关于睡觉的汉语表达有很多,比如“睡得香”“失眠”“睡过头了”等。你知道用地道的英语怎么说它们吗?我们一起来看看吧。
1. Now, it is bedtime. 现在该去睡觉了。
类似表达:It's time to go to sleep now.
It's time to go to bed now.
You had better go to sleep now.
Go to sleep now.
回答:I am just about to sleep. 我正打算去睡觉。
OK! 好的!
I will go to sleep right now. 我马上去睡觉。
I have to stay up late tonight. 我今晚得熬夜。
2. I couldn't fall asleep last night. 我昨晚睡不着觉。
类似表达:I was awake last night.
I was awake through the whole night.
I spent a sleepless night.
I couldn't sleep last night.
I didn't sleep last night.
回答:Why?为什么睡不着?
What happened? 发生什么事了?
You didn't sleep for a while? 你一分钟都没睡吗?
What made you awake? 什么让你失眠了?
3. Stop talking! Someone is sleeping here. 别说话了,有人在这儿睡觉呢!
类似表达:Be quiet! There is someone sleeping here.
Don't shout, or you will wake him up.
Stop shouting! There is someone sleeping.
回答:Oh, sorry. 呃,对不起。
OK! 好的!
Is there someone sleeping here? 有人在这儿睡觉吗?
How can he fall asleep with such noise? 这么吵,他怎么能睡得着?
4. You know you were snoring last night? 你知道你昨晚打呼噜吗?
类似表达:Do you know that you were sawing logs last night?
You were snoring the whole night, you know?
回答:Oh, I'm so sorry that my snoring bothered you a lot. 呃,很抱歉我打呼噜打扰到你。
Sorry for that. 对此我很抱歉。
Oh, sorry. I just can't control it. 噢,对不起。我只是控制不住。
5. I'm so sorry to keep you up. 不好意思,影响你睡觉了。
类似表达:I'm so sorry that I keep you awake.
I'm sorry that I disturb your sleep.
I'm sorry to disturb your slumber.
I'm sorry to break your sleep.
回答:It doesn't matter. 没关系。
It's OK! 没关系!
That's all right. 没事儿。
Never mind. 没关系。
6. I was in a sound sleep last night. 我昨晚睡得很香。
类似表达:I had a sound sleep last night.
I was sleeping soundly last night.
I slept well last night.
I had a good sleep last night.
7. I overslept this morning. 今早我睡过头了。
类似表达:I overslept myself this morning.
I slept in this morning.
A: How was your sleep last night?
A:昨晚睡得怎么样?
B: I had a sound sleep last night. What about you?
B:我昨晚睡得很香。你呢?
A: I was awake for the whole night, because I had a stomachache.
A:我因为胃疼失眠了一个晚上。
B: You had better go to see the doctor as soon as possible.
B:你最好尽快去看医生。
A: I couldn't fall asleep last night.
A:我昨晚没睡着。
B: What kept you up for the whole night?
B:是什么让你一整晚都没睡着?
A: My elder brother was snoring in a sound sleep and I couldn't stand that.
A:我哥哥睡得很香,打着呼噜,我真是受不了。
B: You had better catch up on your sleep right now.
B:你最好现在去补觉。
A: I have to do that, or I will fall asleep in the class this afternoon.
A:我必须去补觉,否则下午上课我可能会睡着。
B: Have a good sleep.
B:睡个好觉。
snore [snɔ:(r)] vi. 打呼噜,打鼾; n. 鼾声,呼噜
slumber [ˈslʌmbə(r)] vi. 微睡,睡眠; n. 熟睡;微睡,安眠
· be in a sound sleep 睡得香
be in a sound sleep可与sleep well、have a sound sleep、have a good sleep互换。另外,sound有一个常用短语为safe and sound,意为“安然无恙,很安全,没什么事儿”。
· keep sb up 把某人吵醒,让某人熬夜不睡
keep sb up可以与keep sb awake、break your sleep等互换。