专四每日一听 第7期(在线收听

睡 觉

It’s bedtime. 但你还是精神抖擞吗?你的家人、朋友还在瞪着眼睛看电视吗?督促自己和家人洗洗涮涮赶紧睡啦,熬夜对身体可不好哦!

很晚了。It’s late.

○ It’s midnight. 已经半夜了。
我还想看电视。I want to watch more TV.

○ Turn off the TV. 把电视关上。
明天的事情都准备好了吗?Are you ready for tomorrow?

● be ready for…“为…做好了准备”
我卸完妆了。I finished taking off my make-up.
★ make-up [] n. 化妆,化妆品

 ● take off“去掉,脱掉”
该睡觉了。It’s time to go to bed.
= It’s time to go to sleep.
 = It’s bedtime.
★ bedtime [bedtaim] n. 就寝时间
把你的床铺好。Make your bed.

● make bed“铺床”
我一点儿也不困。I’m wide awake.
= I’m not sleepy at all.
○ I can’t fall asleep. 我睡不着。
★ asleep a. 睡着的

 ● wide awake“完全清醒的,醒着的”
我困了。I’m sleepy.
○ It seems I have been asleep just now. 我刚才好像都睡着了。
我要去睡觉了。I’m going to bed.
= I’m off to bed.
 = I’m going to sleep.
 = I’m going to hit the hay.
○ Off to bed now. 现在去睡觉。
○ I think I’ll say good night now. 我想我要说“晚安”了。

 ■ hit the hay = hit the sack,在口语中表示“上床睡觉,就寝”。
你定闹钟了吗?  Have you set the alarm clock?

● set the alarm clock“定闹钟”
做个好梦。Sweet dreams.
= Have pleasant dreams.
★ pleasant [] a. 令人愉快的

When will you pay my money back?
你什么时候还我钱?
What? What are you talking about?
什么?你在说什么?

Bedtime

Mother:It’s time for bed.

Frank:But I’m not sleepy, mom. Can I stay up and watch more TV?

Mother:It’s already past 11. You have school tomorrow. You’ll be sleepy all day tomorrow if you don’t sleep
well tonight.

Frank:I know, but I promise I won’t be sleepy tomorrow. I work really hard.

Mother:Don’t you have exams coming up soon? I’m sure you could spend more time preparing for those.

Frank:Oh, I nearly forgot the exams.

Mother:You do well in the math, but your history is not good enough. Am I right?

Frank:Yeah, I guess so. Maybe I could go to sleep now and get up early to review the lessons tomorrow.

Mother:An excellent idea. Work now and play later.

Frank:I know you’re right. School is more important than TV, but can I watch one more show then go to bed?

Mother:No, now is bedtime.

睡觉时间

母亲:该睡觉了。
弗兰克:妈妈,但是我一点儿都不困。我能再看会儿电视吗?
母亲:已经是十一点多了。你明天还要上学。 如果你今晚上不休息好的话,明天一天你都会犯困的。
弗兰克:我知道,但是我保证明天不犯困。我学习很努力的。
母亲:你不是快考试了吗?我肯定你可以多花点时间准备的。
弗兰克:哦,我差点忘了,还有考试呢。
母亲:你数学很好,但是历史不是很好,对吧?
弗兰克:是的,是这样的。或许我应该现在就睡觉,明天早点起来复习功课。
母亲:好主意,先学习后玩儿。
弗兰克:我知道您说得对。学习要比电视更重要,不过我能再看一个节目再去睡觉吗?
母亲:不行,现在就睡觉
详细解说

  “be coming up”表示“很快来临,即将发生”,例如:With Christmas

    coming  up, few people have much money to spare.(圣诞节快要到了,很少人手里还有很多闲钱。)另外,“come up ”还可表示“走近,走过来”,例如:One of the teachers comes up and starts talking to me.(一位老师走过来,开始和我谈话。)

“spend + 一段时间 + doing sth.”表示“花费时间做某事”。例如:Sam
    spends all his free time painting.(山姆利用所有的业余时间画画。)常用的固定表达还有:“spend time in/at…”,例如:We'll have to spend the night in a hotel.(我们将不得不在旅馆过夜。)


“Rise and shine!”是口语中一种幽默的表达方式,表示“起床!”。

“The early bird catches/gets the worm.”是一句谚语,意思是“早起的鸟才会有虫吃。”  
 

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