流行美语 (Popular American) 251
时间：2019-01-15 作者：英语课 分类：美国之音《流行美语》
Larry告诉李华说，他正在给公司做一个大项目，忙得连饭都没时间吃。李华今天要学两个常用语，snarf和power 1 nap 2.
LL: I've been so busy with this project 3, Li Hua, I've hardly 4 had 5 any time to eat. Today I just snarfed down a sandwich at lunch, and I haven't eaten anything since 7.
LH: 你只吃了个三明治？snarf也是吃的意思吗？
LL: Snarf is another word for eat, Li Hua, but when you snarf something you eat it really quickly in a very short amount 8 of time.
LH: 噢，snarf是狼吞虎咽的意思。你是因为要赶项目，没时间吃饭，所以才匆忙地吃了个三明治。
LL: Yeah. And when I snarfed down the sandwich, I didn't really enjoy it. I ate 6 it so fast I didn't even 11 really taste it.
LH: 有时候我赶着写论文或是判作业，没时间吃饭，也会凑合着只吃几口炒饭填饱肚子。
LL: You know, since I haven't had anything to eat since I snarfed down that sandwich, I am feeling 12 hungry again.
LH: Larry, 我这儿有盒饼干，你先吃几块，来垫垫肚子罗。
LL: Thanks, Li Hua. That is really nice. But I'm so hungry, I'm afraid I'd snarf up your entire 13 box of cookies 14.
LH: 都吃了也不要紧，我不在乎这盒饼干，不过光吃饼干可没什么营养。
LL: You are right, Li Hua. I really shouldn't snarf up all these cookies.
LH: 不如今天晚上咱们找个餐馆，好好补一补，最近我一直在赶论文，也是忙得不可开交。
LL: I'd love to, Li Hua. But, honestly, I don't have enough time to go out with you for a nice relaxing 15 dinner. The deadline 16 for the project is tomorrow, and I have just enough time to snarf down something before I go back to work.
LH: 既然明天就是最后期限，你没时间正经吃饭，那就更不能光啃饼干了，而是应该吃点儿有营养的。这样才能补充能量。
LL: Okay 17, I do have time to go to a fast food place.
LH: 拐角处就有一家面条店，保证你二十分钟就能回去上班。
LL: And snarfing down a bowl of noodles does sound better than snarfing down a box of cookies, Li Hua.
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LH: 这家店的面条还真好吃。
LL: Yeah, But now I'm feeling a little sleepy. I think I am going 18 to need to take a power nap before I go back to work.
LH: A power nap? 我知道nap是午觉的意思，可power nap是什么意思啊？
LL: A power nap is a short nap, maybe only fifteen to twenty minutes in length 19 that people take in the middle of their work day to give them more energy 20, more power!
LH: 噢，就是15分钟，20分钟，打个盹儿的意思。你知道吗，Larry, 在中国睡午觉是很普遍的。我们上学的时候中午都会睡上半个小时左右。
LL: Taking naps 21 isn't as 10 common 22 in the U.S. as it is in China, but more and more Americans are taking power naps.
LH: 昨天晚上我看了一个节目，很有意思，里面说美国人现在越来越忙，晚上睡眠时间不够，所以白天需要take power naps，才能提高效率。
LL: Hey, I saw 23 that report 24, too!
LH: 现在不少公司为了提高员工的工作效率，都在公司里设立专门供员工睡午觉的地方。
LL: I wish my company 25 had places like that for us to take power naps at work.
LH: 你还记得吗，里面说有一家公司，给员工准备了鸡蛋形的午睡舱，还有舒缓的音乐，帮员工入睡。
LL: Yeah, I'd love to take a power nap in one of those.
LH: 但是打盹儿也要注意不能睡得太久。
LL: I guess that is true 26. If you end up sleeping too long, you can enter 27 a deep 28 sleep and wake 29 up feeling drowsy 30 and even sleepier than you did 9 before you took 31 you power nap.
LH: 好，到你公司了，你准备在哪儿小睡一会儿呢？
LL: Well, I think I will go back to work and take a power nap at my desk.
LH: Okay, Larry. 明天完成了手头的项目，给我打电话。
今天李华学到了两个常用语。一个是 snarf, 是狼吞虎咽的意思。另一个是 power nap, 是打盹儿的意思。
- He lost his power of speech.他失去了说话的能力。
- It is not in my power to do that.做那事非我力所能及。
- The nap of the coat has been worn off.外衣上的绒毛已经磨掉了。
- Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.我小睡的时候不要打扰我。
- The project will start next year.这项工程明年上马。
- I'm doing a project on Chinese history.我正在做一个有关中国历史的研究课题。
- I could hardly believe my eyes.我简直不相信自己的眼睛。
- The hens hardly laid any eggs in summer.母鸡夏天几乎不下蛋。
- I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
- The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。
- I ate a whole box of chocolates.我吃了一整盒巧克力。
- It's a long time since she ate out last time.她很长一段时间没在外面吃饭了。
- He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
- I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。
- What is the amount of this?这总共是多少？
- You'll have any amount of time after your exam.考试过后，你们会有很多的时间。
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
- He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
- In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。
- It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
- He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。
- The entire world consists of matter.整个世界都是由物质组成的。
- I've wasted an entire day on this.在这上面我已经浪费了一整天的时间。
- She sat reading a magazine, dunking cookies in her coffee. 她坐着一边看杂志一边将曲奇饼在咖啡里蘸一下再吃。
- There are only five cookies left. 只剩下五块曲奇了。
- My vacation was very relaxing.我的假期过得很放松。
- Travelling by train is more relaxing than driving.乘火车旅行比开汽车轻松得多。
- Next week is the deadline for sending in your application.呈递申请书的截止日期是下星期。
- I want the report ready for the three o'clock deadline.我希望报告最迟在三点之前准备好。
- The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
- Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
- We need a length of pipe.我们需要一节管子。
- The length of this pencil is 17-centimetre.这铅笔17厘米长。
- He is full of energy.他充满了活力。
- It took a lot of energy to move the furniture.搬这些家具费了很大劲。
- My grandfather naps in his armchair. 我祖父在扶手椅子上小睡。 来自辞典例句
- The baby's regime included two naps a day. 这婴儿的生活规律包括一天小睡两次。 来自辞典例句
- Man and the monkey have many things in common.人和猿有许多共同之处。
- Britain and America share a common language.英国和美国共用一种语言。
- Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
- The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon.今天下午我们要去听报告。
- I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。
- He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
- I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。
- Do not enter the danger zone!切勿进入危险区！
- The sign means that cars cannot enter.这种标志表示汽车不能入内。
- The sky is deep blue.天空是深蓝色的。
- We talked deep into the night.我们谈至深夜。
- Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
- Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！
- Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉，还引起了头疼。
- I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。