【句子】Well she didn’t show up to school the next day, and I heard that she slept over at his dorm. 【Modern Family S3E4】 【发音】/wel//ʃiː//ˈdɪd.ənt//ʃəʊ//ʌp//tʊ//skuːl//ðə//nekst//deɪ//ənd//aɪ/ /hɜː(r)d/ /ðæt//ʃiː//slept//ˈəʊ.və(r)//æt//hɪz// dɔ:(r)m/ 【发音技巧】didn’t show不完全爆破；show up连读加/w/过渡；up to失去爆破；next day失去爆破；and I连读；heard that不完全爆破；that she不完全爆破；slept over连读；at his击穿； 【翻译】第二天她没来学校，而且我听说她是在他宿舍过的夜。 【适用场合】 今天我们来学习这个表达：sleep over 一般理解和翻译成：“过夜”的意思 to sleep in another person&`&s home as their guest 作为客人，住在别人家里 eg: My son is sleeping over at his friend&`&s house tonight. 我儿子今晚住在他朋友的家里。 eg: It&`&s getting late, so why don&`&t you both sleep over in our spare room? 天色已晚，为什么你们俩不在我们空余的房间睡下呢？ eg: Mom, can I sleep over at Tony&`&s house tonight? 妈妈，我能不能今晚睡在Tony的家里呀？ eg: My husband’s best friend John is going to sleep over tonight. 我丈夫最好的朋友John今晚要留下过夜。 eg: You can sleep over on the couch if you&`&re too tired to drive home. 如果你太累了，不想这会儿开车回家了，可以在沙发上将就一晚。 当然了，过夜过夜，如果是异性，自然结合语境，有的时候也可以理解成have sex。这就完全看上下文了。 eg: Are you sure you&`&re ready for him to sleep over? You&`&ve only been going out for a couple ofweeks. 你确定你准备好了和他发生关系了吗？你只和他约会了两三个礼拜而已啊。 eg: Even when I was in my mid-20s, my parents still didn&`&t allow my girlfriend to sleep over. 尽管我那会已经25岁左右了，我的父母亲还是不让我的女朋友和我一起过夜。 然后你们看美剧、电影的时候，经常看到国外有一种派对，叫做sleepover party，之前我们节目中也出现过，可以翻译成：“过夜派对”，比如某个人过生日，他请了一大帮人（同学、朋友），大家一起打地铺住在他家。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 If you don&`&t want to catch a train home at that time of night, you&`&re welcome to sleep over.

【句子】Just as there will always be those who prefer to sit in the dark, brooding over everything they’ve lost.【Desperate Housewives S1E20】 【发音】/dʒʌst//æz//ðeə(r)//wɪl//ˈɔːl.weɪz//ˈɑːl.weɪz//biː//ðəʊz//huː//prɪˈfɜː(r)//tʊ//sɪt//ɪn//ðə//dɑː(r)k//bruːdɪŋ//ˈəʊ.və(r)//ˈev.ri.θɪŋ//ðeɪv//lɒst/ /lɑːst/ 【发音技巧】Just as连读；will always连读；sit in连读+闪音；brooding over连读； 【翻译】同样，总有一些人，更喜欢坐在黑暗当中，为他们所失去的一切而感到忧心忡忡。 【适用场合】 今天我们来学习这个表达：brood over sth./sb. 在口语中你可以说：brood (over / on / about sth.) to think a lot about sth. that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset 细细琢磨、思考那些让你感觉到心烦、焦虑、难过的事儿 eg: You're not still brooding over what he said, are you? 他说的那些话，你没有还在琢磨吧你？ eg: I know you're upset about failing your exam, but don't brood over it all weekend. 我知道你考试没过，但是别一整个周末都为这事儿郁闷。 eg: Tom's been brooding over our financial situation ever since he got laid off last month. 自从Tom上个月被辞退了以后，他就一直为我们的经济状况而发愁。 eg: Recent financial losses have the boss brooding over the future of our small company. 最近的财务亏损让我们的老板为我们这家小公司的未来而发愁。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 Quit brooding over that fight you had with your girlfriend and just talk to her already! 这里already的用法特别地道，可以查阅一下。