精美英文欣赏:野餐 Picnics

Picnics

野餐

As summertime begins in Britain,people start to feel the urge to go outside to eat.

夏天伊始，英国人就想到户外吃饭。

People love to have a picnic whenever the weather is good enough,especially people with children.

只要天气好，人们便乐于出去野餐，特别是有孩子的家庭。

It's a great way to spend a sunny afternoon.

在阳光和煦的下午，外出野餐是个不错的选择。

Even in the centre of London, on a sunny day,the parks are full of office workers eating their lunch outside on the grass.

在阳光灿烂的时候，即便在伦敦的市中心，公园里的草地上也遍布着正在享用午餐的上班一族。

That might be a pretty basic picnic—a shop-bought sandwich and a bottle of water.

这也许是最简单的野餐-从商店买来的一个三明治和一瓶水。

But if people are planning a picnic on the beach or at the park,they would probably pack a cool bag with a whole variety of home-made sandwiches,snacks, cake, fruit and soft drinks.

但如果人们计划去海边或公园里野餐，他们会用保温袋打包很多自制的三明治，小吃，蛋糕，水果及软饮料，

They might have a picnic rug to sit on,and paper plates and cups.

也可能会带上可以坐的小地毯，还有纸盘纸杯等。

Another item which is useful is a thermos¹ flask² which keeps hot drinks like tea or coffee hot, or cold ones icy.

另一个很有用的必备品就是保温瓶，它既可以使像茶和咖啡这类热饮保持热度，也可以让冷饮保冷。

University students enjoy having picnics,and usually take along some kind of sports equipment,such as a Frisbee³ or ballin order to burn off some energy after lunch.

大学生喜欢去野餐，他们还经常带上一些运动装备，如飞盘，球类，这些可以使他们在吃完午餐后消耗掉一些热量。

British student picnics usually involve drinking beer or wine too!

英国学生在野餐时也会喝些啤酒或红酒。

For small children the idea of a teddy bear's picnic is popular—each child brings their teddy bear along to "enjoy" the fun as well.

对孩子们来说，泰迪熊式的野餐更受欢迎-每个孩子带上自己的泰迪熊一起去“享受”野餐的乐趣。

Some people love to have a very elaborate picnic,and really go all out to make it an occasion.

一些人喜欢精致的野餐，还竭尽全力把它搞得十分隆重。

For a very posh picnic you'd need a proper picnic hamper⁴ to hold the food complete with china crockery,metal cutlery and real wine glasses.

对于一个高档的野餐来说，你需要准备合适的带盖野餐篮来装所有的食品及一套完整的陶瓷用具，金属刀叉和纯正的红酒杯。

A picnic could be a romantic occasion,but only if it's in a quiet attractive spot,not in a busy park with lots of children playing nearby!

只要选址得当，比如在一个安静怡人的地点，而非一个周围有不少小孩在玩闹的公园，野餐也可以很浪漫。

In that case there might be champagne⁵ or chilled wine to drink,and gourmet⁶ picnic fare,either home-made, or bought from a local delicatessen.

在那种场合下，可能还会有香槟或冰冻的红酒，还有自制的或从当地熟食店买来的美味佳肴。

Crusty bread, dips, pate,and strawberries with cream for dessert make for a more sophisticated al fresco⁷ experience.

倘若再备些法式面包，调味汁，肝酱和奶油草莓等作为餐后甜点，那么这场户外体验就更精致了。

Of course, you can never rely on the British summer weather,so taking an umbrella along might be a good idea just in case!

当然，英国夏季的天气永远是不可靠的，你最好还是带把雨伞以防万一吧。

1 thermos   

n.保湿瓶，热水瓶

参考例句：

• Can I borrow your thermos?我可以借用你的暖水瓶吗？
• It's handy to have the thermos here.暖瓶放在这儿好拿。

2 flask   

n.瓶，火药筒，砂箱

参考例句：

• There is some deposit in the bottom of the flask.这只烧杯的底部有些沉淀物。
• He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag.他从帆布包里拿出一个金属瓶子。

3 frisbee   

n.飞盘(塑料玩具)

参考例句：

• We always go to the park on weekends and play Frisbee.我们每个周末都会到公园玩飞盘。
• The frisbee is a light plastic disc,shaped like a plate.飞盘是一种碟形塑料盘。

4 hamper   

vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子

参考例句：

• There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
• The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

5 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

6 gourmet   

n.食物品尝家；adj.出于美食家之手的

参考例句：

• What does a gourmet writer do? 美食评论家做什么？
• A gourmet like him always eats in expensive restaurants.像他这样的美食家总是到豪华的餐馆用餐。

7 fresco   

n.壁画；vt.作壁画于

参考例句：

• This huge fresco is extremely clear and just like nature itself.It is very harmonious.这一巨幅壁画，清晰有致且又浑然天成，十分和谐。
• So it is quite necessary to study the influence of visual thinking over fresco.因此，研究视觉思维对壁画的影响和作用是十分必要的。