Lately, I’ve been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But I’ve been praying hard

Said, no more counting dollars

We'll be counting stars

語音講解

今日發音練習重點：

1. lately 美音中la*ly（glottal stop）；英音中為/tl/舌邊爆破

2. 縮約 I have=I've/ we will=we'll

言之有物

1. 詞鏈兒：lose sleep

① lose sleep 短期睡眠不好、擔憂、煩擾

Oh, those two argue all the time—it's nothing to lose sleep over.

他們倆總吵架，沒必要因此擔憂。

Don't lose any sleep over the matter.

別為此事擔心。

I wouldn't lose much sleep over it. 我不會太擔心的。

② insomnia 指的是一種疾病，長期睡眠不好

I have been suffering from insomnia for 2 years.

我患失眠癥已經兩年了。

③ toss and turn 輾轉反側、無法入睡

I tossed and turned all night. I don't know why I wasn't able to stay asleep.

我一晚上輾轉反側。真不知道為什么我就是睡不著。

You tossed and turned, didn't you? 是不是輾轉難眠？

She tossed and turned for over an hour. 她翻來覆去一個小時（才睡著）。

2. no more + noun. 不再要XX了

Oh, no more chicken for me, thanks—I'm full!

不再要雞肉了。謝謝，我已經飽了。

No more mentions of my ex-girlfriend, all right? My heart just can't take it.

別再提我前女友了行嗎？心臟受不了。

活學活用

請用 lose sleep 隨意造句

《數星星》（Counting Stars）：是美國流行搖滾樂隊共和時代演唱的一首歌曲，詞曲由瑞恩·泰德個人譜。這首歌不僅僅是男孩女孩之間的或者“我是壞蛋”之類的樂隊，瑞恩·泰德感到有責任去真實地寫歌、唱一些上升到人類層面上的內容。在接受采訪時解釋了這首歌的意義，他表示，“以誠為本”是這首歌曲所要傳達的信息。

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