精美英文欣赏:Quality Time on the Weekend 周末的黄金时光

Quality Time on the Weekend

周末的黄金时光

Do you have any plans for the weekend?

你周末有什么计划吗?

I hope you do, if you don't check out the culture page in your local paper or on the internet or just sit down and think of something that you want to do.

我希望你有个计划,如果你不是看看当地报纸或互联网的文化页或只是坐下来想你想做的事。

I hope to go on a small road trip this weekend.

我希望在这个周末有一次很小的开车旅行。

I have a few ideas but my wife and I haven't decided¹ exactly where to go.

我有一些想法,但我的妻子和我还没有决定到底去哪儿。

What you do on the weekend obviously² depends on the weather, if it's nice and warm outside we often play in the water.

你周末干什么显然要看天气而定,如果是挺暖和的,我们经常在外面玩水。

This means that we could have a water fight with squirt guns outside the house or we could go to the ocean and splash³ in the water there.

这意味着我们在房子外面能有一次喷射水枪大战或者我们可以去海边，一头扎进水里。

When it's really cold, we'd like to go sliding, you can pay and go on man made slopes but we like to grab⁴ a bar and slide down the slipper⁵ slope with the neighborhood's kids.

当天气实在太冷了,我们想去滑冰,你可以花钱在人造斜坡上过瘾,但是我们想抓住一个板子, 与邻居的孩子从坡上滑下来，享受单纯的快乐。

So what's going to be this weekend, indoor stuff⁶, boring, shopping, walking around the music or outdoor stuff, going for a hike or simply a walk?

所以这个周末有什么安排呢？室内活动、无聊、购物、听着音乐四处走走还是活动,去远足或者简单地去散散步吗?

Of course you can always stay at home and play a ballgame or watch a family video altogether.

当然你可以呆在家里玩球类运动或全家观看一段家庭视频。

Sometimes we buy a Jigsaw⁷ Puzzle and put it together on the kitchen table, we are just talking to each other it's nice to work together as a team.

有时我们会买一个拼图,把它放在厨房桌子上,我们彼此交谈,很高兴在一起工作,就像一个团队。

I hope to spend some quality times with my family even it's for short time.

我希望能多花些时间与我的家人在一起，即使是较短的时间。

I want to focus on the quality.

我想集中注意力在质量上。

I hope you and your love ones also agree to spend some quality time together.

我希望你和你所爱的人也同意在一起的时间有些质量。

It's not just how much time you spend with someone, but how well you spend the time with that person that counts.

这不仅仅是你花多少时间与对方在一起,而是你如何与那人花时间,那才是很重要的。

It's the quality not the quantity that's important.

不是追求量而是追求质。

Remember, if you don't have a plan for the weekend yet, take the moment and make one.

记住,如果你还没有一个周末计划，花一点时间安排一下。

TALK ABOUT:

谈谈下面的话题:

What's your plan for the weekend?

你周末有什么计划吗?

What do you usually do on the weekend?

你通常周末在做些什么事情?

Do you prefer indoor or outdoor activities?

你喜欢室内还是室外活动?

Do you usually do activities alone or with people?

你通常单独活动还是与其他人一起活动?

What activities do you do with your family?

你与你的家人做什么活动?

What does quality time mean to you?

黄金时光对你来说意味着什么?

What are some quality time activities?

黄金时光有哪些活动?

Do you usually make plans or just do thing when you want to?

你通常做计划还是只是做你想做的事情?

If you could go anywhere with your family, where would you go?

如果你能与家人出去,你会去哪儿呢?

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

3 splash   

v.溅，泼；n.溅泼声，溅出的水等，斑点

参考例句：

• I fell into the water with a splash.我跌入水中，激起水花四溅。
• There's a splash of paint on the white wall.白墙上溅上了一片油漆。

4 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

5 slipper   

n.拖鞋

参考例句：

• I rescued the remains of my slipper from the dog.我从那狗的口中夺回了我拖鞋的残留部分。
• The puppy chewed a hole in the slipper.小狗在拖鞋上啃了一个洞。

6 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

7 jigsaw   

n.缕花锯，竖锯，拼图游戏；vt.用竖锯锯，使互相交错搭接

参考例句：

• A jigsaw puzzle can keep me absorbed for hours.一副拼图就能让我沉醉几个小时。
• Tom likes to work on jigsaw puzzles,too.汤姆也喜欢玩拼图游戏。