Today we will be learning a new slang, couch potato.

Couch 沙发. Potato, 土豆.

释义

A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies.

沙发上的土豆是指的那些拿着摇控器，蜷在沙发上什么事都不干，只会在沙发上看电视，或者指将大部分业余时间用来躺在床上睡觉、或者抱着电视机守上十来个小时的人。

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Potato is kind of like a symbol of something that is sedentary.

Sedentary：S-E-D-E-N-T-A-R-Y久坐的，静坐的。

And if someone sits on the couch for a long period and do nothing but watching the television, he/she might become plump just like the shape of potatoes.

土豆在美国人的眼中是久坐不动的标志。一个人长时间坐在沙发上，就如土豆一样一动不动，时间长了，人就像土豆一样胖胖圆圆的。

举例；

世界杯刚刚结束，如果我的爸爸都是球迷的话，那么我就可以说

My father becomes a couch potato during the World Cup season this year.

当你在质疑你的朋友装了有线电视而沉迷电视而不悔悟时，你可以说

Do you know that you have been becoming a couch potato since we got cable TV?