第407期:SLOW DAY竟有这么多意思(在线收听

   Slow-慢,day-天。这两个单词合起来的意思,大部分人其实只能用到其中的一层,其实slow day除了表示过得缓慢一天之外,还有其他的意思,今天我们就来细数下slow day使用的不同语境和意思上细微的差别吧。

  Meaning
  a day in which not much happens, so it feels like it is taking very long to pass
  一天中没有发生太多事,感觉时间过得慢
  a day in which less than expected has been done
  一天中没有预期中干的活多
  not much business has been done
  生意不好
  Example Sentences
  1.The shop did not make a lot of money today, we had a slow day.
  商店今天没赚多少钱,我们的生意很清淡。
  2.Very few people came into the restaurant today, the servers did not even have to set up the tables at the back, we had a slow day.
  今天很少有人来餐厅,服务员甚至都不用再后面准备餐桌,我们都没事干。
  3.Today is Saturday, we are going to stay home and watch television, we are not going to leave the house at all, we are having a slow day.
  今天是星期六,我们要呆在家里看电视,我们根本不打算离家,我们要过悠闲的日子。
  4.I cannot believe that it is only 12 o'clock, it feels like we have been here for hours, it really has been a slow day.
  我不能相信现在只有十二点,感觉我们已经在这里待了好几个小时了,今天真是急死人了。
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