时间:2018-12-07 作者:英语课 分类:地道英语在线听


英语课






A tired man
Looks like he's been working the graveyard 1 shift





Neil:
Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil.

Helen: 大家好,我是 Helen。


Neil: In Real English we look at words and phrases people use all the time, but you probably won't find them in your dictionary.


Helen: 希望在今天的地道英语节目中,您能学到在书本里找不到的英语常用表达。


Neil: (yawn)


Helen: What's the matter with you Neil? You seem so tired.


Neil: Oh Helen, I am. I'm working shifts at the moment.


Helen: Shifts 工作班次。 Neil's 昨天晚上上的是夜班。


Neil: And last night I worked the graveyard shift.


Helen: The graveyard shift?


Neil: Yes, that's today's word in Real English. The graveyard shift.


Helen: 墓地,graveyard. What does it mean?


Neil: It's a shift which starts very late at night and ends in the morning.


Helen: So it's a night shift? 就是上夜班吧?


Neil: That's right.


Helen: But why graveyard? 但是这和墓地有什么关系呢?


Neil: Well, we're not sure about the origin but it might be because when you work a night shift it's usually very quiet and there aren't very many people around, like a graveyard.


Helen: 原来你也不是很清楚这个词的由来,可能是因为以前半夜上班的人发现周围都很安静,没什么人,而且午夜以后就是幽灵出没的时候了。


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A: Have you seen Kate recently? She's looks terrible – so pale and with really dark rings under her eyes.


B: I'm not surprised, she's been working the graveyard shift for about six months.


Helen: Do you like working the graveyard shift, Neil?


Neil: No it's awful! What about you?


Helen: No, I'd hate to work the graveyard shift. I'm tired enough during the day anyway!


Neil: We say 'to work' the graveyard shift.


Helen: 上 I work the graveyard shift.


Neil: Or 'to do' the graveyard shift.


Helen: 或者可以用 to do, 做 I do the graveyard shift.


Neil: Or 'to be on' the graveyard shift.


Helen: 也可以前面加 on, 在上 I'm on the graveyard shift.


Neil: Well, that's all for today from Real English. I'm off to bed.


Helen: Goodnight – or day!


 



1 graveyard
n.坟场
  • All the town was drifting toward the graveyard.全镇的人都象流水似地向那坟场涌过去。
  • Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.居住在墓地旁边会使我毛骨悚然。
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