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起 床
早起三部曲，穿衣叠被加洗漱——日复一日，年复一年。最难的是第一步，瞧瞧Jim，都几点了，还赖在床上不起呢。 该起床了。It’s time to get up.
○ Get up! 起床! ★ sleepy [???????] a.困倦的，欲睡的 你昨天晚上打呼噜了。You were snoring last night.
★ snore [????] v. 打鼾
我整晚都在做梦。I’ve been dreaming all the Jim：Do I have to get up now?
Ann：You’d better get up, or you’ll be late. Jim：What are you talking about? My alarm hasn’t even gone off 就响了。你睡过了。睡得像死猪一样。 吉姆：我一定是睡过了。
安：起床！贪睡鬼！ 吉姆：让我再睡5分钟嘛。
○ Wake up! 醒一醒! 快起床。Get up soon. = Get out of the bed quickly.
我星期六通常晚起。I usually sleep late on Saturdays.
● sleep late“晚起” 快点儿！Hurry up! = Hurry!
时间还早呢。It’s still early.
○ It’s too early to get up. 现在起床太早了。 闹钟响了吗? Did the alarm go off?
○ Did you hear the alarm? 你听到闹钟响了吗？
★ alarm [??????] n.闹钟（相当于alarm clock）
● go off“响起，发出声音”
我一夜没睡着。I stayed up the whole night.
= I spent a sleepless night. ★ sleepless [?????????] a.失眠的，不眠的
● stay up“不睡觉，熬夜”
我还很困。I’m still sleepy.
○ I want to sleep 10 more minutes. 我想再睡10分钟。
night.
○ I had a very good dream last night. 我昨晚做了个好梦。
把衣服穿上。Put your clothes on. = Get dressed.
★ dress [????] v.（给）穿衣
把被褥叠好。Fold up your bedding.
○ Fold up your quilt. 把被子叠好。
★ bedding [??????] n. 被褥
★ quilt [?????] n. 被子
● fold up“（使）折起”把头发梳一下。Comb your hair.
○ Go wash your face. 去洗洗脸。
★ comb [????] v.梳头 n. 梳子 FUN 轻松：看图 “I hacked into the school computer and changed all my grades. Then the
school hacked into my computer and deleted all my games! ”
Waking Someone Up Ann：Hey, Jim, it’s time to wake up? and get out of bed.
yet.
Ann：Yes, it did. It went off? 30 minutes ago. You slept right through it?. You’re like a dead person while you sleep. Jim：I must have slept right through it. Ann：Rise and shine?! Sleepyhead!
Jim：Just let me sleep 5 more minutes. Ann：The early bird gets the worm?. Jim：I know. I know. But I don’t want any worms.
Ann：Ha! Ha! If you don’t make an effort now, later on it’ll be a lot tougher for you.
叫醒某人
安：嘿，吉姆，醒一醒，该起床啦。 吉姆：我现在一定得起床吗?
安：你最好现在就起床，否则要迟到了。 吉姆：你说什么呀? 我的闹钟都还没响呢?
安：响了，30分钟前
安：早起的鸟才会有虫吃。
吉姆：我知道。我知道。但是我可不想吃虫。
安：哈！哈! 如果你现在不努力的话，将来的生活就会变得更加艰难。 ? rise [????] v. 起床，升起 ? shine [????] v. 使光亮，发光 ? sleepyhead [??????????] n. 贪睡者， 懒鬼
effort [?????] n. 努力
? “wake up”在这里是个不及物动词词组，意思是“醒来”，另外，还可以表示“开始听或者开始注意某事”。例如：James usually wakes up early. （詹姆士通常醒得很早。）Wake up at the back there!（注意后边！）另 外，“wake sb. up”表示“叫醒某人”，是个及物动词词
组。例如：I'll wake you up when it's time to leave.（该走的时候我会叫醒你的。） ?“go off”在本段对话中表示闹钟“响”。 ? “You slept right him. He must have got
out of bed from the wrong side and is in a very irritable mood. 你别和他说话。他今天心情不好，火气很大。 2 睡 觉
a. 睡着的
● wide awake“完全清醒的，醒着的” 我困了。I’m sleepy. ○ It seems I have been asleep just now. 我刚才好像都睡着了。
You sleepy
have all
school day
tomorrow. You’ll be tomorrow if you don’t sleep well tonight. Frank：
through it.”的意思是说“闹铃响的整个过程中，你都在睡觉。”，所以译为“你睡过了。”“it”指“闹铃响的时候”。“through”在本句话中表示“（时间上）从开始到结束”，例如：He slept right through the day.（他睡了整整一天。）
? “Rise and shine!”是口语中一种幽默的表达方式，表示“起床！”。 ?“The
early
bird
catches/gets the worm.”是一句谚语，意思是“早起的鸟才会有虫吃。” FUN 轻松：贴士 Forrest Gump 《阿甘正传》（1） 生活就像一盒巧克力。 Life Was like a Box of Chocolates. 英国人认为，一个人如果不按自己的习惯，换一边下床，即“get out of bed from the wrong side”，便会导致心情不好（in bad mood），容易发脾气（easy to lose one’s temper）：
Don’t talk with
It’s bedtime. 但你还是精神抖擞吗？你的家人、朋友还在瞪着眼睛看电视吗？督促自己和家人洗洗涮涮赶紧睡啦，熬夜对身体可不好哦！ 很晚了。It’s late. ○ It’s midnight. 已经半夜了。
我还想看电视。I want to watch more TV.
