中文里形容早起,有成語“聞雞起舞”,也有俗語,“早起的鳥兒有蟲吃”。而英文里則有一個“morning person ”來形容早起的人。
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Morning person
A morning person means someone who feels awake and full of energy in the mornings.
這個短語表達的意思是:(習慣)早起的人
例:
I hate waking up early for work, so I m totally not a morning person.
我討厭早起上班, 所以我絕對不是一個愛早起的人。
My mom is a morning person.
She usually wakes up at 6 am and she thinks being a morning person may actually be good for health.
我的媽媽是一個習慣早起的人。她總是早上 6 點起床。她認為做一個早起的人確實也有益于身體健康。
常用來形容“早起的人”的表達還有:
early bird
Early bird means a person who gets up or arrives early.
這個詞組較容易理解,就是我們常說的“早起的鳥兒有蟲吃”。
例:
Tom is an early bird. He is always the first to arrive in school.
Tom是個早起的人,他總是第一個到達學校。
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night person
與morning person相對應的night person
一般形容晚睡的人,也就是夜貓子
例:
Are you a night person or a morning person?
你是一個夜貓子還是一個早起的人。
He is really a night person, he always stays up very late.
他真是個夜貓子,他經常熬到很晚。
常用來表達“夜貓子”的還有:
night owl
Owl的字面意思是“貓頭鷹”,這個翻譯起來就是非常貼切了。
A night owl means a person who prefers to be awake and active at night.
貓頭鷹和夜貓子一樣,白天睡覺,夜晚清醒。
例:
When the important exams come,Jack becomes a night owl .
當有重要考試時,杰克就變成了一只夜貓子。