這樣看來,我們此生注定是和“睡眠”有一場充滿愛恨情仇的苦情戲了。
那么,關(guān)于“睡眠”的英文表達(dá),你都知道多少?
>>go to bed
去睡覺
It's time to go to bed.
媽媽每晚都會(huì)說的一句話,都幾點(diǎn)了快去睡覺!
>>take a nap
小睡一下,睡午覺,打盹兒
注意哦,我們一定要知道,晚上的“睡眠”和中午或平時(shí)的“小睡”,在英文中是有不同的詞來對應(yīng)的,分別是“sleep”和“nap”。
Our boss encourages us to take a nap at work!
我們的老大鼓勵(lì)大家在工作時(shí)睡一會(huì)兒午覺!
>>fall asleep
入睡
就是你從決定睡覺,到困意上頭,再到真正睡著的過程。
Do you think it's hard to fall asleep at night?
你覺得每晚入睡都很困難了么?
>>heavy sleeper/deep sleeper
睡覺很沉的人
Tom is such a heavy sleeper that the explosion didn't wake him.
湯姆睡覺很沉,連爆炸都不會(huì)把他弄醒!
>>light sleeper
睡覺很輕,一點(diǎn)聲音就可以被吵醒的人
Please don't make any noise —My cat is a very lightsleeper.
請不要有什么聲響——我的貓睡覺很輕。
>>sleep like a log
睡得很沉
log表示木頭,很粗的木干。
I slept like a log last night. I don't think I even turned over in bed all night long.
我昨晚睡得像根木頭,我覺得我昨晚甚至都沒有翻過身。
這里睡得像根木頭,就表示整晚幾乎一動(dòng)不動(dòng),像根死木頭。
>>sleep like a baby
睡得像個(gè)嬰兒一樣
嬰兒睡覺什么樣子呢,垂著睫毛嘟著小臉呼吸很均勻是不是?
Did you sleep well last night?
昨晚睡得好嗎?
Yes! I slept like a baby.
嗯,睡得特別香。
>>snore
打呼嚕
He was snoring loudly while he slept.
他每晚都打呼嚕打得很響。
Do you snore?
你打呼嚕么?
I don't snore.
我不打呼嚕。
>>toss and turn
輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)
He tossed and turned all night.
他昨天輾轉(zhuǎn)反側(cè)一整晚。
>>insomnia
失眠
I have insomnia.
我有失眠癥。
I am an insomniac.
我是失眠者。
Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.
過度的焦慮和緊張會(huì)引起失眠。