ESL露西的一天 第9期:起床讲解(8)

 　　Lucy says she hated making her bed when she was little - when she was younger - "but now it’s become a routine¹."  露西说她小时候，也就是年纪小的时候，讨厌收拾床铺，“但是现在这变成了例行程序。”

　　A routine, "routine," is something that you do - a normal way that you do something, usually on a regular basis². 例行程序（routine）的意思是你通常定期做的某些事，也是一种日常做事方式。

　　So, my routine when I get up may be to go to the bathroom and clean my face. Every day I do the same thing; that's my routine. 我起床之后的程序是去卫生间，然后洗脸。每天都是同样的事情，这就是我的例行程序。

　　"Sometimes," Lucy says, she's "so tired that" she sleeps "in for just a little too long."  露西说，“有时”，她“很累”，“就会多睡一会”。

　　To sleep in (two words) means³ to sleep longer than you are supposed to.  多睡会儿（sleep in）意思是到了该起床的时间还要继续睡。

　　If you are supposed to wake up at 6:30 and you sleep until 7:00 that would be sleeping in.  如果你应该六点半起来，而你睡到了七点，这就是多睡会儿。

　　When she sleeps in, her bed doesn't get made, that is she doesn't make her bed. 她多睡一会，床就没人收拾了，也就是说，她不会收拾床铺了。

1 routine   

n.例行公事，惯例；adj.例行的，常规的

参考例句：

• It is everyday routine.这是每天的例行公事。
• She found the hospital routine slightly dull.她感到医院的工作有点枯燥乏味。

2 basis   

n.基础，主要成分

参考例句：

• We can't accept that as a basis for a decision.我们不能同意以此为基础来做出决定。
• What is the basis of your opinion?你这样看的根据是什么？

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。