听力每日练习 listen 912 Night Owl

 
2--Why would you describe a person as a "night owl?"
 
1--Well, I did it. I finished Apartment of Cards.
 
2--How? You just started watching the show last week!
 
1--I have always been a night owl, Jonathan. So I've been staying up late to get through the show.
 
2--You haven't been sleeping at all, have you?
 
1--A "night owl" is someone who stays up late. Owls are most active at night.
 
2--That is where this experssion comes from.
 
1--The opposite of a "night owl" is an "early bird" -- someone who favors waking up very early in the morning.
 
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注解：
 
1.Night Owl夜猫子
2.describe描述
3.early bird早起的人

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译文：

1--猫头鹰是一种鸟，遍布世界各地。夜猫子。
2--为什么你会把一个人描述为“夜猫子”呢？
1--哇，我做到了。我看完了《纸牌公寓》。
2--怎么可能？你上周才刚开始看。
1--乔纳森，我是个夜猫子啊。所以我一直熬夜看完了这部剧。
2--你根本没睡觉，是么？
1--“夜猫子”是指那些睡得很晚的人。猫头鹰在夜间最为活跃。
2--这个表述就出自这里。
1--与“夜猫子”相对的就是“早起的人”--就是那些很喜欢在早上起很早的人。