英語口語話題:談論熬夜
1.stay up熬夜
eg:I want to stay up tonight and watch the late show.今晚我不想睡覺,等著看深夜電視節(jié)目,
英語口語話題:談論熬夜
。eg:I will make this radio work even if I have to stay up all night.即使通宵不眠,我也要把這臺收音機修好。
2.Burn the midnight oil (熬夜)
以前的`人都是用油燈來照明,如果有人在深夜時分燃點燈油,即表示那個人仍在努力的埋頭苦干,F(xiàn)今,我們已不會再燃點油燈,但是這意思依然保留下來,因而有Burn the midnight oil這個成語的出現(xiàn)。Burn the midnight oil是指通宵達旦地工作,亦即是我們所謂的開夜車。要Burn the midnight oil的時候,實在是一件令人勞累的事,那么,大家就要小心身體了!
eg:“Angela is a workaholic. She always burns the midnight oil on her work. Angela是一個工作狂,她時常也在通宵工作。
3.相關成語Pull an all nighter
與Burn the midnight oil的意思相通。如:Teachers do not encourage students to pull an all nighter for exams. They should pay attention during lessons.”(老師不會鼓勵學生在試前才溫書至深夜,他們應該上課時專心聽書才對,
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《英語口語話題:談論熬夜》(http://m.msguai.com)。)I stayed up late last night to watch the final game of the World Cup.
我昨晚熬夜看了世界杯決賽。
Late hours don't agree with me.
我不習慣熬夜。(keep late hours晚睡晚起)
Did you burn the mid-night oil again last night?
你昨晚又熬夜了嗎?
It's usual for him to sit up late at night.
他經常晚上熬夜。
Some people prefer sitting up to going to bed early.
有些人寧可熬夜,也不早睡。
He is a night owl.
他是個夜貓子。
She was tired out by these long vigils.
長期熬夜使她筋疲力竭。
College students often pull an all-nighter at the end of a semester.
一到學期末,學生們就經常通宵學習。
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