Days of the Week 一周七天

廖文馨選譯

There are seven days of the week. It makes time more easily measureable1. Every day is identifiable2 by special plans.

一周有七天，這讓時(shí)間變得更容易測(cè)量。每一天都可以通過(guò)特別的日程計(jì)劃來(lái)區(qū)分。

Monday is seemed by many to be the “worst” day of the week. It is the day when people should go back to work after enjoying the weekend. Most students go to school in the morning and go back home in the afternoon. Most workers go to work in the morning and go home in the evening.

星期一被許多人認(rèn)為是一周中“最糟糕”的一天。在這天，人們享受完周末后要重返工作崗位，大多數(shù)學(xué)生早上去上學(xué)，下午回家。大多數(shù)上班族早上上班，晚上回家。

Tuesday is the second day of the week， and is the same as Monday in many ways. There is not a big difference3 between Tuesday and Monday. Most people go to school or work and go home to watch television， play games， make plans with friends， spend time with family， read， or do relaxing things.

星期二是一周的第二天，和星期一在很多方面是一樣的。星期二和星期一的差別不大。大多數(shù)人去學(xué)?；蛏习?，然后回家看電視、玩游戲，和朋友制定計(jì)劃，和家人待在一起，讀書(shū)或做一些放松的活動(dòng)。

Wednesday is the third day of the week， and is at the “middle” of the work week. Some people think Wednesday is a “hump4 day”. Once its workday is over， workers will have passed5 the work-week “hump”， and will be on the downturn6， because only two days on the job will remain7 in the week.

周三是一周的第三天，是一周工作的“中期”。有些人認(rèn)為星期三是“高峰日”。一旦周三結(jié)束，工作的人們就已經(jīng)度過(guò)了一周工作的“高峰”，之后就會(huì)呈下降趨勢(shì)，因?yàn)楸局苤皇Ｏ聝商斓墓ぷ鲿r(shí)間。

Thursday is the fourth day of the week， and is liked by many， because its much more close to the end of the work week.

周四是每周的第四天，很多人都很喜歡它，因?yàn)樗x一周的工作結(jié)束更近了。

Friday is the fifth day of the week， and the end of the work-week and school-week for the most of workers and students. By Friday afternoon or evening， most students or workers cannot wait8 to leave and go home. They wont have to go back to school or work until Monday.

星期五是一周的第五天，對(duì)大多數(shù)上班族和學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，它標(biāo)志著一周工作和學(xué)習(xí)的結(jié)束。到周五下午或晚上，大多數(shù)學(xué)生和上班族都迫不及待地離開(kāi)回家。他們要到周一才需要回去上學(xué)或工作。

Saturday is the most highly regarded9 day of the week. Because Sunday follows it （and there is no work or school to go， for most people）， everyone is free to stay out until late at night， having fun with friends. To be sure， Saturday is thought of as a day to take up hobbies that couldnt be enjoyed during the week days.

星期六是一星期中最受重視的一天。因?yàn)樾瞧谔煸谄渲螅▽?duì)大多數(shù)人來(lái)說(shuō)，星期日不用上班或上學(xué)），每個(gè)人都可以在外面待到很晚，和朋友們一起玩。無(wú)疑，周六通常被認(rèn)為是投入到在工作日無(wú)法享受的業(yè)余愛(ài)好中的一天。

Sunday is the last day of the week， and is used by most people as a day off. Some plans are made on Sunday nights. Compared10 to Saturdays， most people have to get up for work or school on Monday morning.

星期天是一周的最后一天，是大多數(shù)人休息的日子。周日晚上可能會(huì)有一些計(jì)劃需要制定。與周六相比，大多數(shù)人在第二天早上得起床去上班或上學(xué)。

（英語(yǔ)原文選自：englishforeveryone.org）

1. measureable [] adj. 可測(cè)量的

2. identifiable [] adj. 可辨認(rèn)的;可認(rèn)明的;可證明是同一的

3. difference [? ? ? ? ? ] n. 差異;不同

4. hump [? ? ? ?] n. 駝峰

5. pass [? ? ?] v. 通過(guò)，經(jīng)過(guò);度過(guò)

6. downturn [] n. 衰退（經(jīng)濟(jì)方面）

7. remain [] vi. 保持;依然;留下;剩余

8. wait [? ? ?] vt. 等候 vi. 等待

9. regard [] vt. 把……看作;與……有關(guān)

10. compare [] v. 比較，對(duì)比;與……類似，將……比作