I wasn't asleep 我沒有睡著

When a group of women got on the car, every seat was already occupied. The conductor noticed a man who seemed to be asleep, and fearing he might miss his stop, he nudged him and said: "Wake up, sir!"

當一群婦女上車之后，車上的座位全都被占滿了。售票員注意到一名男子好象是睡著了，他擔心這個人會坐過站，就用肘輕輕地碰了碰他，說：“先生，醒醒！”

"I wasn't asleep," the man answered.

“我沒有睡著。”那個男人回答。

"Not asleep? But you had your eyes closed."

“沒睡著？可是你眼睛都閉上了呀？”

"I know. I just hate to look at ladies standing up beside me in a crowded car."

“我知道，我只是不愿意看到在擁擠的車上有女士站在我身邊而已。

1.a group of

今天來講講a group of 的用法：

a group of 后面只能接可數名詞

比如說：

A group of people are on a tour. 一群人在參觀。

2.nudge

n.用肘輕推；推動

vt.（用肘）輕推；推進

a slight push or shake

push into action by pestering or annoying gently

to push against gently

3.hate

hate to do sth or hate doing sth

hate to do sth ;即hate后跟動詞不定式.不定式后面的動作通常是一個具體或一次性和特指的動作.

eg:He hates to swim in a such rainy day.

hate doing sth;即hate后跟動名詞.這時的動作是一個表示習慣性或經常性不具體的動作.

eg:Mary hates swimming in spring.