给couch potato 、workaholic 提建议

F=fitness freak; C=couch potato
F(going into the sitting room):You're watching TV AGAIN!
C(slowly):Not again.I AM still watching.
F:What?You mean you've been watching for ...er...7 hours!You couch potato!It isn't good for your health.You can't just sit there,you have to move!
C:I do.I stand up and wash my hands at the ads.
F:Oh,my god!Go and train yourself with me next morning,or your body will freeze.
C:No,thanks.You go ahead.But I won't stay in the gym from sunrise to sunset.Thanks a lot.

1 坐在汽车后座对司机指手画脚的乘客
[贬义]爱管闲事的人,不负责任乱发表意见的人,喜爱超越自己职责范围干涉别人事务的人,干涉与己无关之事的人
2 本末倒置
3 成天躺著或坐在沙发上看电视的人；极为懒惰的人
4 注定要完蛋的人；没有价值的人或事
5 不义之财

Forty-three-year-old Brian Blakey from Birminghan is sitting on his sofa and telling me about his perfect day.
正文：
When I wake up I don't get up immediately. I turn on the television and watch the children's programmes and old movies until about half-past ten. Then I get up,go downstairs and switch on the TV in the living room. For lunch,I have biscuits and a glass nof milk,and I watch the news. In the afternoon,I often watch another old film-they're showing some good ones at the moment. In the evenings,I often watch TV series or sport and the news again.I like the main news at six o'clock.At nine thirty,if there is a good play on BBC 2, I switch over and watch it.Then at night,I watch more films and I usually switch off the TV at about two o'clock. I never watch TV all night.
I watch TV for sixteen or seventeen hours a day. I also do some exercise every day. I take Tina, the dog,for a walk every afternoon.I don't go far,of course.I walk to the wall outside my house. I always take my portable TV and I sit on the stone wall while the dog walks round in a circle.
Of course, I couldn't live this lifestyle without a good wife. She's not here now because she's working,but she always makes my meals.We haven't got much money,you know, but we're happy.Sit down and watch TV. Here's the remote control. You;ve got the world at your feet. And in your hand. Great!
只是前一部分

Do you know what a"couch potato"means?
你知道什么叫做“沙发土豆”么?
Well,in America,the word is often used.
在美国经常使用这个短语.
The American couch potato becomes maybe even a part of the American tradition!
美国的“沙发土豆”甚至已经成为了美国文化的一部分!
You see,in America mang people often spend their free time sitting on a couch watching TV.
众所周知,美国人通常在空闲的时候坐在沙发上看电视.
As there many channels to choose,the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive.
有那么多的频道供选择,电视变得非常有意思而且非常上瘾.
They may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without a stop!
他们甚至可以连续好几个小时都在看电视.
Well,these people who do nothing all day except watching TV are called couch potatoes.
那么那些成天什么都不做而只看电视的人就被叫做“沙发土豆”啦.
- -+ 记得好像是一篇阅读

couch potato 沙发土豆
[英][kautʃ pəˈteitəu][美][kaʊtʃ pəˈteto]
n.花大量时间看电视的人,电视迷; 美国人说整天看电视的人是“沙发土豆

ouch potato buy ouch potato mugs,tshirts and magnetsUnpleasant sensation of standing up from couch after lying and watching TV for several hours.Ex.:John thought about getting up to serve us some snacks,but the thought of the ouch potato feeling kept him in front of the television.网上的,供你参考 查看原帖

Couch Potato & Mall Rats
美国的电视业过去十年来有很大的发展.电视节目的花色越来越繁多,选择性也就随之增加.美国有百分之五十的家庭都能看到有线电视的节目.还有百分之五十的美国家庭都购买了录像机,他们可以在家里看录像带上的电影,或者当他们不在家的时候把电视上的节目录下来.随着电视业的迅速发展,美国就出现了一种花很多时间看电视的电视迷,人们把他们叫做：
Couch Potato
Couch 指的是沙发,Potato就是指土豆.Couch Potato 是指那些一有时间就坐在沙发上面看电视的人.他们坐在那里一声也不吭,一动也不动,就像一个土豆一样.下面讲话的人,就是一个Couch Potato.
Example:"Why should I go out to see a movie or a concert--it's a lot more comfortable to stay at home.I have cable TV,which gives me a choice of 30 different programs.Why,I can see a championship fight right in my living room.Or I can rent a good movie for a couple of bucks and watch it on my VCR."
他说：我干什么要到外面去看电影,听音乐会呢!在家要舒服多了.我有有线电视,可以看到三十个不同的节目.我在我的客厅里就可以看到各种体育活动的比赛.或者我还可以花两块钱去租一部电影,用我的录像机来看.
Couch Potato可能也知道他们的习惯不好.下面这个例子是一个Couch Potato在说他如何处理孩子看电视的问题.
Example:"I'm a couch potato and it's too late for me to change.But we try to keep our kids from watching more than two hours of television a day:we don't want them to be couch potatoes,too."
他说：我是个电视迷,一有空就坐在沙发上看电视.要我现在改掉这个习惯已经为时过晚.但是,我们设法让我们的孩子每天看电视不超过两个小时.我们不要他们也变成电视迷.
美国有许多购物中心.美国人把它们叫做：Mall.青少年极喜欢去逛.因为被叫做：
Mall rats
Rat就是老鼠.Mall rats当然并非真的指老鼠,而是指那些年轻人像老鼠一样在Mall里面钻来钻去.下面是一个Mall rats在说一个大购物中心是如何的好玩.
Example:"Hey there's always something to do there for us mall rats.At least a dozen fast food places where we can buy a burger,a slice of pizza,ice cream--whatever.Ten different movie theaters.And a whole lot of people to watch,you know?I can,like,spend the whole day there,you know?"
这个人说：嗨,对我们爱逛购物中心的人来说,那儿总是有好玩的事的.那儿至少有几十个快餐店,我们可以在那里买汉堡包,意大利煎饼,冰激凌等,什么都有.那儿还有十个电影院,放映不同的电影.你还可以看到好多人,你知道吗?我可喜欢在那里玩上一整天,你知道吗?
下面我们再来看一个例子,这是一个曾经喜欢购物中心的人在说他的经历.
Example:"Sure,I used to be a typical mall rats hanging around watching the crowds,especially the girls.But then I went out for basketball,made the team and I don't have time to waste anymore."
这个年轻人说：当然啦,我过去是个典型的逛购物中心迷.在那里观看人群,特别是女孩子.可是,后来我去打篮球,参加了球队,这样我就没法再浪费时间了.
我们今天讲了两个和美国人的习惯有关系的俗语 Couch potato 和 Mall rats.
Couch potato 是指那些一有空就坐在沙发上面看电视的人.
Mall rats 指的是那些老喜欢到购物中心去逛的年轻人.