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Picnics
野餐
As summertime begins in Britain,people start to feel the urge to go outside to eat.
夏天伊始，英國人就想到戶外吃飯。
People love to have a picnic whenever the weather is good enough,especially people with children.
只要天氣好，人們便樂于出去野餐，特別是有孩子的家庭。
It's a great way to spend a sunny afternoon.
在陽光和煦的下午，外出野餐是個不錯的選擇。
Even in the centre of London, on a sunny day,the parks are full of office workers eating their lunch outside on the grass.
在陽光燦爛的時候，即便在倫敦的市中心，公園里的草地上也遍布著正在享用午餐的上班一族。
That might be a pretty basic picnic—a shop-bought sandwich and a bottle of water.
這也許是最簡單的野餐-從商店買來的一個三明治和一瓶水。
But if people are planning a picnic on the beach or at the park,they would probably pack a cool bag with a whole variety of home-made sandwiches,snacks, cake, fruit and soft drinks.
但如果人們計劃去海邊或公園里野餐，他們會用保溫袋打包很多自制的三明治，小吃，蛋糕，水果及軟飲料，
They might have a picnic rug to sit on,and paper plates and cups.
也可能會帶上可以坐的小地毯，還有紙盤紙杯等。
Another item which is useful is a thermos flask which keeps hot drinks like tea or coffee hot, or cold ones icy.
另一個很有用的必備品就是保溫瓶，它既可以使像茶和咖啡這類熱飲保持熱度，也可以讓冷飲保冷。
University students enjoy having picnics,and usually take along some kind of sports equipment,such as a Frisbee or ballin order to burn off some energy after lunch.
大學生喜歡去野餐，他們還經常帶上一些運動裝備，如飛盤，球類，這些可以使他們在吃完午餐后消耗掉一些熱量。
British student picnics usually involve drinking beer or wine too!
英國學生在野餐時也會喝些啤酒或紅酒。
For small children the idea of a teddy bear's picnic is popular—each child brings their teddy bear along to "enjoy" the fun as well.
對孩子們來說，泰迪熊式的野餐更受歡迎-每個孩子帶上自己的泰迪熊一起去“享受”野餐的樂趣。
Some people love to have a very elaborate picnic,and really go all out to make it an occasion.
一些人喜歡精致的野餐，還竭盡全力把它搞得十分隆重。
For a very posh picnic you'd need a proper picnic hamper to hold the food complete with china crockery,metal cutlery and real wine glasses.
對于一個高檔的野餐來說，你需要準備合適的帶蓋野餐籃來裝所有的食品及一套完整的陶瓷用具，金屬刀叉和純正的紅酒杯。
A picnic could be a romantic occasion,but only if it's in a quiet attractive spot,not in a busy park with lots of children playing nearby!
只要選址得當，比如在一個安靜怡人的地點，而非一個周圍有不少小孩在玩鬧的公園，野餐也可以很浪漫。
In that case there might be champagne or chilled wine to drink,and gourmet picnic fare,either home-made, or bought from a local delicatessen.
在那種場合下，可能還會有香檳或冰凍的紅酒，還有自制的或從當地熟食店買來的美味佳肴。
Crusty bread, dips, pate,and strawberries with cream for dessert make for a more sophisticated al fresco experience.
倘若再備些法式面包，調味汁，肝醬和奶油草莓等作為餐后甜點，那么這場戶外體驗就更精致了。
Of course, you can never rely on the British summer weather,so taking an umbrella along might be a good idea just in case!
當然，英國夏季的天氣永遠是不可靠的，你最好還是帶把雨傘以防萬一吧。
