英语悠选

Today’s key word is

watermelon

w-a-t-e-r-m-e-l-o-n

A watermelon is a large round fruit with green skin, pink flesh, and black seeds.

西瓜

Here is an example:

I like to drink watermelon juice.

我喜欢喝西瓜汁。

这场脸书直播的名字叫做：

“Watch us explode this watermelon one rubber band at a time!” 

来看我们一根一根的用橡皮筋挤爆这个西瓜！

yes,你木有听错，就是这样一个题目，就是这样一个视频直播

 Currently, the broadcast has more than 5 million total views.

The video also garnered more than 315,000 comments评论.

评论主要分为以下几种类型

1.开始怀疑人生型

Owen said

Help, why am I in a bar watching buzzfeed trying to explode a watermelon?

Helena said,

I have been watching you guys put rubber bands on a watermelon for 40 minutes~~~ what am i doing with my life?

2.紧张焦虑忘记自我型

Rob said

I was supposed to pick the kids up from school 40 minutes ago!

Carly said

This watermelon video is giving me more anxiety than going to parties!

3.如痴如醉痴迷型

Jesse said

It was a beautiful moment!

哈哈 

看完这个直播后，不光观众们疯了，

小编的同行们，也慌乱了！

5 million views and increasing!

How can traditional journalists possibly compete with this, when the best we can offer is straight stuff about war, voting rights, immigration移民, IS brutality恐怖组织的残忍?

So must all news outlets create their own page view-attracting watermelon trick把戏 to hook users?

Today’s key word is 

Freckle

f-r-e-c-k-l-e

Freckles are small light brown spots on someone's skin, especially on their face.

She is a tall, freckle - faced Irish girl with kind, beautiful eyes and an infectious smile.

她是一个身材高挑 、 满脸雀斑的爱尔兰裔女孩, 眼睛温柔美丽,笑起来很有感染力.

今天为什么要说freckle雀斑呢？

Last week, dating website match. com launched a poster campaign in London subway stations.

Match. com在伦敦地铁发布的海报很快引起来巨大的争议。

The poster featured a freckly red-haired, brown-eyed girl and the caption（说明文字）, 

"If you don't like your imperfections, someone else will."

如果你不喜欢自己不完美的地方，总有其他人会喜欢的。

这个广告一出来，很多人就在各种社交网站上表达了不满。

People feel that match. com was expressing the idea that freckles and brown eyes make a person imperfect不完美?

And who are you to tell other people they are perfect or not?

看看愤怒的英国人是如何吐槽这个广告的

Leo said,

Hey Match. com – got a typo in this ad! You misspelled "perfection" as "imperfection." 

Londoner Carrie Hill said on Twitter, 

“My freckles certainly are not 'imperfections.' "

Susan comments that 

“Disgraceful! Freckles are a sign of beauty! How to alienate(放弃，离间) half the UK!"

不久，match. com就出来道歉了。

他们解释说

"We believe freckles are beautiful. The intention of our 'Love Your Imperfections' campaign is to focus on the quirks（怪癖） and idiosyncrasies（特有的气质） that people wrongly perceive（理解） to be imperfections,".

每个人都有自己的个性，自己的小怪癖，有自己独特的地方，

Differences make you who you are!

正是你与别人不同的特质，才让这世界上只有一个你。

So don’t let other people tell you what your imperfections are!

They don’t have a say! 

所以每一天都要堂堂正正 自信的生活。

Don’t care too much about what other people think of you!

Some days you have to create your own sunshine.

Be confident!

No one else is you, and that is your power!

希望大家每天都自信的 开开心心的生活！

Talk to you next time!

Yogurt-喝酸奶舔不舔盖儿

Today’s key word is 

Yogurt

y-o-g-u-r-t
It is a food produced through the bacterial 细菌的 fermentation发酵 of milk.
酸奶
Here is a very delicious example:
I like to have a bowl of yogurt with fruit for my breakfast.
我早餐喜欢吃酸奶配水果。
Yummy!

我想大多数人都很喜欢喝酸奶。
At least, I am a big fan of yogurt.
There are different flavors of yogurt, like strawberry, peach and banana.
And of course the classic one—plain yogurt. (原味酸奶)
说的我都想喝酸奶了.

说到喝酸奶。
Do you lick the lid when you eat a yogurt?
你喝酸奶会舔盖儿吗？
It is debatable, so let’s talk!

For those who never lick the lid:

Why would people ever want to lick something off the cover?
That's disgusting!
Yogurt is supposed to be a white, liquid, beautiful creation!
But the stuff on the cover is thick and dry.
I don't call that yogurt!
It is just some white, disgusting stuff that has run away from its real yogurt friends.
And are you really that desperate to lick the lid when there is a lot of real yogurt in the pot?
瓶子里那么多好喝的酸奶，
为什么非要舔瓶盖上那层厚厚的白色物体呢？
WHY?

