一分钟英语 第186期:Night Owl 夜猫子

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

猫头鹰是一种鸟，遍布世界各地。夜猫子。

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

为什么你会把一个人描述为“夜猫子”呢？

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

哇，我做到了。我看完了《纸牌公寓》。

How? You just started watching the show last week!

怎么可能？你上周才刚开始看。

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

乔纳森，我是个夜猫子啊。所以我一直熬夜看完了这部剧。

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

你根本没睡觉，是么？

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

“夜猫子”是指那些睡得很晚的人。猫头鹰在夜间最为活跃。

That is where this experssion comes from.

这个表述就出自这里。

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

与“夜猫子”相对的就是“早起的人”--就是那些很喜欢在早上起很早的人。

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