情景口语会话口袋书第85期:睡觉(2) (mp3和文本下载)

情景口语会话口袋书第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