一天二十四小時(shí),你在哪段時(shí)間最精神?你喜歡早起還是夜里的生活更適合你?來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)可以準(zhǔn)確、地道的形容你的生活習(xí)慣的英語(yǔ)表達(dá)。
我是一只百靈鳥(niǎo) I’m a lark
A lark is a small bird which sings early in the morning. If someone likes to get things done before 10am in the morning, then he/she is likely to be a lark.
“Lark 百靈鳥(niǎo)”是在早上唱歌的一種小鳥(niǎo)。如果一個(gè)人喜歡在早上10點(diǎn)前就把事情做好,那這種喜歡早起的人也可以被稱為 a lark。
例句:Are you a lark who is upatdawn, raringtogo? 你是不是晨起類型的人,天沒(méi)亮就起來(lái)了而且精神狀態(tài)還特好?
A morning person is someone who likes to get up early in the morning and start the day early.
如果你是愛(ài)早起的人,可以形容自己是 a morning person,喜歡早早的開(kāi)始一天。
例句:I have always been a morning person, I like to start work early and finish work early. 我一直是一個(gè)喜歡早起的人,我喜歡早早的開(kāi)始一天的工作,這樣也可以早點(diǎn)結(jié)束。
My roommate is not a morning person at all. She’s so grumpy in the morning. 我的室友特別不喜歡早起。而且早上她的脾氣格外暴躁。
我是夜貓子 I’m a night owl
A night owl is used to describe someone who tends to stay up till late at night. It’s the opposite of a morning person.
晚上很晚睡覺(jué)的人可以被稱為“a night owl 晚上的貓頭鷹”。這個(gè)表達(dá)與a morning person或lark相反。
例句:Sara is definitely a night owl. Every single day this week, she didn’t get back till 5am. Sara 絕對(duì)是個(gè)夜貓子,這個(gè)星期她沒(méi)一天不是凌晨5點(diǎn)才回家的。
President Obama is reported to be a night owl: he has held senior staff meetings at 11pm at night. 據(jù)報(bào)道說(shuō)美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬是個(gè)夜貓子,他曾在晚上11點(diǎn)和高層工作人員開(kāi)會(huì)。
實(shí)用的常用表達(dá)
Early bird 早到的人,早起的人
例句:John is an early bird - he likes to arrive at least 30minutes before everyone else.
在英國(guó),我們經(jīng)常會(huì)看到 early bird discount 或者early bird offer 類似的標(biāo)題,這是常見(jiàn)的廣告語(yǔ),意思是“早下訂單就有折扣”。
Early riser 早起的人
例句:It helps to set the alarm clock one minute earlier each day to help you become an early riser. 每天把鬧鐘設(shè)定提前一分鐘響能夠幫助你慢慢成為一個(gè)習(xí)慣早起的人。
Burning the candle at both ends 一只蠟燭兩頭燒,起早貪黑;形容耗盡精力
例句:If you keep burning the candle at both ends, you’ll end up in hospital soon. 如果你總這樣起早貪黑,很快就會(huì)病倒的。
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