Welcome to English in a Minute from home.
欢迎来到居家版《一分钟英语》栏目。
Lots of people enjoy going to the beach.
很多人都喜欢去海滩。
Lying out in the sand.
躺在沙滩上。
Listening to the sound of the ocean waves.
听着海浪的声音。
But what does it mean to be a beach bomb?
但是beach bomb的含义是什么呢？

Anna, do you ever feel like you want to just leave everything behind and go be a beach bum?
安娜，你有没有想过把所有事情都抛在脑后，就去当一个海滩流浪汉呢？
Well, sometimes. But then we'd never get any work done.
嗯，有时候会。但那样的话，我们就什么也做不成了。
Exactly. That's kind of the point.
完全正确。这就是重点。
I like it.
我喜欢这种生活。
A beach bum is a person who spends a lot of time at the beach.
beach bum就是指在海滩上消磨时间的人。
In fact, a beach bum only wants to be at the beach and be completely unproductive.
实际上，海滩流浪汉只想呆在海滩上，什么事也不做。
Beach bum can be used in both a positive and negative way.
beach bum这个词可以用作褒义，也可以用作贬义。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是本期的《一分钟英语》！