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Everyday life

1. Daily routine​

go off​

  • begin ringing (about an alarm clock) （闹钟）响起

My alarm goes off at 7am every morning during the week. 工作日的每天早上7点，我的闹钟就会响。

head off (to)​

  • leave, begin a journey 前往，出发去

I usually head off to work at 8 in the morning. 我通常在早上8点出发去上班。

get in​

  • arrive home 到家

In the evening, I often don't get in until after 7pm. 晚上，我经常直到7点以后才到家。

freshen up​

  • make yourself look clean and tidy 梳洗打扮一番

Orla went to the bathroom to freshen up before going out. 奥拉在出门前去洗手间梳洗打扮了一番。

wake up​

  • stop sleeping, become alert 醒来

Kieran woke up in the middle of the night when he heard a noise outside. 基兰在半夜听到外面有声音时醒了过来。

get up​

  • get out of bed 起床

Nico usually gets up at about 10am on Saturdays. 尼科通常在星期六上午10点左右起床。

2. Relaxing​

sit down​

  • take a sitting position 坐下

When Noel got home from work, he sat down and read a book. 当诺埃尔下班回家时，他坐下来看书。

lie down​

  • take a lying position 躺下

Sara was feeling tired, so she lay down on the couch and tried to get some rest. 萨拉感到累了，所以她在沙发上躺下，想休息一下。

potter about​

  • do small tasks in a relaxed way 悠闲地做些琐事

Alfred spent the afternoon pottering about in the garden. 阿尔弗雷德整个下午都在花园里悠闲地做些琐事。

3. Tasks​

set about​

  • begin doing something (with energy or enthusiasm) 开始，着手

Once the guests had left, Marco set about doing the dishes. 客人一走，马可就着手开始洗碗。

get on with​

  • concentrate on doing something (usually after a break) 继续做

After a short break, Ramone got on with cleaning the bathroom. 短暂休息后，拉蒙继续打扫浴室。

stay up​

  • go to bed later than usual 熬夜

Martina stayed up late revising for her exam the following morning. 玛蒂娜熬夜复习，准备第二天早上的考试。

4. Phrasal verbs about sleep​

doze off​

  • fall asleep, often during the day 打瞌睡

I tried to wake Mia when I saw she had dozed off at her desk. 当我看到米娅趴在桌子上打瞌睡时，我试图叫醒她。

nod off​

  • fall asleep (without meaning to) 打瞌睡，无意中睡着

Quite a few people nodded off during the speech. 有不少人在演讲期间打起了瞌睡。

sleep in​

  • sleep for a longer time than usual 睡懒觉

On Sunday mornings, I sometimes sleep in as late as 11am. 星期天早上，我有时会睡懒觉，一直睡到上午11点。

sleep through​

  • not wake up when your alarm rings 睡过头（闹钟响了没醒）

Hanif slept through his alarm again. He's going to be late for work. 哈尼夫又没被闹钟叫醒。他上班要迟到了。

sleep off​

  • sleep to allow you to recover from the effects of a drug 用睡眠消除（药物影响）

Uma is still sleeping off the effects of the anesthetic. She'll be able to see you soon. 乌玛仍在睡觉以消除麻醉剂的影响。她很快就能见你了。

turn in​

  • go to bed 上床睡觉

I'm exhausted. I know it's only half past eight, but I'm going to have to turn in. 我累坏了。我知道现在才八点半，但我得上床睡觉了。

sleep over​

  • sleep at someone else's house (usually about children) 在别人家过夜

Bradley is sleeping over at his cousin's house tonight. He's so excited about it. 布拉德利今晚要在他表兄家过夜。他对此非常兴奋。

drop off​

  • fall asleep 入睡，睡着

After a long day at the office, Andrew dropped off in front of the TV. 在办公室度过了漫长的一天后，安德鲁在电视机前睡着了。