我刚刚把最近一次家庭聚会的照片洗出来。我们往年的家庭聚会都是在我姑妈家,今年决定换换花样,全家去了游乐园。要形容那天的感受,用下面这个习惯用语再合适不过了。Have a field day. Field在中文里是场地的意思。不过,Have a field day并不是指出去玩一天,而是指玩得特别痛快,特别过瘾的意思。
现在你明白了吧,我们全家老小在游乐场里玩得十分尽兴,所以说, we had a field day at the amusement park. 我觉得,我们以后应该每年都到那里去。
大家觉不觉得,看小孩子开心,是最让人高兴的事情。让我们来听听下面这个大夫是怎么说的。
例句-1:The children in the cancer ward got a big surprise. The nurses rented a bus and took them and their families to the circus. Watching the animals, acrobats and clowns perform, the kids were having a field day. What a joy it was to see their smiling faces!
我以前曾经在一家养老院里做义工。我们隔一段时间就会带这些老人们出去走走。由于他们平常很少有机会出去,所以每次去公园玩,或是去听音乐会,他们都会高兴得不得了。They'd have a field day. 我们一般都不会想到,逛公园这种日常活动对老年人来说是多么的难得。
其实,Have a field day, 不仅可以指玩得特别高兴,还可以用来指嘲笑和批判的机会。让我们听听下面这个新闻主播的报导。
例句-2:For years, the all-star quarterback toured the country warning students about the dangers of using illegal drugs. But after his conviction for cocaine possession, the press had a field day. They accused him of being nothing but a hypocrite.