趣味英语第192期:怎么能让暑假快点到来

This is from brittlanaynay.

下面这个问题来自brittlanaynay。

"How can I get summer break to come faster?"

“怎么能让暑假快点到来？”

I wish, I wish there was² some way we could³ do this.

我希望有方法能做到。

Just get older. Every year will go faster.

长大就好了。那时每年都会过得更快。

Go into hibernation⁵ for a little bit⁶. And just sleep it out.

进入冬眠。直接睡过去。

Home school. (laughing) Probably⁷ the best way, because you can control⁸ the time.

在家学习。（笑）这可能是最好的方式，因为这样你可以控制时间。

Ask your teacher how many weeks are left of school. And just think every day, "It's only —" Let's say it's seven weeks. "It's only seven weeks." And then once that week is done, "It's only six weeks!"

询问你的老师学校还有几周放假。可以每天这样想，“现在只剩……”假设还有七周放假。“还有七周就放假了。”而在这周结束后，“只剩六周了！”

Start planning¹⁰ ahead¹¹, and start enjoying it before it comes so you'll have more fun when it does come.

开始提前计划，在暑假来临前就开始享受生活，这样在暑假到来时，你会有更多乐趣。

Start making plans¹². What are you gonna do? Where do you want to go? Who do you want to be with?

开始制订计划。你打算在暑假做什么？你想去哪里？你想和谁一起度过暑假？

Don't get bored¹³ ever⁴, and then summer will come.

永远不要感到厌烦，然后暑假就会来了。

As¹ soon as you get home from school, for example, do all of your homework, get it out of the way. And then just pretend¹⁴ like you're on summer break for the next few¹⁵ hours until¹⁶ you go to sleep.

举个例子，你一放学回到家，就把所有作业都做完，完成所有事情。然后在睡觉前的几个小时就假装自己是在过暑假。

Pretend that it's already¹⁷ summer break. Go to the beach or the pool¹⁸, and just hang¹⁹ out with your friends. Kill²⁰ your finals²¹, and then it's summer. And then you get to party even⁹ more.

假装现在已经是暑假了。去海滩或游泳池，和朋友们外出游玩。结束期末考试后，暑假就来临了。然后你就可以参加更多派对了。

1 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。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

4 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

5 hibernation   

n.冬眠

参考例句：

• Bears wake up in the spring after a winter of hibernation.熊经过一个冬天的冬眠后在春季苏醒。
• The tortoise spends the winter months in hibernation.乌龟在冬眠中度过寒冬季节。

6 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

7 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

8 control   

n.控制，管理，克制，控制器，调节装置；vt.控制，操纵，抑制

参考例句：

• He lost control of his bicycle and fell down.他因控制不住他的自行车而跌倒了。
• That child is impossible to control.那孩子很难管。

9 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

10 planning   

n.规划，设计，策划

参考例句：

• A special subcommittee adjudicates on planning applications. 有一个特别小组委员会裁决规划申请项目。
• the local family planning clinic 当地的计划生育诊所

11 ahead   

adv.在前，向前，提前，在前面

参考例句：

• We have to go ahead to find a garage.我们得到前边找个修车厂。
• Youth looks ahead and age backward.青年人向前看，老年人向后看。

12 plans   

n.计划( plan的名词复数 )；打算；平面图；示意图v.计划，打算，设计( plan的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• We have to discover his plans and act accordingly. 我们得找出他的计划，照着办。
• There are plans afoot to increase taxation. 正在拟订增税方案。

13 bored   

adj.无趣的，烦人的，无聊的，不感兴趣的

参考例句：

• After a while,I began to get bored with my job.过了一段时间，我开始厌烦这份工作。
• I am bored to death.我无聊死了。

14 pretend   

vt.假装，假托，装扮；vi.假装，装作

参考例句：

• So you don't need to pretend,do you?所以你不必装假了，对吧？
• Many people pretend that they understand modern art.许多人装着自己懂得现代艺术。

15 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

16 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

17 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

18 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。

19 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

20 kill   

vt.杀死，弄死；扼杀，毁掉；使终止；消磨；vi.杀死；被弄死杀，杀伤；猎获物

参考例句：

• Many ants kill the horse.蚁多可杀马。
• She wants to kill me.她想杀了我。

21 finals   

[体]决定性的比赛

参考例句：

• Cage is studying for the English finals. 凯奇正在准备英语期终考试。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our team just scraped into the semi-finals. 我们的队勉强挤进半决赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》