迷你对话学地道口语第606期:睡着

　　Subject：I was out like a light.
迷你对话
A: Wake up! The library is going to be closed. We have to leave for lunch now.
醒醒！图书馆要关门了，我们得去吃午饭了。
B: My God! I was out like a light.
天啊，我睡着了。
地道表达
be out like a light
1. 解词释义
Like a light的意思与“灯”没有任何关系，其实际意思是“睡着”。而对话中在like a light前面有个副词out，即为：out like a light，其意思就带有“不省人事，昏睡，被击昏”的意思了。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. After the sustained¹ effort of the day I lay down on the bed and went out like a light.
持续不断地苦干了一整天后，我一躺在床上就昏昏入睡了。
e.g. After working a twelve hour shift² yesterday, I was out like a light as soon as I got into bed.
昨天经过十二小时轮班工作后，我一躺到床上就睡着了。
e.g. He was out like a light after five beers.
他喝了五瓶啤酒后就醉的不省人事了。
e.g. Something swished and she went out like a light.
只听见什么东西嗖地一声，她立刻失去了知觉。
Ps：leave for something的意思是“离开呆在的地方去做某事”。例如：
I am about leave for study. 我要离开去学习了。

1 sustained   

adj.持久的，持续的v.维持( sustain的过去式和过去分词 )；支撑；忍受；长期保持

参考例句：

• Without correct leadership, the enthusiasm of the masses cannot be sustained. 没有正确的领导，群众的积极性就不可能持久。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He has sustained a great loss by the death of his father. 他父亲的去世使他蒙受巨大的损失。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 shift   

n.交换，变化，移动，接班者；vt.更替，移转，变声；vi.改变，定责，更衣

参考例句：

• Lend me a hand to shift this box,will you?来帮一下忙，把这箱子搬开，好吗？
• A sudden shift in the wind warned of the coming storm.风向的突然改变预示暴风雨来临。