“熬夜”的英语表达法
1. to burn the midnight oil: 熬夜,挑灯夜战
She used to burn the midnight oil. 她过去常常挑灯夜战。
2. to sit up: 熬夜
If you have worked hard at other times, you won't have to sit up all night before the exam. 如果在平时努力一点,你就不必在考前整晚整晚地熬夜。
3. to stay up: 熬夜
On most of the nights, Jane stayed up reading classical literature. 大多数的晚上,简都在熬夜看古典文学。
4. to work late/deep into the night: 熬夜,工作到深夜
By calling teaching a red-eye profession, the author means that teachers usually work late into the night. 把教书称之为熬红眼睛的职业,作者的意思是:教师常常熬夜。
5. work late: 熬夜,工作到很晚
My brother made up the time that he had wasted on Friday afternoon by working late that evening. 我的哥哥通过熬夜来弥补星期五下午浪费了的时间。
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