每天三分钟学英语 第342期:英文"没问题"只会说no problem?

 情景对话：

Phil: What time did you get to bed?

Alex: Sure thing.

Phil: Claire, I think something's up with Alex.

Claire: I don't know. Some kind of chicken.

Phil: Why is no one listening to me? Come here. I don't think she's getting enough sleep. Look at her. She's like a human Roomba.

 

知识点讲解：

 

Sure thing.

没问题。

 

【例句】

A: I'm gonna take a nap. Can you wake me up in an hour?

我想小睡一会，你一小时后可以叫我起床么？

B: Sure thing.

没问题。

 

I think something's up with…

我觉得…有点不对劲。

 

比 something‘s wrong 程度更轻一些

 

【例句】

I think something's up with Nikki. She's been very quiet and distant lately.

我觉得Nikki有点不对劲，她最近很安静，跟大家都很疏远。

 

Get enough sleep

睡够

 

I didn't get enough sleep.

我昨天晚上没睡够。

 

I got enough sleep last night.

我昨晚睡够了。

 

I got a lot of sleep last night.

我昨天晚上睡得很多。

 

【例句】

This new job is killing¹ me. I'm not getting enough sleep because of all the overtime² I'm putting in.

这份新工作快把我累死了，因为要加很多班我根本睡不够。

继续剧情：

Claire: Alex will be fine. This is our real problem. When I left for work this morning, she was sitting on the couch, flipping³ through magazines.

 

知识点：

 

Leave for work

上班

 

I'm gonna leave for work.

我要去上班了。

 

【例句】

Right before I left for work, the boss called me and told me that the office was closed today.

我正要去上班，接到老板电话，说今天休息。

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

3 flipping   

讨厌之极的

参考例句：

• I hate this flipping hotel! 我讨厌这个该死的旅馆！
• Don't go flipping your lid. 别发火。