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Hello, and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Jennifer, and with me in the studio is, yawn, Helen.
大家好，欢迎来到《英语我在说》频道。我是詹妮弗，今天与我一起主持节目的是……海伦
Hi Jen. Are you a bit tired? Oh yes, I really am. I've been here since seven this morning. I think I'm ready to call it a day now.
珍，你有点累了吗？哦，的确是。我从早上七点就待在这里了。我想我可以准备收工了
What do you want to call it? Monday? Tuesday? Oh no, I don't mean. How about Saturday? That's my favorite day.
你把它称为什么？周一？周二？不，不是那个意思。周六如何？那是我最喜欢的一天
Or we could call it a new day altogether. What about cake-day, or coffee-day. I don't want to rename the day.
或者我们称它为全新的一天。蛋糕日或者咖啡日怎么样？我不想再去重新命名这一天
In English, if you're ready to call it a day, it means that you want to finish whatever you're doing, and usually go home.
英语里，如果你准备call it a day，意思是你想要完成当前正在做的事情，通常是回家
So you want to call it a day now? We haven't finished the programme yet. That's true.
所以，你想要收工了吗？我们的节目还没结束呢。这倒是啊
In that case, let's hear some examples of the phrase in action. We're getting nowhere with this.
这种情况下，我们来听一些这个短语的例句。我们对此毫无进展。
Shall we call it a day and start again tomorrow? I'm getting picked up from work at five, so I think I'd better call it a day.
我们今天就到这儿吧，明天再开始好吗?我5点下班，所以我想今天就到此为止吧。
I see, so if you call it a day, you decide that it's time to finish the work you're doing. That's right, so let's call it a day right now.
我明白了，所以如果你call it a day，意思就是你决定是时候完成你正在做的工作了。对，所以我们今天就到此为止吧。
Alright then, do you fancy a quick drink after work? Well, I'm feeling pretty tired, but I suppose I could come out for one drink.
好吧，下班后想不想去喝一杯?嗯，我感觉很累，但我想我可以出来喝一杯。
Let's go then! Some time later... Jen, look at the time, we've been here seven hours. I know. I don't know where the evening went.
那走吧！一段时间后…珍，看看都几点了，我们都待了七个小时了。我知道。都不知道晚上去哪了。
It's probably time to call it a night. I thought the phrase was "call it a day"? We can also say "call it a night" if you've been somewhere in the evening and you know it's time to go home.
今晚就到此为止吧。我以为那句话是"收工"我们也可以说“call it a night”，如果你晚上去了某个地方，而且你知道该回家了。
Well, I definitely think that you need to call it a night, then. Although look. What? The sun is coming up already.
我觉得你今晚就到此为止吧。尽管看。什么?太阳已经出来了。
We've been out on the town all night. Perhaps we should call it a day instead? That means it's nearly time for work again. Can I call in sick, please?
我们在城里玩了一晚上。也许我们今天就到此为止吧?那意味着又到上班的时间了。我可以打电话请病假吗?
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