ESL露西的一天 第105期:准备上床睡觉(1)

 I am feeling pretty tired by 11:00 and decide to get ready for bed. 到11点时，我非常疲惫，于是决定睡觉。

I go into the bathroom to take off my make-up. 我去洗手间卸了妆。

I use a cleanser to wash my face and dry it with a towel. 用洗面奶洗了洗脸，然后用毛巾擦干。

Then I put some toner on my face and then some moisturizer. 随后，往脸上拍了些润肤水，抹了些护肤霜。

I comb my hair and tie it back. 梳理了头发，并把它扎起来。

I don't like getting hair in my face while I sleep so tying it back helps. 我不喜欢睡觉时把头发弄到脸上所以把它扎起来是不错的办法。

I floss and brush my teeth, and am ready for bed. 用牙线刷完牙后，我准备睡觉。

By this time, I am pretty beat. 这时，我累极了。

I go into my bedroom and I get undressed. 我在卧室脱掉衣服，

I put the dirty clothes in the hamper¹ and put on my pajamas². 把他们放在脏衣篮里，穿上了我的睡衣。

I take off my slippers³ and pull back the covers. 脱掉拖鞋，然后拉开被子。

I check my alarm to make sure it's on and then I lay down. 我检查了闹钟，确定它是开着的，然后就躺下来。

I have this same ritual every night, which I think helps me fall asleep more easily. 每天晚上都做同样的事情，我想这样会有助于更容易入睡。

It's not long before I'm fast asleep. 不久我就睡着了。

1 hamper   

vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子

参考例句：

• There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
• The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

2 pajamas   

n.睡衣裤

参考例句：

• At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。
• He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

3 slippers   

n. 拖鞋

参考例句：

• a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
• He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。