The Big Bang Theory,《生活大爆炸》
You kept yawning at the meeting.Why are you so tired?
你开会时一直打哈欠,你怎么那么累啊?
I was up all night trying to get the report done.
我一夜没睡,在赶报告。
重点讲解:
I didn't sleep all night
I was up all night.
想必大家都有熬夜的经历,中文说的“熬夜”,也就是“一晚上没睡”,英文用I didn't sleep all night.表达虽说没错,但是老外更常说I was up all night.这里的up就是“醒着的,没睡觉的”意思。