雅思词汇解析（6） | 假日结束（下）

雅思词汇解析，释义到用法，清清楚楚
每一次的进步，都是来自点点滴滴的积累
一眨眼假期结束了。
该收心回来学习啦，快来领取本周的返程词汇吧！
1. Party is over!  
一个非常符合大家现在心境的短语，不止是字面意思上的派对结束。一起看下英文解释：a period of freedom, enjoyment, very good luck,etc. has now come to an end and life is about to return to normal 没错，就是快乐的日子告一段落，该收收心干正事了。
e.g. We had a whale of time while the manager was away, but now the party’s over. 
经理不在的时候我们玩得挺高兴，不过现在该开始干正事了。
注：have a whale of time 玩得开心。
2. Shuttle /'ʃʌt(ə)l/
n. 往来于两地之间的航班(或班车、火车)；
常见的搭配：shuttle bus/flight/ train/ service
e.g. That's the Airport Shuttle that will take you from the airport right to your hotel or private address. It’s a door-to-door service and it would suit you much better, because there's one every two hours. (剑7T1S1) 
原题：
Airport shuttle: __________ service.
正确答案: door-to-door 上门服务 （一定不要忘记连字符，三个词连起来修饰service.）
Shuttle 也可以作为动词使用，
Shuttle from A to B. / between A and B 在两地往返。
e.g. We shuttled between the city and the country all summer.
整个夏天我们往返于城市和乡间。
3. Carpool /ˈkɑɚˌpuːl/
v. 合伙用车;拼车；
e.g. She carpools to work every day with her neighbor. 
她每天和邻居拼车去上班。
拼车这一行为称为：carpooling
拼车的人就是：carpoolers
比如上一季度口语话题问到：How can we solve the traffic jam problem?
建议之一就可以是：Government should encourage carpooling to cut the number of one-passenger cars on the roads.
4. Space out
[phrasal verb] 注意力不集中；精神恍惚
基本上就是大家节后第一天上班的状态了。
e.g. I spaced out for a minute and didn't hear what my manager said. 
我愣了一会，没有听到经理在说什么。
e.g. I spaced out halfway through the lecture.
讲座中途我走神了。
类似的表达：zone out / wander
这就是我们常说的假期综合症吧，“post-holiday blues/ syndrome”
注：blues复数名词：忧郁；沮丧；悲伤
Have you ever suffered from Monday morning blues?