英语访谈对话 537 Sleeping
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：英语访谈对话
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Ruth: Now Akane!
Akane: Yeah.
Ruth: I've noticed that you fall asleep everywhere.
Akane: Oh, you've noticed. Oh, no, it's actually a problem that I have.
Ruth: Really?
Akane: Yeah, I do get sleepy.
Ruth: Well, it's just that whenever we come back from work, or we go to work, you always fall asleep on the bus.
Akane: I do. I'm so tired in the mornings.
Ruth: So, you're tired in the mornings (Mm-hm) so don't you sleep at night?
Akane: I do. I actually do go to bed quite early but I hate waking up really early
so I think it's the early mornings that really get to me.
Ruth: So do you think lots of people in your family do this, because you know,
you really do seem to sleep far more than anybody I've ever met.
Akane: Actually, yeah, my father does say that he falls asleep at work.
Ruth: No!
Akane: Yeah.And my mom falls asleep at work as well when there's not costumers.
Ruth: Oh, you're joking.
Akane: Yeah. Yeah. So it runs in the family.
Ruth: So have you ever done that? Have you ever fallen asleep at work?
Akane: Actually, well, I don't fall asleep when I'm teaching 1, cause its such a busy job (Yeah) but when I was working in an office, when I was doing medical research 2, it was such a boring job that I did used 3 to fall asleep in front of the computer sometimes. It's really embarrassing 4.
Ruth: So have you ever had an embarrassing moment when you've fallen asleep?
Akane: Actually, yes. One time we went to watch the symphony 5 orchestra 6
and it was beautiful music and I was enjoying myself but I just fell asleep in between.
Ruth: Oh, no, Akane.
Akane: Yeah.
Ruth: So how many hours sleep do you normally 7 get Akane?
Akane: Well, I try to get at least nine. Of course that's not always possible,
so I'd say on average 8 about eight and a half hours.
Ruth: Eight and a half.
Akane: Yeah.
Ruth: Well, I suppose if you add that to the five hours a day that you sleep that's quite a lot.
Akane: If you put it that way.
n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲
- We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
- He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。
n.探索；调查；研究 vt./vi.调查；研究
- Research has shown that women live longer than men.调查表明女性比男性寿命长。
- The research group is ready to start its work.这个研究小组已准备好随时开始工作。
adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常
- I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
- He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。
adj.使人尴尬的，令人为难的v.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安( embarrass的现在分词)
- His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing. 听了他讲的笑话，都没人笑一下，真是太尴尬了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I was in the embarrassing position of having completely forgotten her name. 当时我完全忘记了她的名字，很是尴尬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.交响乐（曲），（色彩等的）和谐
- The Ninth Symphony of Beethoven is a famous one.贝多芬的第九交响乐非常有名。
- They play over the whole symphony.他们把整个交响乐重新演奏了一遍。
n.管弦乐队；vt.命令，定购
- He plays the violin in an orchestra.他在管弦乐队中演奏小提琴。
- I was tempted to stay and hear this superb orchestra rehearse.我真想留下来听这支高超的管弦乐队排练。
adv.正常地，通常地
- I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
- My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。