點滴英語天天學第241期:雅思詞彙(78)

1. 詞彙：kick up (one’s) heels

釋義：To enjoy oneself without restraint. （無拘無束地享受生活，無拘無束地玩出玩樂）

例句：Now that that big acquisition is finally over, we can kick up our heels and celebrate!

這次大收購終於結束了，我們可以放鬆地高興慶祝一下！

I had no time to take a holiday and kick up my heels when I came back from the war.

我從戰場回來時，沒時間休假去無拘無束地樂享生活。

When exams were over, the students went to the famous beauty spots in the surrounding countries to kick up their heels.

考試完後，學生們到周邊國家的著名風景點去盡情歡樂了一番。

How about coming out with us Wednesday night? We're all going to take Bill Glover out to dinner. Then later we'll drop into a few night spots. It's Bill's last chance to kick up his heels, you know--he's getting married the next morning.

星期三晚上跟我們一起出去玩，怎麼樣？我們大家一起請比爾格洛弗出去吃晚飯。然後，我們再到幾個像夜總會那樣的地方去玩。這是比爾到外面去尋歡作樂的最後一次機會了，你知道，他第二天上午就要結婚了。

My mother and dad are over sixty, but they still like to go out once in a while to have dinner and do a little dancing and kick up their heels. Of course, they go home a lot earlier than they used to.

我的爸爸和媽媽已經六十多了，但是他們有時還是喜歡到外面去吃晚飯、跳跳舞，高興高興。當然，他們現在回家的時間要比以前早多了。

2. 詞彙：small rat

釋義：A youngster who spends much of his or her time in shopping malls. （花費很多時間在商場裏的年輕人，購物狂）

例句：I can't go shopping too often in the department store because I'm a mall rat.

我不能去百貨大樓去得太勤，因爲我是一個購物狂。

I would rather do some reading at home than go shopping with them because they are mall rats for kicks.

與其和他們去購物,我倒寧願留在家裏讀點書，因爲他們都是購物狂，從購物中獲得快樂。

I won’t go shopping with you to keep you company. You are a mall rat but I don’t have that much time.

我不想跟你作伴，陪你一起去買東西。你是個購物狂，我沒有那麼多時間。

A: Shall we shop for new clothes for kicks?

我們去買些新衣服，找些樂子？

B: You are such a mall rat.

你可真是個購物狂！