【英语趣味课堂】完美的一天-The Perfect Day

Yeah, I think I'm gonna talk about what I would² consider³ a perfect⁴ day. Ah¹, of course⁵, that day wouldn't be a working day. It would be a day off⁶ and it would have some of my favorite⁷ things in life⁸ which would be like eating, relaxing⁹, and playing sports. So you know, the day would start off with me sleeping in till¹⁰ about 9 or 10 o'clock. You know, get up, make myself¹¹ a glass of freshly squeezed¹² orange juice, or something like that, maybe grapefruit juice. Pick¹³ up the daily¹⁴ paper and read it for awhile. After that's done, you know, I'd probably¹⁶ get ready and just drop in to a friend's place, you know, drop by, unannounced. No planned¹⁷ meeting¹⁸ or anything like that. You know, hang¹⁹ out at my friend's place, you know, chat²⁰, talk about, you know, probably talk about where to have lunch, you know, since²¹ I love eating, I'd have to go out for lunch, you know, probably somewhere²² where there is a patio²³ or a nice place to eat outside or do some serious²⁴ people watching. 

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day off

 

My perfect day would be a day off with some of my favorite things in life, like eating, relaxing, and sports. 

 

When you have a 'day off,' it means²⁵ that you don't have to go to work or school.  Notice²⁶ the following²⁷:

 

When is your day off this week?

Thursdays are usually my day off.

start off or sleeping in

 

The day would start off with me sleeping in till about 9 or 10 o'clock. 

 

The way something 'starts off' is the way it begins.  If you 'sleep in,' you sleep later²⁹ than usual²⁸. Notice the following:

 

I'll try to be quite in the morning so you can sleep in.

I have to start off my day with coffee.

daily paper

 

I would pick up the daily paper and read it for a while¹⁵. 

 

Your 'daily paper' is a newspaper that you receive³⁰ every day.  Notice the following:

 

Do you get the daily paper or only on the weekends?

There will be a photograph³¹ of our team in the daily paper on Wednesday.

drop by unannounced

 

After that, I'd probably get ready and just drop in to a friend's place, you know, drop by unannounced. out 

 

If you 'drop by a place unannounced,' it means that you go there without telling the person³² that you are coming.  Notice the following:

 

You can drop by unannounced whenever³³ you're in the area³⁴.

I hate³⁵ it when they drop by unannounced.

do some serious people watching

 

I'd go someplace where there is a nice place to eat outside or do some serious people watching. 

 

When you 'do some people watching,' you go to a place to look at people and see what they are doing.  You are watching them for entertainment³⁶.  Notice the following:

 

I prefer³⁷ to go to the mall³⁸ to do some people watching, rather³⁹ than go shopping.

The airport is a great place to do some people watching.

1 ah   

int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦，感叹，惊奇，怜惜，厌弃，欢喜等)

参考例句：

• Ah!This is a waste of time!啊，真是浪费时间！
• Ah,I've got it.哦，我想起来了。

2 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

3 consider   

v.考虑；思考；认为

参考例句：

• We should consider what to do next.我们应考虑下一步该怎么办。
• They consider it better to do it that way.他们以为那样做比较妥当。

4 perfect   

n.完成式；adj.完美的，全然的，理想的，熟练的，正确的，完成式的；vt.使完美，修改

参考例句：

• She speaks perfect English.她英语说得好极了。
• The weather is perfect for a picnic.这种天气举行野餐好极了。

5 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

6 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

7 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

8 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

9 relaxing   

adj.放松的，轻松的

参考例句：

• My vacation was very relaxing.我的假期过得很放松。
• Travelling by train is more relaxing than driving.乘火车旅行比开汽车轻松得多。

10 till   

conj.直到(...为止)；n.(账台中)放钱的抽屉；prep.直到；pron.直到...为止，直到；vt.耕种

参考例句：

• It was not till 11 o'clock that he came back last night.昨晚直到11点他才回来。
• You can come to my house till all hours.你多晚来我家都没关系。

