相似詞語辨析【73】go to bed,go to sleep

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go to bed,go to sleep
    這一對(duì)并非同義短語。
    Go to bed的意思是“上床”、“就寢”,bed之前不能加定冠詞the,也不能加this、that、your、my等詞,因?yàn)樗枪潭ㄔ~組。在下列的固定詞組中,我們也不能加上列的詞,否則意義將要改變:get to bed,put to bed,take to bed,lie in bed,out of bed等。例:
    When did you go to bed last night?
    昨晚你幾點(diǎn)鐘上床?
    I usually go to bed at eleven.
    我通常十一點(diǎn)就寢。
    Go to sleep的意思是“入睡”、“睡著”。因此,go to bed并不等于go to sleep.如所周知,一個(gè)失眠的人往往在go to bed之后過了很久也不能 go to sleep.例:
    Last night I was too excited to go to sleep.
    昨晚我激動(dòng)得不能入睡。
    I went to sleep at two this morning!
    今晨?jī)牲c(diǎn)我才睡著。
    現(xiàn)將 go to bed和go to sleep用在一個(gè)句中,以便區(qū)別:
    She usually goes to bed at nine and goes to sleep a few minutes afterwards.
    她通常九點(diǎn)上床,幾分鐘后就入睡。