大家说英语 第583期:暑假时间到(2)

Students always look forward¹ to summer vacation².

学生总是期盼着暑假。

In many places, it starts in June or July.

在许多地方，暑假都开始于六月或七月。

Everyone has some time to relax⁴ and enjoy different activities⁵.

每个人都有些时间可以放松，享受不同的活动。

In the United⁶ States⁷, many kids⁸ play sports in the summer.

在美国，许多儿童都在夏季从事体育活动。

Some kids play baseball or soccer. Many kids also swim in the summer.

有些孩子打棒球或踢足球，许多孩子也会在夏季游泳。

Sometimes kids go to sports camps¹⁰ to improve¹¹ their kills¹².

有时候，孩子会参加运动营，精进自己的运动技巧。

Some students want to make money in the summer. They can get summer jobs.

有些学生想在夏季期间打工赚钱。他们可以获得夏季工作的机会。

Often summer jobs are part-time¹³.

夏季工作经常属于兼职性质。

Some students work at fast food restaurants.

有些学生会到快餐餐厅工作。

Other students cut grass or take care¹⁴ of animals.

有些会从事修理草坪或照顾动物的工作。

Students who are good swimmers¹⁵ can work at a swimming pool¹⁶.

擅长游泳的学生可以到游泳池工作。

Some students will babysit¹⁷ or work at summer camps.

有些学生会担任保姆，或是到夏令营工作。

As³ soon as summer begins, some kids go to summer camp⁹.

夏季一旦开始，有些孩子就会去参加夏令营。

These camps are often in the mountains or by a river or lake.

这些营队经常在山上或在河流或湖泊旁举办。

At summer camp, kids can enjoy outdoor¹⁸ sports and go swimming. They play lots of games, too.

在夏令营，孩子可以享受户外体育活动以及游泳，他们也会玩许多游戏。

Other kids go to day camps.

其他孩子则是参加日间营会。

During¹⁹ the day, these camps have lots of activities. At night, students go home.

这类营会白天有许多活动，学生到了晚上就回家休息。

What will you do this summer?

你今年夏天会做什么？

1 forward   

adj.向前的，早的，迅速的，前锋；v.转交，促进，运送；adv.向前地

参考例句：

• Please move your car forward.请你把汽车住前开。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

2 vacation   

n.假期，休假；vi.度假

参考例句：

• I'll take a vacation this weekend.这个周末我要休假。
• The vacation passed away quickly.假期过得很快。

3 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

4 relax   

v.放松；轻松

参考例句：

• Relax when you dance.跳舞时要放松。
• Keep at it,don't relax!继续努力，不要泄劲！

5 activities   

n.活动( activity的名词复数 )；活力；活动力

参考例句：

• the enlargement of the company's overseas business activities 公司海外业务的扩展
• Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage. 有些商业活动是为间谍活动提供掩护。

6 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

7 states   

国家( state的名词复数 )； 州； [the states][口语]美国； 心态

参考例句：

• the assumed differences between the two states 两种状况的假定区别
• He barnstormed across the southern states in an attempt to woo the voters. 他在南方各州作巡回演说，企图拉选票。

8 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

9 camp   

n.宿营；野营；营地；vi.露营，扎营

参考例句：

• We have to go back to camp now.我们现在该回营去了。
• We shall camp beside our church.我们应该在教堂旁边扎营。

10 camps   

n.营地( camp的名词复数 )；阵营（指观点相同且与持不同观点者对立的集团）；兵营；（度假者、旅游者，尤指青少年的）野营地

参考例句：

• Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions led to disease in the refugee camps. 过度拥挤和恶劣的卫生状况导致难民营中出现疾病。
• squalid, overcrowded refugee camps 肮脏而拥挤的难民营

11 improve   

v.改良，改善，增进，提高

参考例句：

• You need to improve your diet.你应该改善你的饮食。
• I hope the weather will improve.我希望天气会变好。

12 kills   

v.杀死( kill的第三人称单数 )；使停止[结束，失败]；破坏，减弱，抵消；使痛苦，使受折磨

参考例句：

• Cancer kills thousands of people every year. 每年数以千计的人死于癌症。
• The ivory gull often follows polar bears to feed on the remains of seal kills. 象牙海鸥经常跟在北极熊的后面吃剩下的海豹尸体。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 part-time   

adj.兼职的，部分时间的；adv.部分时间，兼职地

参考例句：

• She works part-time in a shop.她在一家商店里兼职。
• I have a part-time job.我有一份兼职的工作。

14 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

15 swimmers   

n.游泳者( swimmer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• To help themselves learn, they filmed other swimmers in action. 他们拍了其他游泳运动员游泳时的影片，以帮助自己学习。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Panic swept through the swimmers as they saw the shark approaching. 游泳的人看见鲨鱼靠近时一片惊慌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

16 pool   

n.水塘(池)，游泳池，撞球；vi.形成池塘；vt.集中，积累

参考例句：

• The swimming pool was opened to the public on July 1.游泳池于七月一日对外开放。
• At the end of half an hour the pool was nearly dry.这样过了半小时，坑里的水差不多舀光了。

17 babysit   

v.担任临时保姆，照顾婴儿

参考例句：

• Minna could babysit one night if your father has to work.如果你的父亲得去工作，米娜可以看一晚上孩子。
• I helped him babysit the kids.我帮他看孩子。

18 outdoor   

adj.户外的；在户外的

参考例句：

• It is a fine weather for outdoor sports.天气很好，有利于户外运动。
• Football and basketball are outdoor games.足球和篮球都是室外运动。

19 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。