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".
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？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，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，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!
wq: 第一，宅男宅女叫 homebody, 或者 shut-in;
第二，一天到晚坐在沙發上看電視的人叫 couch potato;
第三，說腦子要發黴了，就是Your brain will rot!