11 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

12 squeezed   

squeeze（挤压）的过去式与过去分词

参考例句：

• freshly squeezed orange juice 鲜榨橙汁
• They squeezed too many people into the small room. 他们把太多的人塞进这间小房间里。

13 pick   

n.精选，掘；鹤嘴锄；vt.摘，掘，凿，挑选，挖，挑剔；vi. 摘，掘，凿，挖，挑选

参考例句：

• Please don't pick the flowers.请勿攀折花木。
• We are going to pick apples.我们要去摘苹果。

14 daily   

adj.每日的，日常的；adv.每日地，日常地；n.日报

参考例句：

• He sells daily newspapers.他卖日报。
• He does daily exercises to help control his weight.他为控制体重而每天坚持锻炼。

15 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

16 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

17 planned   

adj. 计划了的, 根据计划的 动词plan的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• an expedition planned down to the last detail 计划详尽的探险
• Everything was planned in fastidious detail. 样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。

18 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

19 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

20 chat   

n.闲谈；vi.闲谈，聊天

参考例句：

• They like to chat over tea.他们喜欢一边喝茶一边聊天。
• They're having a chat.他们在聊天。

21 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

22 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

23 patio   

n.庭院，平台

参考例句：

• Suddenly, the thought of my beautiful patio came to mind. I can be quiet out there,I thought.我又忽然想到家里漂亮的院子，我能够在这里宁静地呆会。
• They had a barbecue on their patio on Sunday.星期天他们在院子里进行烧烤。

24 serious   

adj.认真的，严肃的，重大的，严重的

参考例句：

• You know I am serious.你知道我是认真的。
• He is a serious boy.他是个严肃的孩子。

25 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

26 notice   

n.通知，布告；注意，认识；vt.看到，注意到

参考例句：

• Post this notice on the wall.把这个通知贴在墙上。
• I didn't notice you when you passed by.你走过时，我没有注意到你。

27 following   

n.下列各项，部下，党羽；aaj.下列的，其次的；vbl.跟随

参考例句：

• The following is the full text.全文如下。
• Answer the following questions.回答下列问题。

28 usual   

adj.通常的；平常的

参考例句：

• I got up at six that morning as usual.像往常一样那天早上我六点起床。
• It's usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。

29 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

30 receive   

v.接收；收到；得到

参考例句：

• He went to the door to receive his visitors.他到门口去迎接客人。
• I like to receive presents on my birthday.我喜欢在生日那天收到生日礼物。

31 photograph   

n.相片；vi.照相，摄影；vt.给...照相

参考例句：

• This photograph is too small.这张照片太小了。
• He put the photograph on the desk.他把照片放在书桌上。

32 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

33 whenever   

adv.无论何时；conj.每当，无论何时，随时

参考例句：

• I'll go there whenever I have time.我多会儿有空就去。
• Whenever we meet him we speak to him.每次我们见到他，我们都和他讲话。

34 area   

n.地区，区域，面积，方面

参考例句：

• John is the london area manager.约翰是伦敦地区经理。
• The farm covers a large area.这农场面积很大。

35 hate   

n.憎恨，厌恶，厌恶的人或事；vt.憎恨，不愿；vi.表示憎恨

参考例句：

• We hate our enemy.我们憎恨敌人。
• Snakes are my special hate.蛇是我最憎恶的东西。

36 entertainment   

n.娱乐，乐趣，快乐，招待；娱乐业

参考例句：

• The city offers many forms of entertainment.这个城市提供各种娱乐。
• Playing card is an entertainment.打牌是一种娱乐。

37 prefer   

v.宁愿(选择)；更喜欢

参考例句：

• I prefer red to blue.我喜欢红色而不喜欢蓝色。
• I prefer tea rather than coffee.我喜欢茶甚于喜欢咖啡。

38 mall   

n.（美）购物中心，大商场

参考例句：

• I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
• Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？

39 rather   

adv.宁愿，宁可；相当

参考例句：

• I would rather go out tonight,if you don't mind. 如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。
• This book is rather too easy for this boy.这本书对于这个孩子来说太简单。