A lot of people take their family to have a picnic on the river bank. 许多人都带着全家到河岸上去野餐。

Living in such a remote place was no picnic: most of the time, there was no water or electricity. 住在这样偏远的地方并不是件轻松愉快的事情：大部分时间，那里既没水又没电。