Graveyard Shift

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英語發(fā)展日新月異,新詞不斷涌現(xiàn)。所以,與時(shí)俱進(jìn),掌握最新流行詞匯至關(guān)重要?!暗氐烙⒄Z”讓你親耳聽到今天英國年輕人日常使用的語言和詞匯,可下載音頻,有文字對(duì)照。地道英語,真正地道!
    Looks like he's been working the graveyard shift
    Neil: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil.
    Helen: 大家好,我是 Helen.
    Neil: In Real English we look at words and phrases people use all the time, but you probably won't find them in your dictionary.
    Helen: 希望在今天的地道英語節(jié)目中,您能學(xué)到在書本里找不到的英語常用表達(dá)。
    Neil: (yawn)
    Helen: What's the matter with you Neil? You seem so tired.
    Neil: Oh Helen, I am. I'm working shifts at the moment.
    Helen: Shifts 工作班次。 Neil's 昨天晚上上的是夜班。
    Neil: And last night I worked the graveyard shift.
    Helen: The graveyard shift?
    Neil: Yes, that's today's word in Real English. The graveyard shift.
    Helen: 墓地,graveyard. What does it mean?
    Neil: It's a shift which starts very late at night and ends in the morning.
    Helen: So it's a night shift? 就是上夜班吧?
    Neil: That's right.
    Helen: But why graveyard? 但是這和墓地有什么關(guān)系呢?
    Neil: Well, we're not sure about the origin but it might be because when you work a night shift it's usually very quiet and there aren't very many people around, like a graveyard.
    Helen: 原來你也不是很清楚這個(gè)詞的由來,可能是因?yàn)橐郧鞍胍股习嗟娜税l(fā)現(xiàn)周圍都很安靜,沒什么人,而且午夜以后就是幽靈出沒的時(shí)候了。
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    A: Have you seen Kate recently? She's looks terrible – so pale and with really dark rings under her eyes.
    B: I'm not surprised, she's been working the graveyard shift for about six months.
    Helen: Do you like working the graveyard shift, Neil?
    Neil: No it's awful! What about you?
    Helen: No, I'd hate to work the graveyard shift. I'm tired enough during the day anyway!
    Neil: We say 'to work' the graveyard shift.
    Helen: 上 I work the graveyard shift.
    Neil: Or 'to do' the graveyard shift.
    Helen: 或者可以用 to do, 做 I do the graveyard shift.
    Neil: Or 'to be on' the graveyard shift.
    Helen: 也可以前面加 on, 在上 I'm on the graveyard shift.
    Neil: Well, that's all for today from Real English. I'm off to bed.
    Helen: Goodnight – or day! 你可以在我們網(wǎng)站上下載英語節(jié)目,我們的網(wǎng)址是www.bbcchina.com.cn. 下次節(jié)目再見。
    Neil: (snoring)