这一天,外教问How often do you change the bed? 助理抢先回答" I seldom change the bed" 外教看她像看火星人一样,想了半天才明白助理又掉进中式英语的坑里了。
No1.
change the bed 和make the bed
解析:change the bed
在日常口语中,老外说change the bed, 多半指更换床单被罩.
例句:
You should change the beds at least once every two weeks.
你应该至少每2周换一次床单被罩。
解析:make the bed
make the bed 是指起床后,将床铺整理平整
例句:
Dont forget to make your bed before you go out!
出去之前别忘了整理床铺。
NO2.
in bed 还是 on the bed
解析:in bed
in bed 强调处于......状态,在睡觉
例句:
I spent the morning in bed.
我一早上都在睡觉。
解析:on the bed
on the bed 强调处于......位置,在床上
例句:
I laid on the bed and looked at the ceiling.
我躺在床上,看着天花板
解析: in the bed
in the bed 强调睡觉的位置,在特定的床上
例句:
My parents are sleeping in my bed
我的父母在我床上睡觉
No one is in the bed
没有人在床上睡觉。
NO3.stay in bed ≠呆在床上
解析:stay in bed
stay in bed=迟迟不起床, 睡懒觉
例句
At the weekend its really nice to be able to stay in bed.
周末能睡个懒觉是极好的。
解析:stay up
和stay in bed相对应,
stay up的意思是迟迟不去睡觉
例句:
You guys go ahead and go to bed. I think Ill stay up for a while.
你们先去睡觉吧,我还要再呆一会儿
NO4.不要说 go to bed with my friend
注意:
sleep with sb,
go to bed with sb,
还有 in bed with sb,
都容易被老外理解为
和某人同床共枕
如果和闺蜜或者好朋友睡一张床
你要说 :
share the bed with her/him
例句:
Would you share a bed with your best friend?
你愿意和好朋友共用一张床吗?