【英语趣味课堂】醒来-Wake Up

Todd: So, what did you do today?

 

Ruth: Well, actually, I got up this morning quite early. I couldn't sleep so I was a little bit annoyed and then I went to church and I had some lunch and..

 

Todd: OK, but, you said early, like how early?

 

Ruth: Well, I think it was about 7 o'clock.

 

Todd: That's not early.

 

Ruth: That is early if you went to bed at 1.

 

Todd: That's true. That's sleeping in for me.

 

Ruth: That's sleeping in. That's true. You're an early bird aren't you?

 

Todd: Now, last night we went out and had the beers.

 

Ruth: Yeah!

 

Todd: I was actually quite happy this morning. I had no hangover.

 

Ruth: Did you not? (No) I felt a little bit queasy¹ this morning, and I was a bit ashamed, and I didn't even drink very much. I wasn't, I didn't feel queasy. I think is was more that I hadn't had any sleep actually.

 

Todd: Yeah, did you feel guilty in church knowing that you still had the beer buzz²?

 

Ruth: No. I didn't feel guilty about that.

 

Todd: Yeah, that would be tough one. No, I still got up this morning at 5:45.

 

Ruth: 5:45!

 

Todd: Yeah.

 

Ruth: You must be a lunatic.

 

Todd: Well, I mean when the light comes up and the light goes through your window, I don't know how people can still sleep. You know? You can sleep when the light, the sunrise still comes up?

 

Ruth: Yeah, not for too, I mean I can't sleep forever, but like, 7 o'clock, 8 o'clock, then my body wakes up.

 

Todd: The apartment I was at before, it was crazy because there was a rooster outside, and it didn't do what it was supposed to do, like normally when the sun comes up, the rooster is supposed to go, "er-er-er-er" or whatever, 

but this thing did it at like 1 and 2 in the morning. It used to drive me nuts, so I used to always wake up at 2 because I'd hear this rooster going "er-er-er" and I just wanted to kill that bird.

 

Ruth: Did you go sleep, back to sleep after that?

 

Todd: Yeah, of course I went back to sleep, but the bird would wake me up regularly. Yeah. No roosters here.

 

Ruth: That's not funny is it?

 

Todd: Yeah.

 

学习内容：

 

annoyed

 

I couldn't sleep so I was a little annoyed. 

 

When you are 'annoyed' about something, you are either frustrated³ or irritated⁴.  Notice the following:

 

He gets really annoyed when he has to wait for people.

She gets really annoyed by the sound of the phone ringing.

sleeping in

 

Getting up at 7 o'clock is not early; it's sleeping in for me. 

 

If you 'sleep in,' you are sleeping later than you usually do. Notice the following:

 

You look really tired.  You should try to sleep in tomorrow.

I enjoy sleeping in on the weekends.

early bird

 

You're an early bird, aren't you? 

 

An 'early bird' is someone who naturally wakes up early.  Notice the following:

 

My husband and I are complete opposites.  He's an early bird, and I'm a night owl⁵.

People know not to talk to me until after I have my coffee.  I am not an early bird.

hangover

 

I was actually quite happy this morning because I had no hangover from last night. 

 

You get a 'hangover' from drinking alcohol. It is when you head hurts the next day because you drank too much.  Notice the following:

 

If I have a hangover, all I want to do is sleep.

I had one glass of wine last night, and I have a hangover today.

queasy

 

I felt a little bit queasy this morning, and I didn't even drink very much. 

 

When you are 'queasy,' you feel like you might vomit⁶. Notice the following:

 

I'm not really hungry right now.  I actually feel kind of queasy.

I can't read in the car, because I get queasy.

beer buzz

 

Did you feel guilty in church knowing that you still had the beer buzz? 

 

You have a 'buzz' when you feel the effects of alcohol, in this case beer, in your body.  You are not drunk, but you can feel some changes.  Notice the following:

 

You've only had one drink.  How can you have a beer buzz.

I usually only drink until I get a little beer buzz, then I stop.

lunatic

 

If you got up this morning at 5:45, you must be a lunatic! 

 

A 'lunatic' is a person who is crazy. Notice the following:

 

He's a real lunatic when he's angry.

She's kind of a lunatic, in terms of exercise.

1 queasy   

adj.易呕的

参考例句：

• I felt a little queasy on the ship.我在船上觉得有点晕眩想呕吐。
• He was very prone to seasickness and already felt queasy.他快晕船了，已经感到恶心了。

2 buzz   

v.充满了激动或活动的声音，发出低沉的声音

参考例句：

• My brain was in buzz.我的脑袋嗡嗡响。
• A buzz went through the crowded courtroom.拥挤的法庭里响起了一片乱哄哄的说话声。

3 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 irritated   

a.恼怒的

参考例句：

• His little affectations irritated her. 他的装腔作势令她不快。
• Her genteel accent irritated me. 她那矫揉造作的腔调使我感到难受。

5 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

6 vomit   

v.呕吐，作呕；n.呕吐物，吐出物

参考例句：

• They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
• She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。