美语情景对话 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.
我要谈谈我所认为的完美的一天。当然，那天不能是工作日。那应该是个休息日，可以做些生活中最喜欢的事情，比如吃饭、休息、运动等等。那天我要睡懒觉，睡到9点或是10点，然后起床给自己来一杯鲜榨橙汁，或者葡萄汁也可以。拿起日报读一会儿，之后我会做些准备，去拜访朋友，你知道，就是那种不打招呼、突然去拜访朋友。就像没有安排的会面或之类的事情。我会在朋友家呆一会儿，一起聊天，我们可能会聊聊去哪里吃午餐，我喜欢吃东西，我会去外面吃午餐，可能会在庭院或是其他不错的地方吃午饭，看看来来往往的人群。

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重点讲解：
1. start off
从…开始；从…着手；
eg. I start off as a kitchen helper.
我开始是干厨房帮手的活。
eg. If you try to start off in top gear you'll stall.
要是刚一发动就用最高挡，那就会熄火。
2. drop in
顺道拜访；突然拜访；
eg. Whenever I'm up there I always drop in.
每次我到那儿都会顺便去看看。
eg. She spent most of the day dropping in on friends in Edinburgh.
她一天的大部分时间都用来拜访在爱丁堡的朋友了。
3. drop by
顺道拜访；造访；
eg. Daddy called and asked me to drop by his office.
爸爸打来电话让我去他办公室一趟。
eg. I'll drop by on my way home if I have time.
有空的话回家途中我会顺便来看你。
4. hang out
闲逛，逗留；
eg. They usually hang out in the bar.
他们通常去酒吧打发时间。
eg. Thanks. Besides, once you move, I can hang out at your place.
谢谢。另外，你搬家之后，我就可以去你家玩了。