Faith口語天天學第164期:傑克是個馬屁精

清晨被小鳥的歌聲喚醒，新的一天又到來了。大家好，歡迎《Faith口語課堂-天天學》的新老學員們，我是Faith老師，快來學英語，再聽歌。

昨晚睡得還好嗎？如果不好，先回去睡會吧。等會，先上完課再回去睡吧。今天的課和睡覺以及拍馬屁有關。

Sleep tight 睡得香；睡個好覺
Sweetie, sleep tight. Mommy loves you... 寶貝，睡個好覺，媽媽愛你……

nightmare：n. 惡夢
I had a nightmare last night, thank God, it was just a dream. 我昨晚做了場惡夢，感謝上帝，這只是場夢而已。

Heavy/light sleeper睡得很熟而不易喚醒的人/睡覺很輕的人，睡眠易驚醒的人
I'm definitely a light sleeper, but my husband is quite the opposite, a heavy sleeper. 我睡覺絕對很輕，而我丈夫卻恰恰相反，瞌睡蟲一個。

Power nap：午休小憩
I just had a power nap in the sofa, wow, I'm feeling energetic again. 我在沙發上小睡了一會，哇，又精神起來了。

Doze off：打瞌睡，打盹兒
We couldn't help but doze off during his lecture. 他演講時我們不得不打瞌睡。

Insomnia：n. 失眠
He's suffering from insomnia. 他患失眠症。

Butter up：v. 過分恭維，巴結，討好
You can butter up the boss to ask for one day off. 你可以拍拍老闆馬屁讓他給你放一天假。

He began to butter up the director in hope of being given a better job. 他開始奉承主任，希望得到一份更好的工作。

The company was trying to soften and butter me up to get me to sign the contract. 公司試圖軟化我的立場並誘使我在這份合同上簽字。

Brown-nose：n. 馬屁精
Bill is the biggest brown-nose in our office. 比爾是我們辦公室中最愛奉承別人的人。

Are you a big brown-nose? Don't ever think about buttering me up to win my favor. I won't buy it. 你是個大馬屁精嗎？不要想着拍我馬屁以便贏得我的好感，我不吃這一套。