美語情景對話 第420期:The Perfect Day 完美的一天
Yeah, I think I'm gonna talk about what I would consider a perfect day. Ah, of course, that day wouldn't be a working day. It would be a day off and it would have some of my favorite things in life which would be like eating, relaxing, and playing sports. So you know, the day would start off with me sleeping in till about 9 or 10 o'clock. You know, get up, make myself a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, or something like that, maybe grapefruit juice. Pick up the daily paper and read it for awhile. After that's done, you know, I'd probably get ready and just drop in to a friend's place, you know, drop by, unannounced. No planned meeting or anything like that. You know, hang out at my friend's place, you know, chat, talk about, you know, probably talk about where to have lunch, you know, since I love eating, I'd have to go out for lunch, you know, probably somewhere where there is a patio or a nice place to eat outside or do some serious people watching.
我要談談我所認爲的完美的一天。當然，那天不能是工作日。那應該是個休息日，可以做些生活中最喜歡的事情，比如吃飯、休息、運動等等。那天我要睡懶覺，睡到9點或是10點，然後起牀給自己來一杯鮮榨橙汁，或者葡萄汁也可以。拿起日報讀一會兒，之後我會做些準備，去拜訪朋友，你知道，就是那種不打招呼、突然去拜訪朋友。就像沒有安排的會面或之類的事情。我會在朋友家呆一會兒，一起聊天，我們可能會聊聊去哪裏吃午餐，我喜歡吃東西，我會去外面吃午餐，可能會在庭院或是其他不錯的地方吃午飯，看看來來往往的人羣。
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重點講解：
1. start off
從…開始；從…着手；
eg. I start off as a kitchen helper.
我開始是幹廚房幫手的活。
eg. If you try to start off in top gear you'll stall.
要是剛一發動就用最高擋，那就會熄火。
2. drop in
順道拜訪；突然拜訪；
eg. Whenever I'm up there I always drop in.
每次我到那兒都會順便去看看。
eg. She spent most of the day dropping in on friends in Edinburgh.
她一天的大部分時間都用來拜訪在愛丁堡的朋友了。
3. drop by
順道拜訪；造訪；
eg. Daddy called and asked me to drop by his office.
爸爸打來電話讓我去他辦公室一趟。
eg. I'll drop by on my way home if I have time.
有空的話回家途中我會順便來看你。
4. hang out
閒逛，逗留；
eg. They usually hang out in the bar.
他們通常去酒吧打發時間。
eg. Thanks. Besides, once you move, I can hang out at your place.
謝謝。另外，你搬家之後，我就可以去你家玩了。
