Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you ought to set up a life you don't need to escape from.

不要纳闷你的下个旅行是在何时，而是你应该建立一个你不需要逃离的生活。

推荐书籍：Seth Goldin - 紫牛（purple cow）的作者

How do I recline my seat? 我怎么把椅背放下来？

Could you put your seat up, please? 请竖直椅背好吗？

Everybody, put your hands up for me! 大家把你的手举起来！

If you have the experience, please put your (right) hand up?  如果有过这个经验，请将手举起来！

在美国旅行的时候，Lily从Portland到San Francisco要十六个小时的车程，硬生生和胖哥坐在一起椅背直直的坐了九个小时，这时不会英语就很尴尬啦！

This headphone is not working. Can I have a new one?

这个耳机坏了，可以给我新的吗？

Headphone 头戴式耳机／或耳塞式

Earphone 耳塞式

Headset  泛指所有的耳机头戴／耳塞／蓝牙耳机 都有可能

Bluetooth headset 蓝牙耳机

Waterproof  headset  防水耳机 

podcast 播客app，很多英语的线上广播（由iPod＋broadcast，苹果发明的新词）

How do I turn on the light? 怎么打开灯？

How do I turn off the light?怎么关掉灯？

turn on the TV 打开电视

turn on the computer 打开电脑

Let me show you around my city. 让我带你逛逛我的城市

吹风机：hair dryer

dryer: 烘干机

reception: 前台

housekeeping：客服中心（打扫卫生）

The hair dryer seems to be broken. Could you please send a new one to the room?

吹风机好像坏了，可以帮我送个新的到房间来吗？

I'll have it sent to the room. 我会叫人送到房间。

Where can I rent a car/rent a house/rent an apartment? 我可以在哪租车/租房子/租公寓？

当我跟美国朋友Bjorn说：I'm going to take driving lessons! 我要去学车了！

他说：Lily behind the wheel!!!!! = Lily is driving!!!!! Lily开车中！

wheel ＝轮子，然而这里指汽车方向盘＝steering wheel 

I only learned to drive forward and back my car up. 我只学了如何倒车和前进

I'd like to rent a car. 我想租车。

I'd like to rent a compact car/SUV/Van. 我想租小型车／多功能运动车／箱型车

For how long? 多久？Four day. 四天。

I'd like to rent a compact car.  我想要租小型车。

For how long? 多久？

Four days. 四天

Manual or automatic? 手动排档还是自动排挡？

soap dispenser 给肥皂机

I would rather own little and see the world than own the world and see little of it. 我宁愿穷一点，也要多看看这个世界。

would... rather  宁愿... 也不要
�例句：I would rather die than go to work. 我宁愿死，也不要去上班

Lily的父亲浅谈如何教育一个开心学习的小女孩....

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端午节快乐 Happy Dragon Boat Festival 

粽子 rice dumplings 

糯米 sticky rice