“宅男宅女”每日听说英语

　　Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国友人要是遇到了不晓得用美语怎么说的词，就会来求教他。今天每日听说英语是吴琼要问的：宅男宅女。

Jessica: Wuqiong, 据说你表妹从上海来看你了，怎么样， Are you two getting along？

wq: 唉，她哪是来看我。终日待在家里，基础不理我，天天就知道上网，看电视，也不出去玩儿。标准的宅女! 像这种特别“宅”的人，在美语里叫什么？

Jessica: I think you can call them "homebodies". A homebody is a person who prefers to stay at home and seldom goes out.

wq: homebody? home就是家的意思，body是身体，两个词连在一起---身材长在家里了，就是homebody! 宅男宅女! My cousin is totally a homebody! 哈哈，我回家要告诉她这句话!（每日听说英语注意词汇的讲解）

Jessica: Well, you can also call her a "shut-in". s-h-u-t, shut; i-n, in--shut-in.

wq: 哦，shut-in也是指不愿意出门跟别人交往的宅男宅女! 我要告知我表妹，Don't be a shut-in! Go out and get some fresh air!

Jessica: 对! 让她出去转转，不然，Her brain will rot if she stays home and stares at a screen all the time!

wq: 啊？r-o-t, rot 不是腐烂么？Her brain will rot 就是“她脑筋要发霉”的意思吧？

Jessica: That's right! Being a couch potato isn't healthy.

wq: 没错。couch potato，沙发土豆，就是一天到晚赖在沙发上看电视的人。每天不运动，变得圆滚滚的，学英语的好网站，跟个potato--大土豆一样！

Jessica: I'm sure your cousin doesn't want to look like a potato! Now, tell me what you've learned today!

　　wq: 每日听说英语的重点词汇有：第一，宅男宅女叫 homebody, 或者 shut-in;

　　
第二，一天到晚坐在沙发上看电视的人叫 couch potato;

第三，学英语的好网站，说头脑要发霉了，就是Your brain will rot!