○ Turn off the TV. 把电视关上。
明天的事情都准备好了吗？Are you ready for tomorrow?
● be ready for…“为?做好了准备”
我卸完妆了。I finished taking off my make-up. ★ make-up [???????] n. 化妆，化妆品
● take off“去掉，脱掉” 该睡觉了。It’s time to go to bed.
= It’s time to go to sleep. = It’s bedtime.
★ bedtime [?bedtaim] n. 就寝时间
把你的床铺好。Make your bed.
● make bed“铺床” 我一点儿也不困。I’m wide awake.
= I’m not sleepy at all. ○ I can’t fall asleep. 我睡不着。
★ asleep [???????]
我要去睡觉了。I’m going to bed.
= I’m off to bed.
= I’m going to sleep. = I’m going to hit the hay.
○ Off to bed now. 现在去睡觉。
○ I think I’ll say good night now. 我想我要说“晚安”了。
■ hit the hay = hit the sack，在口语中表示“上床睡觉，就寝”。
你定闹钟了吗? Have you set the alarm clock? ● set the alarm clock“定闹钟”
做个好梦。Sweet dreams.
= Have pleasant dreams. ★ pleasant [????????] a. 令人愉快的
When will you pay my money back? 你什么时候还我钱？ What? What are you talking about?
什么？你在说什么？ Bedtime
Mother：It’s time for bed. Frank：
But I’m not sleepy, mom. Can I stay up and watch more TV? Mother：
It’s already past 11.
I know, but I promise I won’t be sleepy tomorrow. I work
really hard. Mother：
Don’t you have exams coming up? soon? I’m sure you could spend more time preparing? for those.
Frank：Oh, I nearly forgot the exams. Mother：
You do well in the math, but your history is not good enough. Am I right? Frank：
Yeah, I guess so. Maybe I could go to sleep now and get up early to review the lessons tomorrow. Mother： An
excellent
idea. Work now and play later. Frank：
I know you’re right. School
is
more
important than TV, but can I watch one more show then go to bed?
Mother：No, now is
bedtime.
睡觉时间 母亲：该睡觉了。 弗兰克：
妈妈，但是我一点儿都不困。我能再看会儿电视吗？ 母亲：
已经是十一点多了。你明天还要上学。 如果你今晚上不休息好的话，明天一天你都会犯困的。 弗兰克：
我知道，但是我保证明天不犯困。我学习很努力的。 母亲：
你不是快考试了吗？我肯定你可以多花点时间准备的。 弗兰克：哦，我差点忘了，还有考试呢。 母亲：你数学很好，但是历史不是很好，对吧？ 弗兰克：
是的，是这样的。或许我应该现在就睡觉，明天早点起来复习功课。 母亲：好主意，先学习后玩儿。 弗兰克：
我知道您说得对。学习要比电视更重要，不过我能再看一个节目再
去睡觉吗？
母亲：不行，现在就睡觉。 ??promise
[???????]? v. 允诺，答应 ??math [???]? n. 数学? ? review
[???????] v. 回顾，复习 ? show [???] n. 节目，表演 ?
“be coming up”表示“很快来临，即将发生”，例如：With Christmas
coming up, few people have much money to spare.（圣诞节快要到了，很少人手里还有很多闲钱。）另外，“come up ”还可表示“走近，走过来”，例如：One of the teachers comes up and starts talking to me.（一位老师走过来，开始和我谈话。） ?“spend + 一段时间 + doing sth.”表示“花费时间做某事”。例如：Sam
spends all his free time
painting.（山姆利用所有的业余时间画画。）常用的固定表达还有：“spend time in/at…”，例如：We'll have to spend the night in a
hotel.（我们将不得不在旅馆过夜。）
FUN 轻松：贴士 stand in line to get on the bus one's body jerks forwards/
backwards step on sb's foot
你会用英语表达“睡觉”吗
睡觉是我们日常生活中非常重要的一件事情，你知道怎么用英语确切地表达“睡觉”吗？以下就是各种情况下的不同表达方式： 表示“睡着”、“熟睡”的状态：
① He is asleep. 他睡着了。 ② He’s fallen asleep. 他睡着了。
③ He is sound asleep. 他睡得很熟。
表示“睡觉”的动作：
①
Go
to
bed/sleep. 去睡觉。 ②
I’m off to bed.
