收聽與下載
The script of this programme 本節目台詞
Neil: (Yawning) Welcome to Authentic Real English with me - a very tired Neil - and Feifei.
Feifei: (Yawning) 大家好！我是馮菲菲。歡迎收聽今天這期睡意滿滿的《地道英語》節目。
Neil: Oh, Feifei, I'm so tired!
Feifei: Me too. The kids?
Neil: Ah, they kept me awake all night. As soon as one of them went back to sleep, the other one started screaming. What's your excuse?
Are you as tired as Neil or Feifei today?
Feifei: A mosquito.
Neil: A mosquito?
Feifei: Yes, there was a mosquito in my room. Every time I turned the light off and tried to go to sleep I heard buzzing in my ear. 昨天晚上睡覺的時候，我房間裏進了只蚊子，我一關燈，它就出來嗡嗡翁，搞的我都快要瘋了。I haven't slept a wink.
Neil: And I haven't slept a wink either! A wink is when you close and open one of your eyes very quickly once - usually to show friendliness or that you are having a joke with someone. It's also a verb - to wink.
Feifei: A wink 眨眼，一眨眼間。To wink 向誰擠眼，眨眼。 如果我們說 I haven't slept a wink 意思就是我眼睛都沒合一下，徹夜未眠。這個表達比較誇張。
Neil: Here are some examples:
- A: You look terrible! What's the matter?
- B: I haven't slept a wink. It was a really bad idea to move to a flat next to a pub.
- A: How about a trip to the cinema tonight?
- B: Sorry I can't. I haven't slept a wink. There were cats outside fighting all night.
Neil: So, we can use 'I haven't slept a wink' to say that we are very tired because we haven't had much sleep. I can't wait to get home tonight and just jump into bed… (Yawns) I don't know how I'm going to get through the rest of this programme, let alone the rest of the work day.
Feifei: (Yawns) Me neither.
Neil: Nice and quiet in here, isn't it?
Feifei: And dark.
Neil: Do you think anyone would notice if we just…
Feifei: That's a great idea! I'll just put these two chairs together.
Neil: And I'll rest my head on this desk and… (snoring)
(Sound of babies screaming and mosquitos buzzing)
Neil: Argh there's nowhere to escape!
Feifei: Argh!
Neil: Kids! Mosquitos! Urgh!
