宝贝时差

 Baby lag宝贝时差

 

 

Baby lag refers to extreme fatigue¹ and disorientation due to the sleep deprivation² associated with parentinga baby.

 

This phrase is a play on jet lag, the fatigue and disorientation that results from a long flight across multiple time zones,which dates to 1965.

 

Baby lag

 

New parents who mistakenly put milk in a washing machine and socks in a fridge are suffering from "baby lag".

 

 

Top 10 bizarre baby lag mishaps³ by new parents

 

 

1. Putting milk in the washing machines (and socksin the fridge)

 

 

2. Falling asleep in the shower

 

 

3. Leaving baby in the car

 

 

4.Going out in pyjamas⁴

 

 

5. Use hair spray instead of deodorant⁵

 

 

6. Hang dirty clothes on washing line

 

 

7. Put shampoo on toothbrush

 

 

8. Pour baby milk over my breakfast cereal

 

 

9. Getting up and going to the office on a weekend(when not supposed to)

 

 

10. Put wrong clothes on children

 

1 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

2 deprivation   

n.匮乏；丧失；夺去，贫困

参考例句：

• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.多实验都证实了睡眠被剥夺是危险的。
• Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.错过假日是极大的损失。

3 mishaps   

n.轻微的事故，小的意外( mishap的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a series of mishaps 一连串的倒霉事
• In spite of one or two minor mishaps everything was going swimmingly. 尽管遇到了一两件小小的不幸，一切都进行得很顺利。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 pyjamas   

n.（宽大的）睡衣裤

参考例句：

• This pyjamas has many repairs.这件睡衣有许多修补过的地方。
• Martin was in his pyjamas.马丁穿着睡衣。

5 deodorant   

adj.除臭的；n.除臭剂

参考例句：

• She applies deodorant to her armpits after she showers.沐浴后，她在腋下涂上除臭剂。
• Spray deodorant and keep the silk garments dry before dressing.在穿衣之前，洒涂防臭剂并保持干燥。