实用口语：先睡一觉再说！
<p> 英文中有一个十分有趣的习语，叫做<span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="on">on</span>，较粗心的人一看便以为是睡在上面的意思将句子译错。我们不妨举个例子：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Judy">Judy</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="answered">answered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> 这总不会是睡在上面吧。其实<span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="on">on</span>是推迟做出决定的意思，一件事情决定不下，先把它放下，美美的睡上一觉再说，说不定到时候就有了好主意了呢。再如：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p> 这个意思很明显了吧，就是我们先看看星期一晚上有没有空，到时再考虑能否赴你的约。</p><p> </p>
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