Welcome to English in a Minute!
歡迎來(lái)到《一分鐘英語(yǔ)》欄目!
An owl is a kind of bird found all over the world. Night Owl
貓頭鷹是一種鳥(niǎo),遍布世界各地。夜貓子。
Why would you describe a person as a "night owl?"
為什么你會(huì)把一個(gè)人描述為“夜貓子”呢?
Well, I did it. I finished Apartment of Cards.
哇,我做到了。我看完了《紙牌公寓》。
How? You just started watching the show last week!
怎么可能?你上周才剛開(kāi)始看。
I have always been a night owl, Jonathan. So I've been staying up late to get through the show.
喬納森,我是個(gè)夜貓子啊。所以我一直熬夜看完了這部劇。
You haven't been sleeping at all, have you?
你根本沒(méi)睡覺(jué),是么?
A "night owl" is someone who stays up late. Owls are most active at night.
“夜貓子”是指那些睡得很晚的人。貓頭鷹在夜間最為活躍。
That is where this experssion comes from.
這個(gè)表述就出自這里。
The opposite of a "night owl" is an "early bird" -- someone who favors waking up very early in the morning.
與“夜貓子”相對(duì)的就是“早起的人”--就是那些很喜歡在早上起很早的人。
And that's English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語(yǔ)》欄目!