一分鐘英語 第186期:Night Owl 夜貓子

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

An owl is a kind of bird found all over the world. Night Owl

貓頭鷹是一種鳥，遍佈世界各地。夜貓子。

Why would you describe a person as a "night owl?"

爲什麼你會把一個人描述爲“夜貓子”呢？

Well, I did it. I finished Apartment of Cards.

哇，我做到了。我看完了《紙牌公寓》。

How? You just started watching the show last week!

怎麼可能？你上週纔剛開始看。

I have always been a night owl, Jonathan. So I've been staying up late to get through the show.

喬納森，我是個夜貓子啊。所以我一直熬夜看完了這部劇。

You haven't been sleeping at all, have you?

你根本沒睡覺，是麼？

A "night owl" is someone who stays up late. Owls are most active at night.

“夜貓子”是指那些睡得很晚的人。貓頭鷹在夜間最爲活躍。

That is where this experssion comes from.

這個表述就出自這裏。

The opposite of a "night owl" is an "early bird" -- someone who favors waking up very early in the morning.

與“夜貓子”相對的就是“早起的人”--就是那些很喜歡在早上起很早的人。

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》欄目！