美国文化口语秀(文本+MP3) 第393期:10句英语描述完美周末

什么是你心目中的perfect weekend？睡到自然醒、和朋友吃饭逛街、看电影泡吧、陪孩子、陪父母？今天，我们分享10句描述完美周末的英语。

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10 things that sum up a perfect weekend

＃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!
你sleep in到几点？

#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
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
For savory dishes, I love anything with smoked salmon: 如果是咸的，我最喜欢烟熏三文鱼类的
For sweet dishes, French toast or crepes: 甜的，我最喜欢法式吐司和法式薄饼
＊What brunch dishes do you like? 大家喜欢什么早午餐食物？

＃3.Pamper yourself with a facial
宠宠自己，敷个面膜
or some beer! 喝点儿啤酒
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.Be active! 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
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: 约朋友
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.Catch a movie: 看电影
Watch a movie: 看电影
Grab a buddy, a bucket of popcorn and head to the movies: 拉上好友，捧盒爆米花，看部好电影
＊咸甜爆米花，中美大不同＊
American movie theaters usually sell salty popcorn: 美国电影院的爆米花通常是咸的
Chinese movie theatres sell sweet popcorn:中国电影院的通常是甜的
美国咸爆米花还有个名字叫：
Butter popcorn: 黄油爆米花
卖爆米花的地方会有黄油汁，你可以淋上去；这个对我们来说，实在太油腻啦！
There's also kettle corn, which is salty and sweet: 还有一种是又甜又咸的kettle爆米花
But movie tickets are too expensive: 但是电影票太贵了
You don't use apps to buy discounted tickets? 你不用app买打折票吗？
I always buy tickets at the box office: 我都是在售票处买
大家快来教Diana如何团购电影票吧！

#8.Do some shopping (or window shopping)
逛街购物
Indulge yourself in some retail therapy or window shopping: 用买买买来治愈自己吧！或者只是逛逛也挺好
Indulge: 奢华享受
Retail therapy: 零售治疗法，即血拼、购物
It could be very dangerous if you spend too much money. You might regret it. 如果花很多钱，会很危险，最后自己后悔

#9.Why not learn English? 学英语
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
我们的听众、会员都很努力哒：
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

＃10.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