关于“睡觉”的英语谚语。

以sleep这个词为主的俗语。

1. sleep like a log睡得很沉

Log就是一段木材，或者是很粗的树干，用来烧火或者盖房子。要是你sleep like a log，那就是你睡得非常好，就像块木头一样动也不动。我们来举个例子。这是一个人告诉一个同事，他昨天晚上睡得有多好。

例句-1：Bob, last night after I got the promotion that I have been so worried about the last six weeks, I can tell you that I was able to sleep like a log, for the first time in more than a month. I don't think I even turned over in bed all night long. It was great.

2. sleep on it 把问题留在第二天解决；考虑一晚上

Sleep on it的意思是，推迟对某一个重要问题出决定，以便有更多的时间来考虑。这个说法可以追溯到英国的著名国王亨利八世。这个国王先后一共有八个王后。1519年亨利八世遇到了一个难题，很难作出决定。历史学家找到的一些官方文件记载这个国王讲的话。他说：We should sleep and dream upon the matter。这句话的字面意思是，我们应该对这个问题睡觉和做梦。当然，他真正的意思是：对于这个问题我们应该再花点时间好好考虑。

例句-2：Ann, honey, we don't have to decide right this minute. Let's just sleep on it. And after a good night's sleep, we can make up our minds and go buy it after work.

3. not sleep a wink 无法成眠

Wink即眨眼；眼睛闭上了又很快

张开。Not sleep a wink这个习惯用语的意思是，由于某种原因，一个晚

上都睡不着。

例句-3：I am so sleepy I can't keep my eyes open. I stayed up till four am for the last minute study for the

English exam, and when I finally did lie down, I could n't sleep a wink. I hope I did OK in the test but right now all I

want is to sleep a week.

各种“睡”：nap: a short sleep 小睡doze: nap, but usually easily awakened or partially alert, often unintentional 打瞌

睡(通常指有些警觉、容

易惊醒的状态，而且经常

是无意中睡着的) siesta：a short sleep in the afternoon 午睡slumber: sleep, usually

considered a deeper sleep

睡眠(书面语，相对而言

睡得较熟)

表示“睡觉”的其他习语：

1.doze off: fall asleep unintentionally 无意中睡着

Eg.I dozed off in front of the television.

2.a cat nap: a short nap which can be anywhere, not necessarily in bed 小睡(可以在任何地方睡)

Eg.She could cat nap anywhere, though this was sometimes embarrassing.

3.hit the sack/hay: lie down to try to get to sleep 躺下睡觉Eg.You look really tired. What time did you hit the sack last night?

4.catch some z's: get some sleep睡觉

Eg.I think I'll stay home tonight and catch some z's.

5.catch 40 winks: take a short nap 小睡

Eg.I'll just catch forty winks before getting ready for the party.

6.not sleep a wink: not sleep at all 完全没有睡着Eg.I was so excited last night -I didn't sleep a wink.

7.zonked out: exhausted and feel like resting or going to sleep 精疲力竭而想要休息或睡觉

Eg.Joanna was so zonked out that she nodded off on the sofa。

8.nod off: fall asleep, usually while sitting up 睡着(通常是坐着的状态下)

9.saw logs: snore loudly 打鼾

Eg.The guy in the hotel room next to me is really sawing logs tonight!

10.turn in: go to bed 睡觉

Eg.I think I'm going to turn in. See you in the morning。11.crash: sleep somewhere for the night, usually when you

did not plan to do this 在某处过夜(通常是计划之外) Eg.You can crash at my place if you like。

12.out like a light: in a deep sleep or unconscious 沉睡或失去意识

Eg.John was out like a light, so I threw a blanket on him and turned out the light。

sleep 就是睡觉。我们大家都希望在晚上睡个好觉。13.take a nap :小睡

Eg.在电影阿甘正传里面：有一天，阿甘发现Jenny 没上学，就跑到她家，这个时候，就有这么一段对话：Gump: Jenny, why didn ’t you come to school today? Little Jenny: Shh! Daddy ’s taking a nap.（嘘，爸爸在睡午觉。）