每天三分鐘學英語 第479期:早上起晚了,你還會化妝嗎?你會進行sniff test嗎?
To save time, I brush my teeth and wash my face in the shower.
爲了節省時間，我會一邊洗澡一邊刷牙和洗臉。
To save time
爲了節省時間
I'm running late so I'll have to eat in the car to save time.
我要遲到了，爲了省時間，我得在車上吃。
To save time we can just pay someone to make the ad.
我們可以花錢讓別人來做廣告，這樣可以省時間。
Then I have to blow dry my hair and apply makeup, which eats up a lot of my morning.
然後，我得把頭髮吹乾，還得化妝，這就佔用了我早上很多時間了。
Blow dry
吹乾
I need to blow dry my hair or else it gets frizzy.
我得把我的頭髮吹乾，不然就會變得很毛躁。
I didn't have time to blow dry my hair today. That's why it's still wet.
我今天沒時間吹頭髮，所以才這麼溼。
Eat up
吃光，耗盡
I like my new SUV, but it eats up a lot of gas.
我很喜歡我新的SUV，但就是太耗油了。
Her medical bills ate up most of her savings.
她的醫療賬單耗盡了她大部分的存款。
I take something from the clothes chair and put it on if it passes the sniff test.
我從放衣服的椅子上抓一些衣服穿，要是聞起來不臭我就穿上。
Clothes chair
放衣服的椅子
Everyone has a clothes chair. It's where you put clothes that aren't quite dirty, but aren't quite clean.
每個人都有一個放衣服的椅子。就是你平時放一些穿過但不算髒的衣服。
Can you grab my sweatshirt? It's on the clothes chair.
你能幫我拿一下我的運動衫嗎？在放衣服的那個椅子上。
Pass the sniff test
通過“嗅覺測試”
These jeans do not pass the sniff test. They need to be washed.
這些牛仔褲沒有通過“嗅覺測試”。他們得洗了。
The milk passes the sniff test. It's not bad yet.
這個牛奶通過了“嗅覺測試”，還沒壞。
Since I’m most likely running late at this point, I chug a cup of instant coffee and I’m out of the door.
這個點兒我大概率是要遲到了，所以我會一口氣喝下一杯速溶咖啡然後出門。
遲到
I don't know why the train's running late today. It's usually on time.
我不知道爲什麼今天火車遲到了。一般都很準時的。
I'm running late. You guys start the meeting without me.
我快遲到了。你們先開始開會吧。
Chug
一口氣喝完，大口喝
Chug the rest of your beer so we can get out of here.
把剩下的啤酒一口氣喝完，我們好走了。
I was dying of thirst. I chugged an entire liter of water in seconds.
我那會兒快渴死了。我幾秒就把那一升水都喝完了。
爲了節省時間，我會一邊洗澡一邊刷牙和洗臉。
To save time
爲了節省時間
I'm running late so I'll have to eat in the car to save time.
我要遲到了，爲了省時間，我得在車上吃。
To save time we can just pay someone to make the ad.
我們可以花錢讓別人來做廣告，這樣可以省時間。
Then I have to blow dry my hair and apply makeup, which eats up a lot of my morning.
然後，我得把頭髮吹乾，還得化妝，這就佔用了我早上很多時間了。
Blow dry
吹乾
I need to blow dry my hair or else it gets frizzy.
我得把我的頭髮吹乾，不然就會變得很毛躁。
I didn't have time to blow dry my hair today. That's why it's still wet.
我今天沒時間吹頭髮，所以才這麼溼。
Eat up
吃光，耗盡
I like my new SUV, but it eats up a lot of gas.
我很喜歡我新的SUV，但就是太耗油了。
Her medical bills ate up most of her savings.
她的醫療賬單耗盡了她大部分的存款。
I take something from the clothes chair and put it on if it passes the sniff test.
我從放衣服的椅子上抓一些衣服穿，要是聞起來不臭我就穿上。
Clothes chair
放衣服的椅子
Everyone has a clothes chair. It's where you put clothes that aren't quite dirty, but aren't quite clean.
每個人都有一個放衣服的椅子。就是你平時放一些穿過但不算髒的衣服。
Can you grab my sweatshirt? It's on the clothes chair.
你能幫我拿一下我的運動衫嗎？在放衣服的那個椅子上。
Pass the sniff test
通過“嗅覺測試”
These jeans do not pass the sniff test. They need to be washed.
這些牛仔褲沒有通過“嗅覺測試”。他們得洗了。
The milk passes the sniff test. It's not bad yet.
這個牛奶通過了“嗅覺測試”，還沒壞。
Since I’m most likely running late at this point, I chug a cup of instant coffee and I’m out of the door.
這個點兒我大概率是要遲到了，所以我會一口氣喝下一杯速溶咖啡然後出門。
遲到
I don't know why the train's running late today. It's usually on time.
我不知道爲什麼今天火車遲到了。一般都很準時的。
I'm running late. You guys start the meeting without me.
我快遲到了。你們先開始開會吧。
Chug
一口氣喝完，大口喝
Chug the rest of your beer so we can get out of here.
把剩下的啤酒一口氣喝完，我們好走了。
I was dying of thirst. I chugged an entire liter of water in seconds.
我那會兒快渴死了。我幾秒就把那一升水都喝完了。
