英语口语练习小对话 第593期:放松

Subject：I want to go on holiday and wind down.

迷你对话

A: Holiday is coming at last. I want to go on holiday and wind down. What is your opinion?

假期终于要来了，我想度假放松一下了，你认为如何？

B: Good idea.

好主意。

地道表达

wind down

1. 解释

Wind down的意思是“放松一下”。Wind既可以做名词，也可以做动词。作为动词，它的意思时候“上发条，蜿蜒，缠绕”的意思。Wind down即把发条取下来，停下来休息一下，引申为“放松一下，放松”的意思，这样表达很形象生动。

2. 例句

e.g. I felt tense, but now I' m beginning to wind down.

我本来感到紧张，可是现在开始放松了。

e.g. The staff members need to wind down after their work.

员工上完班后都应该好好休息放松一下。

e.g. This year has been frantically busy for us I need a holiday just to wind down.

今年我们忙得要命--我需要有一段假期放松一下。