办公室最实用的英语口语：失眠

 　　你昨晚睡得怎么样?如果没睡好可以会影响第二天的工作哦!Jane昨晚就失眠了，我们来看她是怎么说的吧。

　　Mary: Jane, you look bushed¹. Didn't you get a good night's sleep?

　　玛丽：简，你看起来好疲倦。昨晚没睡好吗?

　　Jane: Nope. John kept me awake all last night.

　　简：是啊，昨天约翰吵得我一晚上都没睡着。

　　Mary: Oh!?

　　玛丽：啊?

　　Jane: I don't know why. John rarely snores, but last night he really started sawing some logs! And it wasn't just any snore. It was more like a herd² of elephants running through the room!

　　简：我也不知道是怎么回事。约翰很少打呼噜的，但是昨天晚上他的呼噜就像是拉锯。那哪是呼噜啊，简直就像一群大象从屋子里跑过。

　　Mary: My grandpa used to do the same thing. Sometimes he would even wake himself up. He snored so loud! I always thought it was funny.

　　玛丽：我爷爷以前就是这样。有时候他的呼噜太响，把自己都吵醒了。我倒是觉得很好玩。

　　Jane: Well, I'm certainly not laughing about John. I don't think I can take another night like that again.

　　简：我当然不会笑约翰，但是我肯定不能再忍受第二个这样的夜晚了。

　　Mary: Have you considered buying some earplugs?

　　玛丽：有没有想过买耳塞?

　　Jane: You bet! In fact, I'm going to buy some at lunch!

　　简：没错。我中午吃饭的时候就去买。

1 bushed   

adj.疲倦的

参考例句：

• I'm bushed.Let's call it a day.我很疲倦，今天到此为止吧！
• I'm bushed.I'm going to bed.我太累了，我要睡觉了。

2 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。