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Larry 昨晚因為趕工作而一夜沒睡。他正在跟李華討論睡眠問題。李華今天
要學會兩個常用語night owl 和catch some zzzs.
LL: Oh , Li Hua , I stayed up all night last night working on this
project for work, and now I feel terrible. I guess I'm not a night owl
after all.
LH:什么?你一夜沒睡?難怪你顯得很累。不過你說你不是夜間的貓頭鷹,
熬夜跟貓頭鷹有什么關(guān)系呢?
LL: Owl is a bird, but a night owl is someone who likes to stay
up all night.
LH:我知道了。貓頭鷹是夜間活動的動物,所以美國人把很晚才睡的人稱為
night owl.我們中國人把這種人稱為夜貓子。
LL: Right, real owls are like that. But last night I discovered
I am not a night owl.
LH:你昨晚發(fā)現(xiàn)你不是夜貓子。你怎么發(fā)現(xiàn)的呢?
LL: Well , I didn't go to bed until three in the morning, and now
I am so tired I can hardly move.
LH:你早上三點睡覺,現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)累得不行了。是呀,真正的夜貓子好像不在
乎開夜車似的�?磥砟阏娌皇且粋夜貓子。我算是會熬夜的了,但是也很少到三
點才睡覺。
LL: Really ? When do you go to bed, Li Hua ?
LH:我喜歡在夜深人靜的時候?qū)懽�,所以�?jīng)常半夜以后才睡覺。 Larry,你
可以說我是個" 夜貓子,"a night owl.
LL: I'd say you are a night owl. Normally, I go to bed around ten
o'clock , because I have to get up early in the morning for work.
LH:你早起要上班,那當然不能當夜貓子了。十點睡覺已經(jīng)不算早了。
LL: Yeah , when I was a student , I used to be a night owl , too.
I remember back in college being a night owl was a lot of fun. Especially
in the city , where there is a lot going on at night.
LH:當學生的時候熬夜是常事。不是念書,就是出去玩,晚上有很多地方可
玩的。
LL: I sometimes wish I could be a night owl again.
LH:你還想當夜貓子?那等你下班后我們?nèi)コ抢锿�,怎么樣�?/p>
LL: Oh , No , Li Hua. All I need right now is a cup of coffee to
get me through the day and a good night sleep !
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LL: Well , Li Hua , I've got to get back to work , and then go
home and catch some zzzzs.
LH:你要回去工作,然后回家,還要抓什么?Catch some zzzs 是什么意思
呀?Catch 是抓住, zzzs 是什么��?
LL: Catching some zzzs means to get some sleep.
LH:嗯,catching some zzzs就是睡覺!可為什么說catching some zzzs呢?
Z 不是英語的最后一個字母嗎?
LL: You're right. "Z" is the last letter of the alphabet. But many
people associate the sound of the letter "Z"( makes sound zzzzzzzzz)
with the sound of snoring.
LH:噢, z跟打鼾的聲音有點像,所以把睡覺說成是: to catch some zzzs.
LL: And to catch some zzzs is to fall asleep , which is really what
I need to do now.
LH:我知道,你已經(jīng)說了好幾遍了,你現(xiàn)在最需要的就是回去睡一大覺。那
你就趕快走呀!
LL: But I still have some things I need to do at work.
LH:辦公室里還有事要做。那你睜不開眼睛怎么辦?
LL: There is no need to worry! My desk isn't very comfortable ,
and the office is pretty loud. I don't think I could catch some zzzs at
work, even if I wanted to.
LH:你怎么那么可憐呢!辦公室里坐著不舒服,又吵吵鬧鬧的,想睡覺都睡
不著。那你乘車回家的時候在車上睡一回兒吧。
LL: No , I better not do that. If I catch some zzzs on the bus,
I might miss my stop.
LH:那就沒辦法了。我看你今天只有喝咖啡了。 Larry,跟你說了半天睡覺
的問題,把我都說困了。 Maybe I need to go home at catch some zzzs , too!
今天李華學到了兩個常用語。一個是night owl ,意思就是習慣很晚睡覺的
人,也就是夜貓子。還有一個是 to catch some zzzs ,意思是睡覺。
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