综合英语课文.pptVIP

1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * Main idea of the passage The passage in a humorous and ironic way discusses modern leisure activities. In Britain’s case in the 19th century, many leisure activities are simply ways of filling time. The writer offers the example of cricket, a game which can be played for days without any clear winner. The main topic, however, is couch potatoes, people who sit and watch television all their free time, and a new group the writer calls mouse potatoes, who spend all their time in front of their computer screens. The passage is making fun of these two groups of people, mocking their obesity, low intelligence and general lack of social skills. Digging 4 So who wants to be a couch potato? Well, as a matter of fact, many people do, and for very good reasons. Maybe it’s your one day off in the week, maybe you just got back from work or school. Maybe you’re tired and just want to chill. For the couch potato, every activity is too much trouble, and being idle is an art form. 译文 Digging In this paragraph the author uses the parallelism to make the sentence pattern (句式) more regular. 那么，谁想成为沙发土豆呢？实际上，许多人都想，而且都有很好的理由。也许是一周中的休息日，也许是刚下班或放学回来，也许是疲惫不堪时想放松一下，对于沙发土豆来说，其他所有活动都太麻烦了，而懒散悠闲才是一种艺术。 Translation 原文 5 How do you become a couch potato? It’s easy. Sit down in a comfortable place, such as a nice soft chair, or ... you knew it was coming ... a couch. Don’t sit on a potato. Make sure you have everything you need, things to eat (especially potato chips – no serious couch potato would eat anything else), drinks, magazines and a telly. 译文 Digging 怎么成为沙发土豆呢？那很容易。找个舒适的地方坐下，比如一张很不错的软椅，或者……你知道接下来是什么……一张沙发。别坐在土豆上。确定你需要的所有东西都备好了：零食（尤其是炸薯片——真正的沙发土豆不会吃别的任何东西）、饮料、杂志和电视。 Translation 原文 Difficult sentences 2. Maybe it’s your one day off in the week, … (Line 3, Para 4) one day off: a day without work, or a day away from work 休息日 译文：也许是一周中的休息日 couch potato 释义 n. [C] someone who spends a lot of time sitting at home watching TV 终日泡在电视机前的人 例句 A lot of kids today are