Spice up Your Nightlife with English 英语让夜生活更精彩
It’s the weekend, and it’s time to have some good times! With so many entertainment possibilities,it’s good to be armed with a variety of fun expressions that you can use.
Dressed to the nines 打扮得漂亮到极点
Any big night out begins at home with a wardrobe full of clothes, a mirror and some imagination! When you are dres sed to the nines it means that you are wearing some seriously fashionable clothes. For example, you might say, “If we’re going to the cocktail party we’d better get dressed to the nines!”
任何重要的夜晚外出活动都以家里满满的衣柜,镜子和一些想象开始!当你dressed to the nines时意思是你正穿着非常时髦的服装。例如,你可能说,”If we’re going to the cocktail party w’d better get dressed to the nines!”
Grab a bite to eat随便找点吃的
You may want to start the night with a quick dinner at a restaurant or cafe, which we call grabbing a bite to eat. For example, your friend might ask you, “Do you want to grab a bite to eat before we go out?”
你可能想要以饭店或咖啡点一顿快速的晚餐开始一晚的活动,我们把这就叫做grabbing a bite to eat。例如,你的朋友可能问你,”Do you want to grab a bite to eat before we go out?”
Go and catch a flick 去看电影
Early evening is a great time to pay a visit to the local cinema and catch up on the latest big movie. Informally, we say that we are going to catch a flick when we are going to watch a movie. For example, your friends may say, “Let’s go and catch a flick at the cinema tonight!”
夜晚的开始是去当地电影院看部最新大片的最佳时间。非正式的来说,我们说going to catch a flick当我们要去看电影时。例如,你的朋友可能说,”Let’s go and catch a flick at the cinema tonight!”
Paint the town red 疯狂地庆祝
By now, everyone is probably ready to let loose and have some fun! This is what we call painting the town red, having a really great night out with friends! So, when your friends ask “Do you want to go and paint the town red?” they’re not expecting you to bring paint and paintbrushes!
現在,大家應準備好去輕鬆一下盡興狂歡了!這就是「painting the town red」的意思──與朋友渡過美好的晚上! 所以當朋友問你:「Do you want to go and paint the town red?」,他們並不是要你帶油漆和油漆掃呢!
Go bar-hopping 挨家挨户泡吧
Part of your big night out might include stopping off at a few bars for some relaxing drinks and to meet up with friends. By bar-hopping we mean that you go to one bar for a while, and then hop, or move on, to several more.
作为你重大的夜晚活动可能会包括去好几个酒吧放松的喝酒并和朋友见面。bar-hopping我们的意思是每个酒吧你去一会儿, 并且然后hop,或是继续去其他的,更多的酒吧。
Shoot some pool 打台球
While bar-hopping you might spot a pool table and feel like having a quick game or two. Don’t worry, it’s not as dangerous as it sounds - shooting some pool simply means to play pool!
当bar-hopping时你可能会看到一个桌球台并想要快速的来上一两盘。别担心,这并不象听起来这么危险- shooting some pool只是意味着打桌球!
Dance the night away 整夜跳舞
Hearing lots of music while bar-hopping has probably got everyone in the mood for a disco! Dancing the night awaymeans to dance for hours and hours until the early hours of the next morning. So when someone asks you the next day why you are so tired, you can tell them, “Because last night I danced the night away!”
在 Hearing lots of music while bar-hopping时听到了很多的音乐自然而然让每个人都有跳舞的冲动!Dancing the night away意思是连跳几个小时的舞直到第二天的早上。因此第二天当某人问你为什么这么累时,你就可以告诉他们, “Because last night I danced the night away!”