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Beauty Sleep
Jessica 在北京學中文，她的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教她。今天是怡茹要問的: 美容覺。
Jessica: Hey 怡茹，I haven't seen you in ages! How's it going?
YR: 很好很好！就是工作太忙。How are you doing?
Jessica: I'm good! Speaking of which, some of us are going to Karaoke tonight, you've got to come with us!
YR: Hmm, I really wanna. 但我明天得見一個大客戶，我們又是公關公司，得保持好形象。所以我今天得早點回家，睡個美容覺。
Jessica: Beauty sleep? You don't need a beauty sleep, Yiru, you are always beautiful!
YR: 哈！原來美容覺就是 beauty sleep! 真好記。說真的，前一段時間為了搞定這個大客戶，我整天加班，睡也睡不好！所以，我得回家補補覺！對了，這個補覺用美語要怎么說呀？
Jessica: Let me see... you can say you need to catch up on some Zs.
YR: 啊？Catch up on some Zs?
Jessica: 對啊，here we use the capital letter Z. It refers to the sound you make when you are asleep. Zzzz... you know?
YR: 哈哈，太形象了！Catch up on some Zs, 就是補覺的意思！那睡得不踏實，翻來覆去，又要怎么說呢？
Jessica: We call that toss and turn. Toss is spelled t-o-s-s, toss; and turn, t-u-r-n; toss and turn! 這個詞組的意思就是輾轉反側，難以入眠!
YR: 我最近因為要給這個客戶寫商業計劃，老是睡不好。I've been tossing and turning all night lately.
Jessica: Oh poor girl! You know what? I think you need to go home and get some shut-eye, we will hang out some other time!
YR: Wait... get some shut-eye? 這難道是休息眼睛的意思嗎？
Jessica: It's close! Actually to get some shut-eye also means to catch up on some sleep, 也是睡覺的意思！
YR: 哈！Catch up on some Zs, get some shut-eye, 這些說法真形象！OK, I will go home now and get a 10-hour sleep!
Jessica: Sounds good! Before you go, tell me what you've learned today!
YR: 第一，美容覺叫做 beauty sleep;
第二，補覺，睡覺可以說 catch up on some Zs, 或者get some shut-eye;
第三，輾轉反側，叫做 toss and turn!
A: 讓我也來造個句: I went to three parties this week, so I really need to catch up on some Zs this weekend!
B: 什么？你這個禮拜去了三個party! 怎么沒叫上我？
A: 你不是下周有一個重要的面試么？I thought you would be home preparing!
B: Yeah, I was actually. Gosh, finding a new job can be really stressful!
A: 對啊！找工作真不容易！想起原來我找工作的時候，在第一步--寫簡歷上就卡殼了！在今天的美語怎么說里，我們就要來學學如何變成文字殺手，讓你的簡歷別出心裁！
B: Wooo...we need this! 我們趕快來聽吧！