Why?
Here are the answers from people who enjoy the yogurt on the cover.
First of all, it is delicious, it is even better than the yogurt in the pot!
The yogurt on the cover is the most valuable part of the yogurt.
盖子上沾着的酸奶，风味更佳独特，更加美味。
So why would you waste it?
A true yogurt lover would know the beauty of licking the cover.

So what about you?

Will you eat the yogurt left on the cover?

你喝酸奶会舔瓶盖吗？

Tell us on our wechat, search for ayoenglish. A y o English.

还有不要忘了我们的父母英语就要上线了哦。

我去买酸奶喝了，

Talk to you next time

Jet-宠物出行做私人飞机

Today’s key word is

Jet

j-e-t

A jet is an aircraft that is powered by jet engines.

喷气式飞机

Here is a really fast example:

There was a huge bang; it sounded like a supersonic jet.

刚刚听到一声巨响，可能是超音速喷气式飞机的声音。

And the jet we are going to talk about today is not for human beings but for pets, like dogs and cats.

是的你没有听错，小猫小狗都有私人飞机了！

In the UK, a Heathrow（希思罗机场）– based company has launched the UK’s first private jet service catering(提供服务) specifically for pets.

这家叫做airpets的公司说， we will provide an unparalled level of luxury for your beloved pets.

爱的宠物，就让他做私人飞机旅行吧！

Both pet and owner are able to travel in the cabin of the aircraft, minimising potential stress but maximising both convenience and efficiency.

Cruising at speeds in excess of 400 mph with a range of 1,500 miles, both owner and pet are in fast, easy reach of all major European cities.

话说，我买张机票 买经济舱还要等打折的时候买，

人家小狗小猫都包机旅行了?!!!

I need a second to calm down.

Deep breath!

Ok, I can totally understand that pet lovers want to travel with their lovely dogs.

But a private jet, seriously?

有钱任性用在这里再合适不过了.

一个外国网友说：

After watching this, I suddenly felt like a loser in front of my dog. I can’t fly him to France with a Private Jet. So I just went to the supermarket and bought him a pack of beef jerky. I think my dog is doing just fine.

哈哈

我们还再说，你咋不上天呢 的时候

别人家的小猫小狗已经上天了。

And the only thing I want to ask is 你家缺不缺遛狗的人啊？

Talk to you next time!

Today’s key word is 

Eraser

E-r-a-s-e-r

An eraser is an object which is used for removing something that has been written using a pencil or a pen.

Here is an example:

You used to ask me for half of the eraser.

你从前总是很小心 问我借半块橡皮(同桌的你 歌词)

今天我们说的这块橡皮叫做bad memory eraser

Do you have memories that you want to erase?

Those sad, hurtful, painful memories, you wish you didn't remember, you wish they never happened.

Everybody has their own special memories.

这些记忆有些快乐，有些平淡，有些悲伤。

大多数的记忆，都会成为我们生命中的过客，成为白发后的一抹微笑。

But some memories are just too strong to fade. 

They are there, in the corner of your heart. 

Like this boy,

He was 10 years old.

刚刚上小学的他因为皮肤黑被同学欺负。

His books were found in the bathroom.

Trash was often put under his desk.

He was hit by stones.

就这样被欺负被孤立 一天又一天，一年又一年。

突然有一天，他再也撑不下去了。

He quit school. 

他患上了恐慌障碍和抑郁症。

He has to take drugs to control his emotions.

After years of therapy, 

He is now a young man who is pursuing his dream of becoming a photographer. 

When asked "do you want to erase some of you memories?"

He said "Yes".

Today’s key word is 

Pee

p-e-e

When someone pees, they urinate（小便）.

小便 嘘嘘

Here is an example:

I must go for a pee.

我得去小便。

不要惊讶 没错

我们今天要说的就是 Pee Pee

Don’t be shy. 

So what do you think about peeing in the shower?

Is that acceptable?

It is debatable!

So let’s talk!

For those who pee in the shower:

They will say “it is natural, it is called being a human being!”

If you suddenly want to pee during a shower, you will get water all over your toilet which you will then have to clean.

It wastes time and toilet paper.

Think about the environment! 

Every little bit helps.

And peeing in the shower doesn’t mean you're dirty, use your soap!

No matter whether you pee in your toilet or pee in the shower, they go to the same place eventually!

他们都会流到下水道去

Everybody has done that once or twice, be honest with yourself!

And by the way, did you ever pee in a public swimming pool when you are a kid?

Don’t be afraid to be a human being! 

But for those who are against peeing in the shower

It is unbelievable! Filthy！ (肮脏的)

There is a reason why we have a toilet at home!

Use it please!

And peeing in the shower?

Are you trying to get clean or dirty?

Oh my goodness!

Would you ever put your foot inside your toilet?

No! 

各位看官，愚人节终于来了！！！

这个无节操，没下线，整人有理，骗人无罪，各自珍重，告白被拒不尴尬的日子，你得手了？被骗了？ 

快把你的愚人趣闻砸过来，

我们也长长见识吧！

Today’s key word is 

Prank

P-r-a-n-k

A prank is a trick(骗局) played on someone, generally causing the victim（受害者） to experience embarrassment（尴尬）, confusion（困惑） or discomfort（不舒服）.

