by Megan Zander ▪ 翻译:范婕
Family Fun on New Year’s Eve温馨快乐的跨年夜
by Megan Zander ▪ 翻译:范婕
These fun family New Year’s Eve activities will make the night a1)blast!
Have a Camp-in
Instead of making sleep something your family wants to avoid on New Year’s Eve, make it a goal.Play off the atmosphere provided by your still-standing Christmas tree. Then set up a tent for an indoor2)campout to make bedtime on New Year’s Eve special.
Photo Shoot
Consider using New Year’s Eve as a chance to take some fun photos. Like almost everyone else toasting the New Year, your pictures might3)feature someone sleeping on the floor.
The Year in Review
Older kids may get embarrassed by their parents gushing over old photos, but children young enough to fall asleep before midnight are usually4)ecstatic to view old pictures and videos of themselves! Settle down without your computer or smart phone, and enjoy the evening reviewing the memories you made as a family over the past year.
1) blast [blaːst] n. 奇妙的感受
2) camp-out 野营
3) feature [ˑfiːtʃə] v. 使突出
4) ecstatic [ɪkˑstætɪk]adj. 欣喜若狂的
Go to Bed Early
山西省社会科学院能源经济研究所研究员曹海霞说,《必由之路》中的每一个场景、每一个镜头,都能唤起亲历者的共鸣。“我由衷感到,改革开放是人类发展史上最伟大最成功的革命实践,是我们中华民族走向伟大复兴的关键抉择,是中国人民从站起来到富起来再到强起来的必由之路。
Though the rest of the world is staying up past its bedtime, it doesn’t mean you have to. Getting some much-needed rest by going to bed during New Year’s Eve may be the best way to start off the New Year!
词组加油站
play off 〈体〉 打延长赛
set up 建立
gush over 对……表示出过分的热情
settle down 安定下来
stay up 熬夜
参考译文
在跨年夜,和家人们一起做做以下这些活动,这个夜晚将会充满趣味!
室内宿营
不要让家人对在跨年夜里上床睡觉产生抗拒,想办法把这件事变成他们所期待的吧。既然圣诞树还在,那就好好利用它所营造的气氛,在家里支起帐篷,来一次室内宿营吧,让跨年夜的睡眠时段变得不同寻常。
拍摄照片
计划一下,利用跨年夜这个特别的时间去拍些有趣的照片。在几乎所有人都在举杯迎接新年的时候,你或许可以拍到某人在地板上呼呼大睡的画面。
回顾往昔
父母滔滔不绝地谈论老照片可能会让大点儿的孩子觉得不好意思,而年纪小一些的孩子(还没到午夜他们就睡着了)在看到自己的老照片和视频的时候一般都会很兴奋。放下你的电脑或手机,聊聊全家在过去一年里一起经历的事情,享受这温馨的夜晚吧。
休息早睡
虽然在这天夜里大多数人都会熬夜晚睡,但这并不意味着你也必须如此。在跨年夜里上床睡觉、养足精神,这也许是开始新一年的最好方式!
名师考点小结
“形容词/副词+enough to+动词原形”,意为“足够……可以……”。例如:
He is old enough to take care of himself. 他长大了,能够照顾自己了。
She is old enough to travel by herself. 她年纪够大,可以独自旅行了。
注意:若enough前出现了否定词,则不仅否定了enough,而且也否定了其后的不定式。例如:
He is not strong enough to lift the box. 他力气不够大,提不起这个箱子。
另外,该句型有时可与“so/such…that”句型互换。例如:He is rich enough to buy a plane.
=He is so rich that he can buy a plane.
他很有钱,可以买下一架飞机了。
有时该句型也可与“too…to…”句型互换。例如:
He is not old enough to go to school.
他还不够大,还不能上学。
=He is too young to go to school. 他太小,还不能上学。