Ally

Sleep on it

發佈時間: 2015/10/14

做事向來心急,想到要做便希望趕快完成。把事情留到第二天解決(sleeping on it)會使我不得安睡。

英文口語用sleep on it,指「把(問題等)留待第二天解決,讓自己有時間考慮清楚」。例句:Let me sleep on it and I'll give you an answer by noon tomorrow.(讓我考慮一下,明天中午前我會給你答案。)The doctor said I should sleep on it first. Having a surgery requires a lot of consideration.(醫生說我應該考慮一下,做手術需要考慮很多東西。)

除了上述的比喻意義(figurative meaning),sleep on還可以照字面(literal)解,指「在……上睡覺、躺在……上」。例句:It's so relaxing to sleep on the grass.(睡在草地上是多麼寫意。)Helen loves sleeping on the sofa to watch her favourite TV programmes.(海倫喜歡躺在梳化上,看她最喜愛的電視節目。)

撰文: Ally 最漂亮英文專業老師
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