我要去睡觉了。 表示短时间的睡觉：
②
He took a nap.
他打了个
盹儿。
② He napped. 他打了个盹儿。
FUN 轻松：笑话 Here Comes My Neighbor 我的邻居
过来了
There’s this drunk
standing out on the street corner. And a cop passes by and says, “What do you think you’re doing?” The drunk says, “I heard the world goes around every 24 hours, and I’m waiting on my house. Won’t be long now; here comes my neighbor.”
有个醉汉站在马路拐角。一个警察走过，问他：“你这是在干什么？”醉汉说：“我听说地球每24小时转一圈。我在这里等我的房子过来。不用等多久了。我的邻居过来了。” 3 居家住房
你对自己住的房子满意吗？你是否能够处理住房过程中出现的一系列问题？你是否正在找新的住处？对话中，Jason和Alice看中了一套公寓，关于这套公寓，来看看他们在谈些什么。
你觉得这个公寓怎么样？What do you think of this apartment?
= How do you like this flat?
我喜欢客厅，比较大，而且阳光充足。I love the living room; it’s huge and
filled with sunshine. ○ The bedroom is a little small for us.
对我们来说卧室有点小了。
请到客厅来。Please come into the living ★ clog [?????] v. 堵塞
★ drain [?????] n. 下水道
● back up（使）淤塞
抽水马桶漏水了。The Apartment
Jason：What do you think of? this flat? Alice：
It’s not really all that good. The bedroom Better stuff.
Alice：I haven’t thought of that.
谈论公寓 杰森：你觉得这个公寓怎么样？ room.
○ Go to your room.
回你的房间去。 收拾一下你的房间。Clean your room.
= Clean / Pick up your room.
○ Pick up your clothes. 收拾一下你的衣服。
请用吸尘器把整个房子打扫一下。Please vacuum the whole house.
○ Sweep the floor. 扫扫地。
★ vacuum [????????] v. 用真空吸尘器打扫
这地方跟猪圈一样。This place is a pigsty.
○ What a mess! 真够脏乱的！
★ pigsty [????????] n. 猪圈
★ mess [???] n. 脏乱，混乱
打开窗户，给房间通通风。Open the window and air the room. ○ It’s stuffy in here. 这儿太闷了。
★ stuffy [??????] a. 不通气的，空气闷的 水池子堵了。The sink is clogged.
○ The drain is backed up. 下水道堵了。
★ sink [????] n. 水池子，水槽
toilet is running.
○ The toilet overflowed. 马桶溢水了。
这个水龙头在不停地漏水。This faucet leaks day and night.
★ faucet [???????] n. 龙头
★ leak [????] v. 漏
没有电。The electricity isn’t working. ★ electricity [????????????] n. 电
没有暖气。There’s no heat.
○ The heat is out. 暖气不供暖了。
把空调打开/关上。Turn on/off the air conditioner. ○ Turn up/down the air conditioner. 把空调调高/低点。
★
conditioner
[??????????] n. 调节装置
你打算怎样装饰这个房间？How are you going to decorate this room? ★ decorate [?????????] v. 装饰，装修，布置 也许我们应该买些新家具。Maybe we could get some new furniture. ★ furniture [?????????] n.
家具
Talking about
is a little small for us.
Jason：Small but it should be enough for our needs, I think. Alice：
But there’s no hot water after 10 at night. Sometimes I like to have a hot shower? before bed, especially in the winter. It feels good. Jason：
That’s true. But I love the living room; it’s huge and filled with sunshine?.
Alice：True, and I like the kitchen. It’s new and well equipped?. Jason：It has a great balcony with
an
incredible view of the
park. Alice： You’re
right.
The
view is spectacular. But that bedroom is so small. We’d never be able to fit all of our stuff in there. Jason：
Maybe we could get some new furniture.
爱丽丝：并不那么好。对我们来说卧室有点小了。
杰森：是小，不过我想已经足够我们两个人用了。 爱丽丝：
但是晚上十点钟以后就没有热水了。有时候我想睡觉前洗个热水澡，尤其是在冬天，感觉很好。 杰森：
那倒是，但是我喜欢客厅，比较大，而且阳光充足。 爱丽丝：
是的，我还喜欢厨房，都是新的，设备也齐全。 杰森：
还有一个很棒的阳台，可以看到公园的美景。 爱丽丝：
是的，风景很优美。但是卧室那么小，放不下我们的东西。 杰森：或许我们应该买些新家具，更好的东西。
爱丽丝：我没有想过。