美國(guó)之音之流行美語(yǔ)Lesson 226 - night owl / catch some zzzs

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Larry昨晚因?yàn)橼s工作而一夜沒(méi)睡。他正在跟李華討論睡眠問(wèn)題。李華今天要學(xué)會(huì)兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)night owl和catch some zzzs。

LL: Oh, Li Hua, I stayed up all night last night working on this project for work, and now I feel terrible. I guess I'm not a night owl after all.

LH: 什么？你一夜沒(méi)睡？難怪你顯得很累。 不過(guò)你說(shuō)你不是夜間的貓頭鷹，熬夜跟貓頭鷹有什么關(guān)系呢？

LL: Owl is a bird, but a night owl is someone who likes to stay up all night.

LH: 我知道了。 貓頭鷹是夜間活動(dòng)的動(dòng)物，所以美國(guó)人把很晚才睡的人稱為night owl。我們中國(guó)人把這種人稱為夜貓子。

LL: Right, real owls are like that. But last night I discovered I am not a night owl.

LH: 你昨晚發(fā)現(xiàn)你不是夜貓子。你怎么發(fā)現(xiàn)的呢？

LL: Well, I didn't go to bed until three in the morning, and now I am so tired I can hardly move.

LH: 你早上三點(diǎn)睡覺(jué)，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)累得不行了。是呀，真正的夜貓子好像不在乎開夜車似的?？磥?lái)你真不是一個(gè)夜貓子。 我算是會(huì)熬夜的了，但是也很少到三點(diǎn)才睡覺(jué)。

LL: Really? When do you go to bed, Li Hua?

LH: 我喜歡在夜深人靜的時(shí)候?qū)懽?，所以?jīng)常半夜以后才睡覺(jué)。 Larry， 你可以說(shuō)我是個(gè)“夜貓子，”a night owl.

LL: I'd say you are a night owl. Normally, I go to bed around ten o'clock, because I have to get up early in the morning for work.

LH: 你早起要上班，那當(dāng)然不能當(dāng)夜貓子了。 十點(diǎn)睡覺(jué)已經(jīng)不算早了。

LL: Yeah, when I was a student, I used to be a night owl, too. I remember back in college being a night owl was a lot of fun. Especially in the city, where there is a lot going on at night.

LH: 當(dāng)學(xué)生的時(shí)候熬夜是常事。不是念書，就是出去玩，晚上有很多地方可玩的。

LL: I sometimes wish I could be a night owl again.

LH: 你還想當(dāng)夜貓子？那等你下班后我們?nèi)コ抢锿妫趺礃樱?/p>

LL: Oh, No, Li Hua. All I need right now is a cup of coffee to get me through the day and a good night sleep!

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LL: Well, Li Hua, I've got to get back to work, and then go home and catch some zzzzs.

LH: 你要回去工作，然后回家，還要抓什么？Catch some zzzs是什么意思呀？Catch是抓住， zzzs是什么??？

LL: Catching some zzzs means to get some sleep.

LH: 嗯，catching some zzzs就是睡覺(jué)！可為什么說(shuō)catching some zzzs呢？Z不是英語(yǔ)的最后一個(gè)字母嗎？

LL: You're right. "Z" is the last letter of the alphabet. But many people associate the sound of the letter "Z" ( makes sound zzzzzzzzz) with the sound of snoring.

LH: 噢， z跟打鼾的聲音有點(diǎn)像，所以把睡覺(jué)說(shuō)成是： to catch some zzzs。

LL: And to catch some zzzs is to fall asleep, which is really what I need to do now.

LH: 我知道，你已經(jīng)說(shuō)了好幾遍了， 你現(xiàn)在最需要的就是回去睡一大覺(jué)。那你就趕快走呀！

LL: But I still have some things I need to do at work.

LH: 辦公室里還有事要做。那你睜不開眼睛怎么辦？

LL: There is no need to worry! My desk isn't very comfortable, and the office is pretty loud. I don't think I could catch some zzzs at work, even if I wanted to.

LH: 你怎么那么可憐呢！ 辦公室里坐著不舒服，又吵吵鬧鬧的，想睡覺(jué)都睡不著。那你乘車回家的時(shí)候在車上睡一回兒吧。

LL: No, I better not do that. If I catch some zzzs on the bus, I might miss my stop.

LH: 那就沒(méi)辦法了。我看你今天只有喝咖啡了。 Larry， 跟你說(shuō)了半天睡覺(jué)的問(wèn)題，把我都說(shuō)困了。 Maybe I need to go home at catch some zzzs, too!

今天李華學(xué)到了兩個(gè)常用語(yǔ)。一個(gè)是night owl, 意思就是習(xí)慣很晚睡覺(jué)的人，也就是夜貓子。還有一個(gè)是 to catch some zzzs， 意思是睡覺(jué)。