It's the weekend, and it's time to have some good times! With so many entertainment possibilities, it's good to be armed with a variety of fun expression_r_rs that you can use.

今天是周末，该是享受快乐时光的好时候啦！有那么多可以娱乐的项目，不妨再学点有趣的英语表达法，你会派上用场的哦。

Dressed to the nines 穿得非常漂亮

Any big night out begins at home with a wardrobe¹ full of clothes, a mirror and some imagination! When you are dressed to the nines it means that you are wearing some seriously fashionable clothes. For example, you might say, "If we're going to the cocktail² party we'd better get dressed to the nines!"

任何重要的夜晚外出都从衣柜中满满的衣服，镜子和一些想象开始！当你dressed to the nines的时候，你都会穿得非常时髦、时尚。例如，你可以说，"If we're going to the cocktail party we'd better get dressed to the nines!" 如果我们去参加鸡尾酒会的话，那最好穿得漂亮时髦点。

Grab³ a bite to eat 简单吃点东西

You may want to start the night with a quick dinner at a restaurant or cafe, which we call grabbing⁴ a bite to eat. For example, your friend might ask you, "Do you want to grab a bite to eat before we go out?"

你可能想先在饭店或咖啡店快些吃点东西然后开始夜生活，我们把这叫做grabbing a bite to eat。例如，你的朋友可能问你，"Do you want to grab a bite to eat before we go out?" 我们去玩之前要不要先随便吃点什么？

Go and catch a flick⁵ 夜晚开始后去电影院看大片

Early evening is a great time to pay a visit to the local cinema and catch up on the latest big movie. Informally, we say that we are going to catch a flick when we are going to watch a movie. For example, your friends may say, "Let's go and catch a flick at the cinema tonight!"

夜晚开始之后的时间是去当地电影院看部最新大片的最佳时间。我们要去看电影时说going to catch a flick算是一种不正式的说法。例如，你的朋友可能说，"Let's go and catch a flick at the cinema tonight!" 我们今晚去看大片吧。

Paint the town red 狂欢作乐

By now, everyone is probably ready to let loose and have some fun! This is what we call painting the town red, having a really great night out with friends! So, when you're friends asks "Do you want to go and paint the town red?" they're not expecting you to bring paint and paintbrushes!

到了现在，想来每个人都在准备好好放松并享受一下了吧！我们把这叫做painting the town red，和朋友一起享受美妙的夜生活！因此，当朋友问你"Do you want to go and paint the town red?"他们可不是让你带油漆和刷子啊！

Go bar-hopping 挨家挨户泡吧

Part of your big night out might include stopping into a few bars for some relaxing drinks and to meet up with friends. By bar-hopping we mean that you go to one bar for a while, and then hop⁶, or move on, to several more.

你的夜生活可能是去好几个酒吧放松喝酒并和朋友见面。我们说bar-hopping是指每个酒吧你都呆上一会儿，过会再换个酒吧，一晚去好几个酒吧。

Shoot some pool 打台球

While bar-hopping you might spot a pool table and feel like having a quick game or two. Don't worry, it's not as dangerous as it sounds--shooting some pool simply means to play pool!

当bar-hopping时你可能会看到一张台球桌并想要快速玩上一两盘。别担心，这并不像听起来的那么危险——shooting some pool只是打台球的意思！

Dance the night away 整夜跳舞

Hearing lots of music while bar-hopping has probably got everyone in the mood for a disco! Dancing the night away means to dance for hours and hours until the early hours of the next morning. So when someone asks you the next day why you are so tired, you can tell them, "Because last night I danced the night away!"

Hearing lots of music while bar-hopping时听到了很多的音乐自然而然让每个人都有跳舞的冲动！Dancing the night away意思是连跳几个小时的舞直到第二天的早上。所以第二天当某人问你为什么这么累时，你就可以告诉他们， "Because last night I danced the night away!" 因为昨晚我整夜都在跳舞。