，机舱

参考例句：

• They threw up a new cabin in a couple of hours.在几小时之内他们就建起了一座新的小屋。
• It's very hot in the cabin;let's go on deck.舱室内很热，我们到甲板上去吧。

8 odor   

n.气味，香气，臭气

参考例句：

• The whole herb has a characteristic taste and odor.整株药草有种独特的味道和气味。
• He is in bad odor with his friends.他在朋友中声誉不佳。

9 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。