美国文化脱口秀 第393期:10句英语描述完美周末

 　　什么是你心目中的perfect weekend？睡到自然醒、和朋友吃饭逛街、看电影泡吧、陪孩子、陪父母？今天，我们分享10句描述完美周末的英语。

　　关键词：

　　10 things that sum up a perfect weekend

　　＃1.Sleeping in：赖床，睡到自然醒

　　Sleep in: 睡懒觉

　　You don't need to go to work today, so sleep in to your heart's content: 今天不用上班，可以睡到自然醒！

　　Do something to your heart's content: 尽情地做某事

　　I'm still in my PJs：我还穿着睡衣呢， 赖床的意思

　　PJs (pajamas): 睡衣

　　有孩子和没孩子的人，sleep in的概念完全不同：

　　Jenny: 9:00 am is sleeping in for me;

　　Diana: That's the earliest I can wake up. I usually get up around 11:00, but I can honestly sleep for the whole day!

　　你sleep in到几点？

　　#2.Brunch¹：早午餐

　　Brunch: 早午餐

　　It's not breakfast, it's not lunch. It's brunch. Make brunch for your loved ones or head out for brunch with friends: 不是早饭也不是午饭，是早午饭。为你爱的人做一顿早午餐，或者出去和朋友们吃吧

　　If you sleep in, you've probably missed breakfast: 如果睡懒觉，那你肯定错过早饭了

　　So have brunch. It combines breakfast and lunch: 所以吃早午餐吧，结合早饭和午饭

　　The brunch culture is big everywhere: 全球早午餐文化都很盛行

　　Classic brunch dishes: 经典早午餐菜式

　　Which is your favorite? 你喜欢哪种？

　　If you have a sweet tooth: 如果你爱吃甜的

　　French toast: 法式吐司

　　Pancakes: 松饼

　　Waffles: 华夫饼

　　Crepe: 法式薄饼

　　Cinnamon rolls 肉桂卷

　　Prefer something savory²: 如果你爱吃咸的

　　Smoked salmon³: 烟熏三文鱼，和以下这些都很搭！

　　Eggs Benedict: 本尼迪水煮蛋

　　Bagel:贝果

　　Omelette: 煎蛋卷

　　Hashbrown: 薯饼

　　For savory dishes, I love anything with smoked salmon: 如果是咸的，我最喜欢烟熏三文鱼类的

　　For sweet dishes, French toast or crepes: 甜的，我最喜欢法式吐司和法式薄饼

　　＊What brunch dishes do you like? 大家喜欢什么早午餐食物？

　　＃3.Pamper⁴ yourself with a facial

　　宠宠自己，敷个面膜

　　or some beer! 喝点儿啤酒

　　Pamper yourself: 宠宠自己

　　Ladies, treat yourself to a facial. Gentlemen, grab a beer at your favorite sports bar: 姑娘们，可以给自己做个脸；男士们，去运动酒吧看球赛、喝啤酒

　　Treat yourself to a facial: 宠自己，做个脸

　　外国人不太说敷个面膜，通常就会用do a facial来代替

　　At-home spa treatment or facial: 在家自己做个spa或者做个脸

　　#4.Be active! 运动

　　Be active: 动起来

　　Go for a walk, a run, or hit the gym to get your heart pumping: 出去散散步、跑个步、或者去健身房，锻炼一下

　　Work out: 运动

　　Hit the gym: 去健身房运动

　　Running on the treadmill⁵:在跑步机上跑步

　　#5.Quality time with your family: 陪孩子、陪爸妈

　　Family time: 家庭时间

　　Do something fun with the kids or head home to visit your parents (or at least give them a call): 好好陪孩子玩儿或回家看爸妈（至少给他们打个电话）

　　Spend quality time with your family：陪家人一起度过有品质的时间

　　If you're not in the same city as your parents, give them a call or WeChat them: 如果你和父母不在同一个城市，别忘了打个电话或微信一下

　　10句英语描述完美周末

　　#6.Hang out with friends: 约朋友

　　Hang out with friends: 出去会朋友

　　Whether it's coffee, dinner or bar hopping⁷, catching⁸ up with friends makes for a great weekend: 不论是喝杯咖啡、吃晚饭、泡酒吧，和好朋友一起，就是完美的周末

　　Catch up: 聚聚、聚会

　　Bar hopping: 连着去不同的酒吧

　　Hop⁶: 跳来跳去

　　＃7.Catch a movie: 看电影

　　Watch a movie: 看电影

　　Grab a buddy⁹, a bucket of popcorn¹⁰ and head to the movies: 拉上好友，捧盒爆米花，看部好电影

　　＊咸甜爆米花，中美大不同＊

　　American movie theaters usually sell salty popcorn: 美国电影院的爆米花通常是咸的

　　Chinese movie theatres sell sweet popcorn:中国电影院的通常是甜的

　　美国咸爆米花还有个名字叫：

　　Butter popcorn: 黄油爆米花

　　卖爆米花的地方会有黄油汁，你可以淋上去；这个对我们来说，实在太油腻啦！

　　There's also kettle corn, which is salty and sweet: 还有一种是又甜又咸的kettle爆米花

　　But movie tickets are too expensive: 但是电影票太贵了

　　You don't use apps to buy discounted tickets? 你不用app买打折票吗？

　　I always buy tickets at the box office: 我都是在售票处买

　　大家快来教Diana如何团购电影票吧！

　　#8.Do some shopping (or window shopping)

　　逛街购物

　　Indulge yourself in some retail¹¹ therapy or window shopping: 用买买买来治愈自己吧！或者只是逛逛也挺好

　　Indulge: 奢华享受

　　Retail therapy: 零售治疗法，即血拼、购物

　　It could be very dangerous if you spend too much money. You might regret it. 如果花很多钱，会很危险，最后自己后悔

　　#9.Why not learn English? 学英语

　　Learn some English: 不如学英语

　　If you've had a hectic¹² week, the weekend is the perfect time to do some catching up: 如果你一周非常忙碌，周末是学英语的好时机

　　Hectic: 非常忙碌，紧张

　　Catch up: 赶上、补上

　　我们的听众、会员都很努力哒：

　　Throughout the week, you are working hard and learning English: 其实大家一周中也都见缝插针学英语

　　＃10.Last but not least...最后别忘了

　　Last but not least... Do the laundry, vacuuming, dishwashing and whatever chores need to be done. 最后也别忘了做家务！洗衣服，吸尘，洗碗……

　　Chores: 家务

　　注意，洗衣服不是“wash clothes" 是do the laundry!

　　I love doing dishes, it's therapeutic for me: 我最喜欢洗碗，对我来说很疗愈

　　Sweeping is my least favorite, it's so dusty: 我最怕扫地，灰太大了

1 brunch   

n.早午餐

参考例句：

• They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。
• What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么？

2 savory   

adj.风味极佳的，可口的，味香的

参考例句：

• She placed a huge dish before him of savory steaming meat.她将一大盘热气腾腾、美味可口的肉放在他面前。
• He doesn't have a very savory reputation.他的名誉不太好。

3 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

4 pamper   

v.纵容，过分关怀

参考例句：

• Don't pamper your little daughter.别把你的小女儿娇坏了！
• You need to pamper yourself and let your charm come through.你需要对自己放纵一些来表现你的魅力。

5 treadmill   

n.踏车；单调的工作

参考例句：

• The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。
• Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。

6 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

7 hopping   

n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
• I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

8 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

9 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

10 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

11 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

12 hectic   

adj.肺病的；消耗热的；发热的；闹哄哄的

参考例句：

• I spent a very hectic Sunday.我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
• The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。