接下来我们和小航一起来学习一些与“睡觉”相关的英文表达:make one's bed 铺床
例句:
In America making your bed is considered a grown-up thing to do,
but I never do it because if feel like its a waste of time.
在美国,(每天早上起来) 铺床被看成是一个非常成熟成年人的行为,
但是我从来都不铺,因为我觉得浪费时间,没有必要。
“睡衣”英语怎么说?
① 最简单的是:Sleepwear(睡衣的总称)
sleep = 睡觉;wear = 衣服
sleepwear = 睡觉时穿的衣服,就是“睡衣”啦~
此外:
sleepwear for women = 女士睡衣
sleepwear for men = 男士睡衣
类似的还有:nightwear,晚上穿的衣服,就是睡衣~
② 成套的睡衣要说:pyjamas /pɪˈdʒɑː.məz/,老外也会简单说成PJs。
“睡懒觉”英语怎么说?
① 睡懒觉 sleep in
I wanted to spend some time alone with ,
my husband-drink cocktails by the pool, sleep in.
我想跟我老公单独待会儿,
在泳池边喝点鸡尾酒啊,睡睡懒觉。
My dad lets himself sleep in.
爸爸会睡到自然醒。
② 睡懒觉 lie-in
She always has a lie-in on weekends.
周末她经常睡懒觉。
③ 睡到很晚 sleep late
He stayed up late yesterday,
so he will sleep late.
他昨天熬夜了,所以会起得比较晚。
其它“睡觉习惯”相关表达?
sleeping habits 睡眠习惯
① insomnia [ɪnˈsɑːmniə] 失眠
例句:
When I was little, I used to suffer from a severe case ,
of insomnia and had a really hard time falling asleep at night.
在我还小的时候,有一阵子失眠非常严重,
晚上入睡非常艰难。
② snore [snɔːr]打呼
例句:
I used to snore a lot.
我过去打呼打得厉害。
③ blanket hog [?bl??k?t hɑ?ɡ] 睡觉抢被子的人
例句:
I imagine your problem when sleeping is ,
that you are a blanket hog. Y
ou seem to have that type of me-first personality.
我猜你睡觉的坏毛病应该是抢被子。
你看起来就是那种以自我为优先的性格!
④ nightmare 噩梦
sleepwalker 梦游者
例句:
I am actually a sleepwalker!
其实我睡觉梦游。
⑤ sleep talker 睡觉说梦话的人
例句:
My best friend is actually a SLEEP TALKER and you can actually have entire conversations ,
with him while he sleeps.
我最好的朋友睡觉讲梦话,
你基本上可以和他进行一整段对话。
⑥ grind one's teeth 磨牙(也可以表示生气时的咬牙切齿)
例句:
My brother has a really bad problem grinding his teeth.
我的弟弟睡觉磨牙磨得厉害。
⑦ stiff neck 字面意思为僵硬的脖子,
可以用来表示英文当中的落枕。
例句:
Sometimes when I sleep on my couch,
I get a stiff neck.
有时候我睡在沙发上,就会落枕。