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点滴英语天天学第241期:雅思词汇(78)

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1. 词汇:kick up (one’s) heels

释义:To enjoy oneself without restraint. (无拘无束地享受生活,无拘无束地玩出玩乐)

例句:Now that that big acquisition is finally over, we can kick up our heels and celebrate!

这次大收购终于结束了,我们可以放松地高兴庆祝一下!

I had no time to take a holiday and kick up my heels when I came back from the war.

我从战场回来时,没时间休假去无拘无束地乐享生活。

When exams were over, the students went to the famous beauty spots in the surrounding countries to kick up their heels.

考试完后,学生们到周边国家的著名风景点去尽情欢乐了一番。

How about coming out with us Wednesday night? We're all going to take Bill Glover out to dinner. Then later we'll drop into a few night spots. It's Bill's last chance to kick up his heels, you know--he's getting married the next morning.

星期三晚上跟我们一起出去玩,怎么样?我们大家一起请比尔格洛弗出去吃晚饭。然后,我们再到几个像夜总会那样的地方去玩。这是比尔到外面去寻欢作乐的最后一次机会了,你知道,他第二天上午就要结婚了。

My mother and dad are over sixty, but they still like to go out once in a while to have dinner and do a little dancing and kick up their heels. Of course, they go home a lot earlier than they used to.

我的爸爸和妈妈已经六十多了,但是他们有时还是喜欢到外面去吃晚饭、跳跳舞,高兴高兴。当然,他们现在回家的时间要比以前早多了。

2. 词汇:small rat

释义:A youngster who spends much of his or her time in shopping malls. (花费很多时间在商场里的年轻人,购物狂)

例句:I can't go shopping too often in the department store because I'm a mall rat.

我不能去百货大楼去得太勤,因为我是一个购物狂。

I would rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them because they are mall rats for kicks.

与其和他们去购物,我倒宁愿留在家里读点书,因为他们都是购物狂,从购物中获得快乐。

I won’t go shopping with you to keep you company. You are a mall rat but I don’t have that much time.

我不想跟你作伴,陪你一起去买东西。你是个购物狂,我没有那么多时间。

A: Shall we shop for new clothes for kicks?

我们去买些新衣服,找些乐子?

B: You are such a mall rat.

你可真是个购物狂!


重点单词   查看全部解释    
acquisition [.ækwi'ziʃən]

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n. 获得,所获之物

 
restraint [ri'streint]

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n. 抑制,克制,束缚

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celebrate ['selibreit]

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v. 庆祝,庆贺,颂扬

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