
5 24/7
習慣用語24/7是二十四小時和七天的簡稱.知道了這個來源它的意思就很明顯了.我們知道一天一共二十四小時,而一星期總共七天,所以24/7把一星期里的每一天、一天里的每一小時都包括在內了.換句話說就是全部時間,或者每時每刻.
例句:Susan has been dating Gary for about a week, and she likes hima whole lot. It's difficult to get in touch with her because she's withhim 24/7.
Susan和Gary開始談戀愛差不多有一星期了。她非常喜歡Gary。最近特別難找Susan,因為她一天到晚都跟Gary在外面約會。
24/7盡管來自年輕人,但不少略微年長的人受了年輕人的影響也在用這個說法。
例如:Taking care of babies is very difficult because they can't tellyou what they want. My baby cries when he wants food, sleep, toys, orto be changed--everything. It seems like he is crying 24/7.
照顧嬰兒可真難,因為他們不會對你說自己想要什么。我那孩子一不對勁就哭,要吃了,要睡了,要玩具或者要換尿布了,都會哭。他似乎老在那兒沒完沒了地哭。