3分鐘學(xué)英語 [273]:英文"日出"可不是"sun come"，"日出"更不是"sun go

情景對話：

Let's look for a well.
我們?nèi)フ乙豢诰伞?br /> We found a well at daybreak.
我們在黎明時分找到了一口井。

知識點筆記：

1、Daybreak
黎明

【例句】
We need to get there before daybreak if you want to get front row seats.
我們得在黎明之前趕到那兒，如果你想要前排座位的話。

2、Dawn
黎明，拂曉

【例句】
My new job requires me to be up before dawn since it's a 2-hour drive from my house.
我的新工作讓我每天天不亮就得起床，因為從我家到新公司開車得2個小時。

a 2-hour drive
2個小時的車程

3、First light
黎明

【例句】
We go at first light so make sure you get a good night's sleep.
我們明早一早就要出門，所以今晚一定要保證睡眠。

get a good night's sleep
晚上睡得好

 

 

4、Sunrise
日出

【例句一】
I want to wake up early tomorrow so we can see the sunrise.
我明天早上想早起看日出。

【例句二】
Michael's been up since sunrise. He said he couldn't sleep.
Michael太陽一出來的時候就起來了。他說他睡不著。

5、Midday
正午，中午

【例句一】
We have a conference call at midday. Make sure you're available.
我們中午的時候有個電話會議，一定要保證到時候有空哦。

【例句二】
Around midday Gary will be dropping by to help me setup my new desk.
中午那個時候，Gary就會來幫我把新書桌裝起來。

drop by
短暫的拜訪

6、Middle of the day
中午

【例句】
You're drinking in the middle of the day? What's wrong with you?
你怎么大中午就在這喝酒啊?你咋滴啦?

7、Sunset
日落

*注意重音在前

【例句】
We hiked up the mountain and saw the sunset from the top. It was beautiful.
我們登到了山頂看到了日落，簡直太美了!

8、Twilight
黃昏、薄暮

*太陽下山的那一小段時間

【例句】
The party went on until the twilight hours and ended when it became dark out.
派對一直進行到黃昏時分，在天黑的時候正式結(jié)束了。

9、Dusk
黃昏

*比twilight后一點，日落的尾聲

【例句】
How can we finish another game? It's already dusk and soon it'll be completely dark.
我們怎么能完成新一輪游戲呢?現(xiàn)在都已經(jīng)黃昏了，很快天就黑了。

10、Nightfall
天黑

【例句】
Look, it's almost nightfall. Let's quickly finish this up before we can't see.
你看，天都快黑了，咱們趕快在天完全黑之前把這個弄完。

11、Midnight
午夜

【例句】
It's almost midnight and Kylie and Harriet still haven't showed. Where are they?
都快午夜了， Kylie和Harriet還沒出現(xiàn)呢。他們在哪呢?

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