01.

stay up late 熬夜

I had to stay up late doing my taxes

because I left them until the last minute again.

我得熬夜報稅因為我又把它們拖到最后一刻才完成。

We let Johnny stay up late last night so he could

count down to midnight with us for New Year's Eve.

我們昨晚讓 Johnny 熬夜和我們一起

在午夜新年倒計時。

Chris is asleep after burning the midnight oil

trying to finish his article.

Chris 在熬夜寫完文章后睡著了。

Denise has been burning the midnight oil

trying to finish this report,

so she must be exhausted.

Denise 一直在熬夜寫報告，她肯定累壞了。

You wouldn't have to pull an all-nighter

because you have been studying all semester.

你不用熬夜因為你整個學期都在學習。

I was a bit of a procrastinator in college,

so I tended to pull a lot of all-nighters.

我在大學的時候有點拖延，所以總是經常熬夜。

04.

sleep-deprived 睡眠不足

When we say people are sleep-deprived,

we mean they do not get enough sleep.

當我們用 sleep-deprived 來描述人的時候，

是指他們沒有得到充足的睡眠。

The police argued that he was speeding

and sleep-deprived at the time of the crash.

警察說他在事故發(fā)生時超速了并且睡眠不足。

What's more, they seemed to recover more quickly

from periods of sleep deprivation.

而且，他們好像能更快地從段時間的睡眠剝奪中

恢復過來。

But the long-term consequences of sleep deprivation

should be enough to convince anyone to hit the sack.

長期的睡眠剝奪所帶來的后果應該足夠能說服任何人趕緊上床睡覺。

06.

insomnia 失眠

Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.

憂慮和緊張會導致失眠。

He is suffering from insomnia.

他患失眠癥。

I have no problem sleeping, I go out like a light as soon as I hit the pillow.

我睡眠一向很好，只要一沾枕頭，馬上就能睡著。

I'm not sure if I should lay down in bed right after dinner – I'd probably go out like a light.

我不知道是不是該吃完晚飯后就立刻躺下，我很可能一沾枕頭就睡著了。

She was very tired and said she would sleep like a log.

她很累了，想睡個好覺。

I usually sleep like a log – and that means very heavily indeed!

我通常睡得和木頭一樣，這指的是我睡得很沉。

Mrs. Fairfax is a heavy sleeper, like most old people, and didn't hear anything. 

夫人像大多數老年人一樣，睡得很沉，什么都沒聽見。

10.

light sleeper 睡眠很淺的人

I am a light sleeper, and it has awakened me.

我是一個睡眠很淺的人，被吵醒了。