恶作剧 开玩笑

Here is an example:

My brother shook up my coke, as a prank.

我哥哥恶作剧，把我的可乐给摇了又摇。

诶

上次我们说了前辈留下来的恶作剧-长在树上的意大利面

这个虽然很经典 但却不能再拿来用了

今天我们就来说说那些 简单 可行 易操作 又搞笑的愚人节恶作剧

1. Insect lamps

虫子台灯

First of all, you need to know how to cut out the shape of an insect with a piece of paper. 

Then, stick the paper insect on the inside of your roommate’s lamp when she or he is sleeping.

然后，你就静静的等着听她开灯那一刹那的尖叫吧。

But to use this trick, you need to make sure your victim 不是一条汉子。不然，她看到虫子一掌拍过去，白瞎一盏台灯了。

2. Mouse prank

这个超简单。

When your friend is going to use their computer, stick a piece of paper underneath the mouse. 

用一张纸条贴住鼠标底下的灯。

So when your friend wants to use the mouse sometime, 嘿嘿嘿~~~

3. Paint soap with clear nail polish and leave it in the shower

If you friend is really into using soap, congratulations! You can use this prank on him.

Just borrow a clear nail polish, I bet every girl has one. And paint your friend’s soap with it. Wait for a minute until it dry. Then put it back.

Your friend will be so confused!

     4. Stick doll eyes on the food in your refrigerator冰箱.

大家应该都见过或者玩过一种娃娃，他们眼睛是塑料的，里面有个小黑球可以一动一动的。

You can buy some of the eyes on taobao, and stick them on the food in your refrigerator.

When your friend opens the refrigerator in the night, he will totally freak out.

5. The old toothpaste-in-the-Oreos prank.

Replace the cream in the Oreos with your toothpaste. 什么口味的牙膏都可以哦。

  这个经典的招数，简直百试百灵。

6.The old "plastic wrap the toilet" trick.

This is really simple.

用保鲜膜把马桶口包起来就ok了，

然后，you just image how will your friend react after feeling the plastic film.

哈哈哈

BUT BUT

友情提示

You need to be extra careful when you planning to do pranks on your friends.

Some people hate pranks.

So if you play pranks on them, there is a big chance they will no longer be your friend.

Or you guys might fight...

Then you need to make sure that you are strong enough... 

所以，开玩笑要谨慎哦。

但我们即将推出的悠选父母英语 绝对不是玩笑。

超级实用又简单

敬请期待

各位看官，愚人节终于来了！！！

这个无节操，没下线，整人有理，骗人无罪，各自珍重，告白被拒不尴尬的日子，你得手了？被骗了？ 

快把你的愚人趣闻砸过来，

我们也长长见识吧！

意大利面是一种植物 长在树上

It featured the voice of respected TV and radio journalist Richard Dimbleby praising the beauty of "real, home-grown spaghetti" plucked from ancient orchards（传统古老的果园） in Switzerland.

“Spaghetti cultivation here in Switzerland is not of course carried out on anything like the tremendousItalian industry. Many of you I am sure would have seen pictures of the vast spaghetti plantations in the Valley. For the Swiss, however, it tends to be more of a family affair.

 Another reason why this maybe a bumper year lies in the virtue disappearance of the spaghetti widdle, the tiny creature cause much concerns in the past. After picking, this spaghetti is laid out to dry in the warm sun. Many people are often puzzled by the fact that the spaghetti is produced by such a unique length. But this is the result of many years patient by plant raisers who succeeded in producing the perfect spaghetti. ”
（这里总是无法放完整的音频 可以到微信去看 搜索 ayoenglish或者 英语悠选）

105 Pajamas睡衣or裸睡?

Today’s key word is 

Pajamas

p-a-j-a-m-a-s

[ pə'dʒæməz ]

A pair of pajamas consists of loose trousers and a loose jacket that people wear in bed.

睡衣

Here is an example:

At bedtime, I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.

睡觉时，我会脱掉衣服换上我的睡衣。

今天为啥要说睡衣呢？

Guys do you wear pajamas at bedtime or do you just sleep naked?

Pajamas or naked 

It is a question 

It is debatable 

So let’s talk!

For those who wear pajamas at bedtime.

After a whole day working or studying, 

they just take off the dirty or even smelly clothes, take a relaxing hot bath, then put on the cozy pajamas，

turn off the light, turn on the bedtime music

then happily go to sleep.

It is probably the happiest moment of the whole day.

脱去不便的衣服，换上舒服的睡衣，躺进软软的被窝里睡觉，简直太美了有木有

AND

You don’t need to worry if something happens in the middle of the night, because you have your pajamas on.

With the cozy pajamas, you can do anything you want.

在学校穿着睡衣，不用担心半夜起来上厕所碰到其他人会尴尬，不用担心突然火警响了，自己会一丝不挂的跑出去。

超有安全感。

Also, if you want you can wear pajamas all day long.

(We don’t judge!)

Pajamas are one of the greatest inventions of the human world!