生活场景口语实战人际篇 第85期:睡觉(2)
9. Set the alarm clock for 6:30 a.m.
把闹钟拨到早上6点半。
还能这样说:
Put the alarm clock on for 6:30 a.m.
Set the alarm clock at 6:30 a.m.
应用解析:
set oneself against 坚决反对;坚决与……为敌;
set to 认真干起来;大吃起来;大打出手;大吵其架;
set up with 向……提供
10. I was sound asleep all night.
整个晚上我睡得很沉。
还能这样说:
I fell asleep soon and slept soundly all night.
I slept very well last night.
应用解析:
sound out 试探出,打听意见;
sound as a bell 健康的,完好的;
safe and sound 安全的,平安的
11. Off to bed with you!
睡觉去!
还能这样说:
Go bye-bye!
Go to the bed!
谚语:
As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
自食其果。
12. He has hit the hay.
他已经去睡觉了。
还能这样说:
He has gone to take his rest for the night.
He has gone to rest.
谚语:
Look for a needle in a haystack.
海底捞针。
13. It's unhealthy to keep late hours.
经常晚睡对身体不好。
还能这样说:
You should not have stayed up late, for it's not good for your health.
Staying up late will do you harm.
应用解析:
keep one's head 保持冷静;
keep one's temper 强压怒火;
keep one's word 履行诺言;
keep one's birthday 祝寿
14. I feel refreshed after a good sleep.
一觉醒来,我觉得神清气爽。
还能这样说:
I get my second wind by sleeping.
A good sleep calls my strength back.
应用解析:
refresh oneself with a cup of tea 喝杯茶提神;
refresh sb.'s memory 唤起某人的记忆;
refresh a fire 使火再旺
15. It seems that you haven't had enough sleep recently.
好像你最近睡眠不够。
还能这样说:
You look lack of sleep lately.
You don't seem to get enough sleep.
谚语:
It is wisdom sometimes to seem a fool.
大智若愚。
16. My daughter is used to listening to a story before she goes to sleep.
我女儿临睡前习惯于听我讲故事。
还能这样说:
I always tell my daughter a story before she goes to sleep.
My daughter is in the habit of listening to my story before she hits the hay.
应用解析:
it used to be said that 过去人们常说;
there used to be 过去常常有
17. My father was snoring.
爸爸在打呼噜。
还能这样说:
My father was sawing logs.
My father was sawing gourds.
应用解析:
snore like a grampus 鼾声如雷;
snore away 打着鼾度过