这样用英语描述完美假期
How to sum up a perfect holiday in English?
不知不觉,新的一周又到啦
今天我们来学习如何用英语描述完美的假期
看看这些词能否表达你假期的舒适惬意~
#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!
这是可以睡一天的节奏啊!
#2. brunch---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
If you prefer something savory: 如果你爱吃咸的
Smoked salmon: 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
#3. Pamper yourself with a facial---宠宠自己,敷个面膜吧
or ask your friends out for some beer---或者和三五好友喝点啤酒,聊聊天
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. do some sports!---做运动!
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
to get your heart pumping: 动起来
Running on the treadmill: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
#6. hang out with friends
Hang out with friends: 出去会朋友
Whether it's coffee, dinner or bar hopping, catching 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
Hop: 跳来跳去
#7. why not learn English?---咋不学学英语呢?
Learn some English: 不如学英语
If you've had a hectic 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
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
#8. 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