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Unit 8 Leisure inactivities

Unit 8 Leisure inactivities –or how to relax and do nothing

Pecy Jin

Jenny Chen

Yhurri Sun

?Couch potato: A person who spends a lot of idle time sitting and watching television. If a person is a couch potato, he/she is not active and spends most of his/her time sitting and watching TV.

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?Chill (para.4, line 5)

?make (someone) cold使…变冷

?they were chilled by a sudden wind ?他们被突然吹来的风冷到了。

?Chill out冷静下来,放松

?they like to get home, have a bath, and chill out.

?他们想回家,洗个澡,放松一下。

?Chill someone's blood使某人感到恐惧?The screams coming from the house had chilled his blood

?从房子里传来的尖叫使他恐惧。

?take the chill off 使…微微暖和

?An electric heater took the chill off the house

?电暖使房子微微暖和起来。

?Keen(para.7, line3)

?chiefly British having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm 热情的,热心的

? a keen gardener John was keen to help.

?热情的园丁约翰很热心去帮助别人

?keen on

?interested in or attracted by (someone or something)对…感兴趣,被…吸引

?Bob makes it obvious he’s keen on her .

?很明显鲍勃很喜欢她

?(as) keen as mustard

?热情极高

?Lack of sth.(para.11, line6)

?the state of being without or not having enough of something: 缺少,不足

?The lack of basic foods is a major cause of malnutrition in Africa.

?食物匮乏是非洲人们营养不良的主要原因。?Lack of sth / no lack of sth

?Lack in / for sth

?Be addict to (para.11, line8)

?a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug 对…有瘾,沉溺于,醉心于

?a former heroin addict

?曾是海洛因上瘾者

?It is easy to become addicted to deals: buying growth can produce spectacular numbers.?收购很容易让人上瘾:通过收购带来增长可催生亮丽的业绩数字。

?Participate in (para.11, line 13)

?be involved; take part: 参与,分享,分担?thousands participated in a nationwide strike.?上千人参加了一次全国的罢工。?Participate of

?have or possess (a particular quality):带有?both members participate of harmony

?双方都很和谐

Outline

How people spend their spare time in the past

Para. 1-2

The more inactive way of leisure –being a couch potato

Para. 3-10

21st century couch potato –mouse potato

Para. 11-13

Difficult Sentences ?People took up more gentle leisure activities like bird-watching, gardening and trainspotting, and it was even possible simply to watch a sport and give the impression that you were actually doing something useful. (para.1, line 5)

?人们开始以更温和的休闲活动为消遣,比如观鸟,园艺和火车记录,甚至仅仅是观看比赛这样简单的事也会给人以确实在做有用的事的印象。

?Take up

?take up sth fill or occupy (the specified space or time) 填满, 占据(某空间或时间)

?take sth up

?(a) lift sth up; raise sth 拿起; 举起; 抬起; 提起?(b) absorb (a liquid) 吸收(液体)

?(c) make (a garment, curtains, etc) shorter 将(衣服﹑帘幕等)改短

?(d) adopt sth as a hobby or pastime 以某事作为爱好或消遣

?(e) start or begin sth, esp a job 开始从事某事(尤指职业)

?(f) add one‘s voice to sth; join in sth 一起说﹑ 唱或喊; 参加某事

?(g) continue (a story) that has been interrupted, or left unfinished by sb else 接续讲(中断的或他人未讲完的故事)

?(h) adopt or assume (an attitude, a position, etc) 采取(某种态度); 占据(某位置)

?(i) accept sth 接受某事物

?(j) mention sth in order that it may be discussed 提出某事(以期商讨)

?For the couch potato, every activity is too much trouble, and laziness is an art form. (para.4, last sentence)

?对于沙发土豆来说,任何活动都太麻烦了,而懒惰更是一种艺术形式。

?xx is an art form = xx is a form of art

?Without the freedom to change channel, without moving from the couch, no couch potato would be worthy of the name. (para.6, line2 )

?没有不用离开沙发就能随意换台的自由,沙发土豆就名不副实了。

?Be worthy of the name: 名副其实

?But with every new fashion, there’s a reaction.(para.8, line1)

?每一个新词汇的兴起,都会引起社会的反应。

?Potatoes are inherently healthy, says the British Potato Council, and is organizing protests to demand the removal of couch potato from the Oxford English Dictionary.(para.8, last sentence)

?土豆其实很健康,英国土豆协会说道,并且正在组织提出从牛津英语词典中除去沙发土豆一词的抗议活动。

?Remove from 从…中移除

?Protest 抗议,主张

?Some, however, see their telly belly as a mark of their dedication to their leisure inactivity, and wear it proudly over the top of their trousers.(para.10, line4)

?然而,有些人把电视肚看做对懒惰消遣的一种奉献标志,并且把这坨堆在裤子上的肉当做骄傲。

?Dedication 奉献,忠诚

?In fact, leaving the computer not only seems pointless but also risks a threat by some rival mouse potato in a brighter time zone across the world.(para.11, line9)

?事实上,离开电脑不仅仅看起来无意义,而且还可能面临那些来自地球另一端正在白天时区的对手鼠标土豆的威胁的危险。?Rival 敌手

?Risk a threat 被..威胁的危险

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