Jessica在北京學漢語，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎麼說的詞，就會來請教他。今天是吳瓊要問的：宅男宅女。
Jessica: Wuqiong, 聽說你表妹從上海來看你了，怎麼樣， Are you two getting along？
wq: 唉，她哪是來看我。整天待在家裡，根本不理我，每天就知道上網，看電視，也不出去玩兒。標準的'宅女! 像這種特別“宅”的人，在美語裡叫什麼？
Jessica: I think you can call them "homebodies". A homebody is a person who prefers to stay at home and seldom goes out.
wq: homebody? home就是家的意思，body是身體，兩個詞連在一起---身體長在家裡了，就是homebody! 宅男宅女! My cousin is totally a homebody! 哈哈，我回家要告訴她這句話!
Jessica: Well, you can also call her a "shut-in". s-h-u-t, shut; i-n, in--shut-in.
wq: 哦，shut-in也是指不願意出門和別人交往的宅男宅女! 我要告訴我表妹，Don't be a shut-in! Go out and get some fresh air!
Jessica: 對! 讓她出去轉轉，不然，Her brain will rot if she stays home and stares at a screen all the time!
wq: 啊？r-o-t, rot 不是腐爛麼？Her brain will rot 就是“她腦子要發黴”的意思吧？
Jessica: That's right! Being a couch potato isn't healthy.
wq: 沒錯。couch potato，免費學習英語的網站，沙發土豆，就是一天到晚賴在沙發上看電視的人。每天不運動，變得圓滾滾的，學英語的好網站，跟個potato--大土豆一樣！
Jessica: I'm sure your cousin doesn't want to look like a potato! Now, tell me what you've learned today!
