第一，迷你對話

A: Professor Smith seems to be angry.

史密斯教授好像很生氣。

B: His lesson was so boring that many of us dozed off in class.

他的課很無聊，我們許多人都不知不覺地打起盹來。

A: No wonder.

難怪呢。

第二，詞海拾貝

doze off

exp. To fall asleep, typically unexpectedly or for just a short period of time. （不知不覺地打起盹來）

e.g. Whew, I must have dozed off there for a few minutes. What did I miss?

哎呀，我一定是在那兒打了幾分鐘的瞌睡。我錯過了什么?

e.g. I dozed off in front of the TV for a few minutes.

我在電視機前打了幾分鐘的瞌睡。

e.g. Do not doze off in the middle of the meeting .

不要在開會中打盹兒。

e.g. Before I had time to doze off again, I was disturbed by a rattling of plates and dishes in the servant's hall.

我還沒來得及再睡，就聽見下房里碗蓋響成一片。

第三，語匯積累

1. so...that...：如此......以至于......

e.g. This teacher is so kind that we all like him.

這個老師非常和謁，我們都喜歡他。

e.g. He ran so quickly that we all couldn’t catch up with him.

他跑得很快，我們都追不上他。

e.g. He has so many books that I can’t count them.

他有很多書，我數也數不清。

2.in class：在上課，在課堂上

Children who talk too much in class get under the teacher's skin.

班長隨便說話的孩子鬧得老師不安寧。

e.g. I will amend my ways and stop talking in class.

我要改正錯誤，不在課堂上說話了。

e.g. He slept badly at night and couldn't concentrate in class at daytime.

他夜里睡不好, 白天上課時思想開小差。

e.g. She was kept in for an hour for talking in class.

她因上課說話被罰留校一小時。