用英语聊“宅男宅女”

Jessica在北京学汉语，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是吴琼要问的：宅男宅女。

Jessica:   Wuqiong, 听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。整天待在家里，根本不理我，每天就知道上网，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---身体长在家里了，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!

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

wq:       哦，shut-in也是指不愿意出门和别人交往的宅男宅女! 我要告诉我表妹，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“她脑子要发霉”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，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:       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，说脑子要发霉了，就是Your brain will rot!