雅思词汇解析(6) | 假日结束(下)

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　　1. Party is over!

　　一个非常符合大家现在心境的短语，不止是字面意思上的派对结束。一起看下英文解释：a period of freedom, enjoyment, very good luck,etc. has now come to an end and life is about to return to normal 没错，就是快乐的日子告一段落，该收收心干正事了。

　　e.g. We had a whale of time while the manager was away, but now the party’s over.

　　经理不在的时候我们玩得挺高兴，不过现在该开始干正事了。

　　注：have a whale of time 玩得开心。

　　2. Shuttle /'ʃʌt(ə)l/

　　n. 往来于两地之间的航班(或班车、火车);

　　常见的搭配：shuttle bus/flight/ train/ service

　　e.g. That's the Airport Shuttle that will take you from the airport right to your hotel or private address. It’s a door-to-door service and it would suit you much better, because there's one every two hours. (剑7T1S1)

　　原题：

　　Airport shuttle: __________ service.

　　正确答案: door-to-door 上门服务 (一定不要忘记连字符，三个词连起来修饰service.)

　　Shuttle 也可以作为动词使用，

　　Shuttle from A to B. / between A and B 在两地往返。

　　e.g. We shuttled between the city and the country all summer.

　　整个夏天我们往返于城市和乡间。

　　3. Carpool /ˈkɑɚˌpuːl/

　　v. 合伙用车;拼车;

　　e.g. She carpools to work every day with her neighbor.

　　她每天和邻居拼车去上班。

　　拼车这一行为称为：carpooling

　　拼车的人就是：carpoolers

　　比如上一季度口语话题问到：How can we solve the traffic jam problem?

　　建议之一就可以是：Government should encourage carpooling to cut the number of one-passenger cars on the roads.

　　4. Space out

　　[phrasal verb] 注意力不集中;精神恍惚

　　基本上就是大家节后第 一天上班的状态了。

　　e.g. I spaced out for a minute and didn't hear what my manager said.

　　我愣了一会，没有听到经理在说什么。

　　e.g. I spaced out halfway through the lecture.

　　讲座中途我走神了。

　　类似的表达：zone out / wander

　　这就是我们常说的假期综合症吧，“post-holiday blues/ syndrome”

　　注：blues复数名词：忧郁;沮丧;悲伤

　　Have you ever suffered from Monday morning blues?