美语怎么说：065 美容觉用英语怎么说

 　　Jessica在北京学中文，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是Lulu要问的：美容觉。

　　Jessica：Hey Lulu，I haven't seen you in ages! How's it going?

　　LULU: 很好很好！就是工作太忙。How are you doing yourself?

　　Jessica: I'm good! Speaking of which, some of us are going to Karaoke tonight, you've got to come with us!

　　LULU: 我想去，但我明天得见一个大客户，我们又是公关公司，得保持好形象。所以我今天得早点回家，睡个美容觉。

　　Jessica: Beauty sleep? You don't need a beauty sleep, Lulu, you are always beautiful!

　　LULU: 哈！原来美容觉就是 beauty sleep! 真好记。说真的，前一段时间为了搞定这个大客户，我整天加班，睡也睡不好！所以，我得回家补补觉！对了，这个补觉用美语要怎么说呀？

　　Jessica: Let me see....you can say you need to catch up on some Zs.

　　LULU: 啊？Catch up on some Zs?

　　Jessica: 对啊，here we use the capital letter Z. It refers to the sound you make when you are asleep. Zzzz....you know?

　　LULU: 哈哈，太形象了！Catch up on some Zs, 就是补觉的意思！那睡得不踏实，翻来覆去，又要怎么说呢？

　　Jessica: We call that toss¹ and turn. Toss is spelled t-o-s-s, toss; and turn, t-u-r-n; toss and turn! 这个词组的意思就是辗转反侧，难以入眠!

　　LULU: 我最近因为要给这个客户写商业计划，老是睡不好。I've been tossing² and turning all night lately.

　　Jessica: Oh poor girl! You know what? I think you need to go home and get some shut-eye, we will hang out some other time!

　　LULU: Wait..get some shut-eye? 这难道是休息眼睛的意思吗？

　　Jessica: It's close! Actually to get some shut-eye also means to catch up on some sleep, 也是睡觉的意思！

　　LULU: Ok, I will go home now and get a 10-hour sleep!

　　Jessica: Sounds good! Before you go, tell me what you've learned today!

　　LULU: 第一，美容觉叫做 beauty sleep;

　　第二，补觉可以说 catch up on some Zs, 或者get some shut-eye;

　　第三，辗转反侧，叫做 toss and turn.

1 toss   

n./v.突然抬起，摇摆，扔

参考例句：

• Let's toss to see who pays it.让我们来掷钱币决定谁付账吧。
• The matter made him toss in the bed.那件事使他在床上翻来覆去。

2 tossing   

v.（轻轻或漫不经心地）扔( toss的现在分词 )；（使）摇荡；摇匀；（为…）掷硬币决定

参考例句：

• Poor Joan has been tossing around all night with that fever. 可怜的琼因发烧而一整夜辗转不能入睡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The two boys agreed to decide the matter by tossing a coin. 这两个孩子同意用掷硬币的方法来决定这件事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》