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Chapter 01 一天24小时 ★起床★ 我的闹钟早上没有响。 My alarm clock didn't go off this morning. • I don't think I heard my alarm clock go off. 我觉得我没有听到闹钟响。 • I forgot to set my alarm clock last night. 我昨晚忘记设置闹钟了。 • I need two alarm clocks to wake me up. 我需要两个闹钟来唤醒我。 我昨天很晚才睡。 I went to bed very late last night. • I stayed up late until 2 a.m. 我凌晨两点才睡。 • I had a late night. 我昨天很晚睡。 • I didn't fall asleep until dawn. 我直到黎明才睡着。 *“didn't＋动词原形＋until＋时间”的意思是“直到某时才做某事”。 我需要一杯咖啡才能醒来。 I need a cup of coffee to wake up. • Please give me a cup of morning coffee. 请给我一杯咖啡。 • I'm not awake until I've had my coffee. 我一定要喝了咖啡才会醒来。 *许多外国人早上起床一定要喝一杯咖啡，脑袋才会清醒过来，因此把早上的这杯咖啡称之为 morning coffee。 让我再睡五分钟。 Let me sleep for five more minutes. • Give me another five minutes. 再给我五分钟。 *Let 在本句中是“使役动词”。 起床！ Wake up! • Wake up now or you'll be late. 现在马上起来，否则你会迟到。 • It's time to get up. 该起床了。 *wake up 与 get up 均有“起床”的意思，wake up 较偏向“醒来”，get up 则偏向“从床上起来”的意思。 *wake up 除了当做“起床、醒来”以外，还有提醒他人“开始警觉”的意思。 你为什么没有叫我起来？ Why didn't you wake me up? • I'm late because you didn't wake me up on time.我要迟到了，因为你没有准时叫我起床。 • You were supposed to wake me up at seven o'clock sharp.你应该七点整叫我起床的。 *sharp 的本意是“尖锐的、锋利的”，这里是“整点”的意思。 我六点就起床了。 I woke up at six o'clock. • I like to get up early to smell the fresh air. 我喜欢早起呼吸新鲜空气。 • I got up earlier than usual this morning. 我今天比平常起得早。 ★早餐★ 你早餐想吃什么？ What do you want for breakfast? • How about ham and eggs for breakfast? 早餐吃火腿和鸡蛋好吗？ • Do you want a peanut butter sandwich for breakfast?你想要一份花生酱三明治当早餐吗？ 你的早餐在餐桌上。 Your breakfast is on the dining table. I made some cereal • for breakfast. 我做了些麦片当早餐。 • Breakfast will be ready in three minutes. 早餐再过三分钟就准备好了。 我想吃面包加黄油当早餐。 I want to have some bread and butter for breakfast. • Can I have something hot to drink? 我可以喝些热的东西吗？ • Could you make me a cup of hot chocolate? 你可以帮我沏杯热巧克力吗？ • Do we still have some orange juice in the fridge? 我们冰箱里还有橙汁吗？ *冰箱 fridge 是 refrigerator 的简称。 我的早报呢？ Where's my morning paper? *相对应 morning paper 的是 evening paper “晚报” 。 我没时间吃早餐了。 I don't have time for breakfast. • I can only take a few bites before I run. 我只能吃几口就得出门了。 • I have to skip breakfast. 我不吃早餐了。 • I'll just have a cup of coffee. 我喝杯咖啡就好。 *skip 有“略过”的意思，在这里表示“不吃早餐了”。 我喜欢吃中式早餐。 I like to have Chinese-style breakfast. • American breakfast is my favorite. 美式早餐是我的*爱。 *美式早餐除了切片面包、牛角面包以外，还有培根、炒蛋等热食，以及咖啡、牛奶、果汁等选择。 我妻子每天帮我准备早餐。 My wife makes breakfast for me every day. • We always have breakfast in a hurry. 我们总是匆忙地吃完早餐。 • I insist the kids to have breakfast before they go to school. 我坚持让孩子们上学前一定要吃早餐。 • Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. 早餐是一天中*重要的一餐。 我需要买早餐的玉米片了。 I need to buy cornflakes for breakfast. • We have run out of cereal and milk. 我们已经没有麦片和牛奶了。 • Please buy some toast on your way home this evening.今晚回家的时候请你买些烤面包。