Change the bed是什么意思?

这一天,外教问How often do you change the bed? 助理抢先回答" I seldom change the bed" 外教看她像看火星人一样,想了半天才明白助理又掉进中式英语的坑里了。

No1.

change the bed 和make the bed

解析:change the bed

在日常口语中,老外说change the bed, 多半指更换床单被罩.

例句:

You should change the beds at least once every two weeks.

你应该至少每2周换一次床单被罩。

解析:make the bed

make the bed 指起床后,将床铺整理平整

例句:

Don't forget to make your bed before you go out!

出去之前别忘了整理床铺。

NO2.

in bed 还是 on the bed

解析:in bed

in bed 强调处于......状态,在睡觉

例句:

I spent the morning in bed.

我一早上都在睡觉。

解析:on the bed

on the bed 强调处于......位置,在床上

例句:

I laid on the bed and looked at the ceiling.

我躺在床上,看着天花板

解析: in the bed

in the bed 强调睡觉的位置,在特定的床上

例句:

My parents are sleeping in my bed

我的父母在我床上睡觉

No one is in the bed

没有人在床上睡觉。

NO3.stay in bed ≠呆在床上

解析:stay in bed

stay in bed=迟迟不起床, 睡懒觉

例句

At the weekend it's really nice to be able to stay in bed.

周末能睡个懒觉是极好的。

解析:stay up

和stay in bed相对应,

stay up的意思是迟迟不去睡觉

例句:

You guys go ahead and go to bed. I think I'll stay up for a while.

你们先去睡觉吧,我还要再呆一会儿

NO4.不要说 go to bed with my friend

注意:

sleep with sb,

go to bed with sb,

还有 in bed with sb,

都容易被老外理解为

和某人同床共枕

如果和闺蜜或者好朋友睡一张床

你要说 :

share the bed with her/him

例句:

Would you share a bed with your best friend?

你愿意和好朋友共用一张床吗?

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