Počasi se bliža konec šolskega leta, kar pomeni, da so počitnice in oddih od dela že za ovinkom. Kot smo videli do sedaj, obstaja v angleščini ogromno ustaljenih fraz, ki se uporabljajo za različne situacije, tako da tudi prosti čas in počitnice niso nobena izjema. Pa si oglejmo nekaj najbolj pogostih fraz, ki jih v ta namen uporabljajo angleško govoreči ljudje.
Da bi prišli do počitnic, se za trenutek najprej ustavimo pri delu. Počitnice si je konec koncev potrebno zaslužiti, ni res? Naslednje fraze so povezane z delom:
- swamped ⇒ zelo zaposlen z delom, prepavljen z delom
I’m sorry I didn’t answer your email. I’m really swamped with work right now. - run down ⇒ biti preobremenjen, izčrpan
I’ve been working two jobs for a year. I’m run down. - wiped ⇒ biti utrujen, izčrpan zaradi dela
I haven’t had a vacation for six weeks. Now I’m so wiped.
Kar zadeva oddih in počitnice, pa v angleščini lahko zasledimo naslednje pogoste fraze:
- kick back ⇒ sprostiti se
During my trip to Hawaii, I just kicked back on the beach. It was great! - hit the town ⇒ iti ven in se zabavati
It’s Saturday night! Let’s hit the town! - soak up some sun ⇒ sončiti se
I like to lie on the beach and soak up some sun. - catch some rays ⇒ sončiti se
I can’t wait for the summer so I can catch some rays. - take a dip ⇒ plavati
When the weather got really hot, I took a dip in the pool. - head for ⇒ iti v smeri, usmeriti se proti
The first thing I am going to do when I get there is head for the beach. - booked solid ⇒ popolnoma zasedeno (nastanitev)
All the hotels will be booked solid so you better book a room in advance. - thumb ⇒ štopati
I don’t have a lot of money for my trip so I am going to thumb my way along. - jet lag ⇒ biti utrujen po dolgem poletu zaradi spremembe časovnega pasa
I was jet lagged for 4 whole days after flying from New York to Sydney. - live out of a suitcase ⇒ nikoli ostati nekje tako dolgo, da bi se lahko razpakirali
My father is a traveling businessman and he usually lives out of his suitcase. - off the beaten path ⇒ mesto, ki ni pogosto obiskano s strani turistov, odročno, skrito
During my second trip to Ireland I went off the beaten patch to try to experience
the culture better than the average tourist. - travel on a shoestring ⇒ potovati poceni, ker ste finančno omejeni
I really learned how to travel on a shoestring when I studied abroad.
