01.
stay up late 熬夜
I had to stay up late doing my taxes
because I left them until the last minute again.
我得熬夜报税因为我又把它们拖到最后一刻才完成。
We let Johnny stay up late last night so he could
count down to midnight with us for New Year's Eve.
我们昨晚让 Johnny 熬夜和我们一起
在午夜新年倒计时。
Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil
trying to finish his article.
Chris 在熬夜写完文章后睡着了。
Denise has been burning the midnight oil
trying to finish this report,
so she must be exhausted.
Denise 一直在熬夜写报告,她肯定累坏了。
You wouldn't have to pull an all-nighter
because you have been studying all semester.
你不用熬夜因为你整个学期都在学习。
I was a bit of a procrastinator in college,
so I tended to pull a lot of all-nighters.
我在大学的时候有点拖延,所以总是经常熬夜。
04.
sleep-deprived 睡眠不足
When we say people are sleep-deprived,
we mean they do not get enough sleep.
当我们用 sleep-deprived 来描述人的时候,
是指他们没有得到充足的睡眠。
The police argued that he was speeding
and sleep-deprived at the time of the crash.
警察说他在事故发生时超速了并且睡眠不足。
What's more, they seemed to recover more quickly
from periods of sleep deprivation.
而且,他们好像能更快地从段时间的睡眠剥夺中
恢复过来。
But the long-term consequences of sleep deprivation
should be enough to convince anyone to hit the sack.
长期的睡眠剥夺所带来的后果应该足够能说服任何人赶紧上床睡觉。
06.
insomnia 失眠
Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.
忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
He is suffering from insomnia.
他患失眠症。
I have no problem sleeping, I go out like a light as soon as I hit the pillow.
我睡眠一向很好,只要一沾枕头,马上就能睡着。
I'm not sure if I should lay down in bed right after dinner – I'd probably go out like a light.
我不知道是不是该吃完晚饭后就立刻躺下,我很可能一沾枕头就睡着了。
She was very tired and said she would sleep like a log.
她很累了,想睡个好觉。
I usually sleep like a log – and that means very heavily indeed!
我通常睡得和木头一样,这指的是我睡得很沉。
Mrs. Fairfax is a heavy sleeper, like most old people, and didn't hear anything.
夫人像大多数老年人一样,睡得很沉,什么都没听见。
10.
light sleeper 睡眠很浅的人
I am a light sleeper, and it has awakened me.
我是一个睡眠很浅的人,被吵醒了。
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