★★A Nightmare 93
M:What's the matter? You look really/ˈriːəli/ tired today. 82
What's the matter?怎么了?(关心别人常用句式)
→ e.g.: - What's the matter? - Just a bit of a headche. 就是有点儿头疼
- What's the matter? You don't seem happy. 出什么事了?你好像不开心。
W:Iamtired. I didn't sleep well last night. 我的确很累
M:Bad dream?
W:Yes, exactly/ɪɡ'zæktli/! I had a terrible dream, a real nightmare(噩梦)/'naɪtmeə/! 确实如此
exactly(答语,表示赞同或强调正确)一点不错,正是如此,完全正确
real(放在名词前)表示十足的,绝对的,(强调状态或品质)
→ a real bargain 绝对合算的买卖 ;a real friend 一位真正的朋友;a real idolt 一个十足的傻瓜;a real man 一个真正的男人;a real nightmare 一个真正的噩梦(强调噩梦的可怕);
M:So it woke you up?
wake up:醒来 → e.g.: What time do tou usually wake up?你通常什么时候睡醒?
wake sb. up:弄醒,唤醒→ e.g.:The children woke me up. 孩子们把我吵醒了
W:Yes, it woke me up. I was really scared.
scared (adj.)害怕,恐惧,畏惧,担心 → scared of sb./sth. →scared of doing sth. 害怕某样东西
→ e.g.:I'm scared of heights. 我恐高 ;I'm scared of snakes and spiders.我害怕蛇和蜘蛛。
M:I've had those kinds of dreams too. 88
W:It was so scary(吓人的) that I was afraid to go back to sleep.
scary (adj.) 可怕的,吓人的 → a scary movie 一部恐怖的电影
so...that…:如此...以至于... → e.g.:The air pollution these days is so bad that I'm afraid to breathe.这几天空气污染是如此严重以至于我都不敢呼吸。
M:Was something chasing(追赶) you? 91
过去进行时:表示过去某段时间中正在进行或一直在进行的动作,结构:be动词过去式+动词ing
W:No, nothing was chasing me, but I was falling.
I was falling faster and faster, and it was dark.
I couldn't see or hear anything. 88
M:Can you remember anything else? 90
W:Yes, I remember now! In mydreamI was screaming,but there was no sound. 86
IthoughtI was going to dieat any second(随时).89 我以为我随时都会死掉
M:Wow. Thatisscary.
M:So what did you do when you woke up?
W:I didn't want to go back to sleep, so I checked the news online. Then I played a game.
M:You didn't go back to sleep?
W:Actually, I got so tired playing the game that I fell asleep.事实上,我打游戏打得太累了以至于睡着了
actually:实际上,事实上(用于礼貌地纠正别人)
→ e.g.:We're not Koreans,actually,We're Chinese. 我们其实不是韩国人,我们是中国人
M:Well, at least you got some sleep. Some sleep is better than no sleep.
W:I guess so. But I'm still tired. I hope I canget through(度过,熬过) the day. 90 我希望我能熬过今天
get through 度过,熬过(困难或不快的时期)
→ e.g.:It's hard to get through the winter without heating. 没有暖气很难熬过这个冬天
Getting through high school wasn't easy. 要熬过高中生涯可不简单
M:Have a good lunch, and thenwork out(锻炼,健身) in the afternoon.
W:Thanks.I'm alreadyfeelinga bitbetter. 86
M:Hey, look! the boss is coming. Look like you're working hard.(祈使句)快做出你在努力工作的样子
复述1:She had aterribledream,anditwokeher up. 81
复述2:She fell asleep while playing a game online. 90