迷你对话

A: How about a picnic this weekend?

周末去野餐如何？

B: Sounds a good idea. But, wait! I’ll miss my favorite TV program then.

这注意听起来不错，但是，等等，那我就会错过最喜欢的电视节目了。

A: Come on, a couch potato always had poor health. You need more exercises.

好了，电视迷的身体状况很差的，你需要多锻炼。

黄金短语

couch potato

1. 解词释义

Couch potato字面意思是“沙发上的土豆”，比喻为“电视迷”的意思。可以想象一下，在沙发上像土豆那样长在田地里面那样一动不动看电视，那当然就是电视迷了。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. My husband becomes a couch potato during football season.

在足球赛季我的丈夫成天坐在沙发上看电视。

e.g. The elder son is a bookworm while the younger one is a couch potato.

大儿子是个书虫，而小儿子则是个电视迷。

e.g. He is a such a couch potato, lazy, doing nothing.

他是个懒鬼，总是无所事事，靠在躺椅上看电视看个没完。

词海拾贝

have poor health：身体不好，身体不健康

e.g. It has come to my notice that he had poor health.

我注意到他身体不好。

e.g. Take no notice of his angry words—he had poor health.

别理他那些气话，他身体不好。

e.g. Having poor health, she was sorely afflicted with the blue devils.

由于身体不好，她变得极为忧郁。

初级口译

1. 我没看到《绯闻女孩》这个电视剧节目。

翻译：I missed the TV program which was called Gossip Girl, an American television drama.

2. 你认为把自己的屋子收拾一下怎样？

翻译：How about cleaning up a bit around here?