聆听悦耳英音46:Holiday Packing. 旅行箱的乐趣与学问 (2)

 　　嘉宾：Debbie Mason

　　话题：Holiday Packing. 旅行箱的乐趣与学问

　　单词拼写：

　　1、Parsimonious：very frugal¹

　　2、Stingy：ungenerous

　　3、Essentials：thing needed

　　重点俚语：

　　1、Indulge yourself：spoil yourself

　　2、It’s not a question of need, it’s a question of want：这不是需要而是想要的问题。

　　问题：

　　1、What film does Jim quote, in which George Clooney shows you how to pack?

　　2、How many pairs of shoes does Jenny say women really need to take with them?

　　3、What does the host say the men in her family take with them every time they walk out of the front door?

　　答案：

　　1、Jim quotes the film Up in the air, in which George Clooney shows us how to pack.

　　2、2 pairs of shoes Jenny says women really need to take with them.

　　3、The host says the men in her family take a laptop, a lot of wires, adaptor plugs, chargers and stuff with them every time they walk out of the front door.

1 frugal   

adj.节俭的，节约的，少量的，微量的

参考例句：

• He was a VIP,but he had a frugal life.他是位要人，但生活俭朴。
• The old woman is frugal to the extreme.那老妇人节约到了极点。