英語口語話題:談?wù)摪疽?/h1>

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以下是整理的《英語口語話題:談?wù)摪疽埂?,希望大家喜歡!
    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。
    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(jī)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(shí)分燃點(diǎn)燈油,即表示那個(gè)人仍在努力的埋頭苦干。現(xiàn)今,我們已不會(huì)再燃點(diǎn)油燈,但是這意思依然保留下來,因而有Burn the midnight oil這個(gè)成語的出現(xiàn)。Burn the midnight oil是指通宵達(dá)旦地工作,亦即是我們所謂的開夜車。要Burn the midnight oil的時(shí)候,實(shí)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(gè)工作狂,她時(shí)常也在通宵工作。
    3.相關(guān)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(huì)鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生在試前才溫書至深夜,他們應(yīng)該上課時(shí)專心聽書才對。)
    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(xí)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(jīng)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(gè)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(xué)期末,學(xué)生們就經(jīng)常通宵學(xué)習(xí)。