Part 1 Pronunciation
- Late night tonight?
今晚要熬夜吗？
- Yeah, l'll probably need to pull an all-nighter to finish this report.
是啊，我可能需要通宵才能完成这份报告。
- For the life of me, l'll never know how
you can keep doing this to your body.
我怎么也想不通你是怎么能够持续熬夜的。
- All I need are a couple of cups of
coffee. Besides, l'm a night owl. l'm more
productive at night.
我只要喝几杯咖啡就好了。而且，我是个夜猫子。晚_上效率会更高。
- Anything I can do to help? 需要我帮忙吗？
- No, l'm fine. Thanks, though. 不用，仍然感谢你
- OK. l'm off to meet the sandman. Catch
ya in the AM!.
好吧，我睡觉了，明天见。
Part 2 Comprehension
1. Late night tonight? 今晚要熬夜吗？
late (adj.) 近深夜的
late night 睡的很晚
have a late night 睡的晚
Are you gonna have a late night tonight?
She is too tired, and all she wants is an
early night.
她太累了，就想早点上床睡觉。
2. Yeah, I'll probably need to pull an all-
nighter to finish this report.
是啊，我可能需要通宵才能完成这份报告。
pull an all-nighter通宵
pull an all-nighter to do sth通宵做某事
He has to pull an all-nighter to get the
paper done on time.
为了按时完成论文，他不得不通宵。
paper (n.)论文on time准时，按时
3. For the life of me, I'll never know how
you can keep doing this to your body.我怎么也想不通你是怎么能够持续熬夜的。
for the life of sb无论某人怎样努力
cannot / couldn't for the life of sb某人拼了命也不能，某人怎么也不能
I couldn't for the life of me remember his
name.
| couldn't remember his name for the life
of me.
我怎么也想不起他的名字。
sb will never know某人不会知道
how you can keep doing this to your body你怎么能够持续熬夜的
doing this -→pull an all-nighter
For the life of me, Ill never know how
you can do sth.
我怎么也想不通你怎么会做某事。
For the life of me, 'll never know how
you can skip class.
我怎么也想不通你怎么会逃课呢。
skip /skip/ (v.)不做(应做的事等)，不参加
skip class
4. All I need are a couple of cups of coffee.
我只要喝几杯咖啡就好了。
All I need be sth.
All I need are two pairs of sneakers 。
我所需要的就是两双运动鞋
5. Besides, l'm a night owl. 而且，我是个夜猫子。
besides (adv.) 而且
besides sth 除某物之外还有
besides doing sth 除做某事情之外还有
We have lots of things in common
besides music.
除了音乐，我们还有很多共同点。
besides music除了音乐以外
Besides working as a doctor, he also
writes novels in his spare time.
除了当医生之外，他在空闲时间还写小说。
spare (adj.)空闲的，空余的
spare time空闲时间
besides working as a doctor除了当医生之外
except (prep.)除...之外不包括后面所说的内容
She likes all fruit except bananas.除了香蕉外，她喜欢所有的水果。
She likes all fruit besides bananas.她喜欢所有的水果，包括香蕉。
apart /a part/ from除...之外
既可以把后面的内容包括在内，也可以不包括在内
I ate everything apart from the soup.除了汤之外，我把饭菜都吃光了。
apart from = except
What do you like doing apart from swimming?
你除了游泳外还喜欢做什么呢?
apart from = beside
sowl (n.)猫头鹰
night owl 夜猫子
night person / people夜猫子
early bird早起的人
black sheep害群之马，有辱家族的人
lucky dog幸运儿
Love me love my dog.爱屋及乌。
6. I'm more productive at night.晚_上效率会更高。
productive (adj.,)多产的，效率高的
I work more efficiently at night.我晚上的工作效率会更高。
efficiently (adv.) 效率高地
7. Anything I can do to help?需要我帮忙吗?
8. Hey, hon, need a hand?嘿，亲爱的，需要帮忙吗?
hand (n.)帮忙，帮助
Need a hand?
Do you need a hand?
You need a hand?需要帮忙吗?
9. May Ibe of assistance?我可以帮什么忙吗?
assistance (n.)帮助，援助
be of assistance有帮助，有用处
be of assistance to sb对某人有帮助
My teacher was of great assistance to
me.
我的老师给我提供了很大的帮助。
be of great assistance有很大的帮助
10. No, I'm fine. Thanks, though.
不用，我可以的。不过还是要谢谢你。
though (adv.)不过
Thanks, though.不过还是要谢谢你。Thank you anyway.不过还是谢谢你。
anyway (adv.)不管怎样，无论如何，仍然
Thank you all the same.
不过还是谢谢你。
11 OK. l'm off to meet the sandman. Catch ya in the AM!.
好吧，我睡觉了，明天见。
be off 离开
sandman 睡魔
Catch you later. 再见。
Sweet dreams.
Have pleasant dreams. 做个好梦。
Part 3 The Big Bang Theory（生活大爆炸）
1 You've been up all night?
你彻夜未眠吗?
up未上床
be up all night彻夜未眠
2. And you're stuck?
你卡壳了?
stuck (adj.) (回答问题等)卡壳的，答不上来的
get / be stuck on sth在某事上卡壳了
She got stuck on the first question.头一个问题她就答不上来。
3. Why else would a person try to
engage their superior colliculus?要不然怎么会有人想要激活上丘脑?
engage (v.)吸引住，使感兴趣
superior colliculus 。上丘脑
engage their superior colliculus激活他们的上丘脑
engage (v.)参加，参与
engage in sth参加，参与某事
Only 10% of American adults engage in
regular exercise.
美国只有10%的成年人定期参加锻炼。
She tried to engage him in conversation.她设法和他攀谈。
engage sb in conversation与某人攀谈
engage (v.)雇用，聘请
engage sb as... 聘请某人成为...
We can engage him as a teacher.我们可以聘请他当老师。
4. If you're going to mock me, at least get your facts straight.
你想要损我，至少先把事实给弄清楚。
mock (v.)嘲笑，嘲弄
at least至少
at least+数量/时间至少，不少于...
It cost at least 500 dollars.这至少花了500美元。
You'll have to wait at least an hour.你至少要等一个小时。
straight (adj.)清楚的
get sth straight把某事弄清楚
Let's get this straight - you're traveling to America on Monday and Japan on Sunday, is that correct?
我们把这个弄清楚一你周一 要去美国，周日去日本，对吗?
