Section 3: At Home in the Evening

Unit 34: Going to Bed

上床睡觉

Going to Bed

window at night when it got late
When it got late...
Jenny yawning
...Jenny yawned.
saying goodnight to her parents
She said goodnight to her parents.
going upstairs to her room
She went upstairs to her room...
changing into her nightgown
...and changed into her nightgown.
hanging clothes up in the closet
She hung some of her clothes up in the closet...
putting dirty clothes in the laundry basket
...and put her dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
brushing her teeth
She brushed her teeth,...
washing her face
...washed her face,...
using the toilet
...and used the toilet.
turning on her bedside lamp
After turning on her bedside lamp,...
turning off the room light
...she turned off the room light.
pulling back the covers
She pulled back the covers...
getting into bed
...and got into bed.
setting her alarm clock
She set her alarm clock...
putting the alarm on her nightstand
...and put it on her nightstand.
reading in bed
She read in bed for a while.
turning off the lamp
Finally, she turned off the lamp,...
laying down in bed
...lay down...
falling asleep
...and fell asleep.

For Special Attention

set the alarm clock = when she set her alarm clock, she turned the alarm to the time for it to ring in the morning. — 设定闹钟就是把闹钟调到早上要响的时间。
covers = the covers are a topsheet, blanket, bedspread, and anything else that someone sleeps under. — covers 指床单、毯子、床罩以及睡觉时盖的其他东西的总称。
nightstand = a nightstand is also called a bedside table. — nightstand 也叫 bedside table(床头柜)。
bedside lamp = a bedside lamp is next to a bed. — bedside lamp(床头灯)就在床旁边。

Key Vocabulary

Verbs

单词音标中文
brush/brəʃ/刷(牙)
change/ʧeɪnʤ/换(衣服)
fall [fell] asleep/fɔl [fɛl] əsˈlip/入睡;睡着
get [got] into/gɪt [gɑt] ˈɪntu/进入;躺进(被窝)
go [went]/goʊ [wɛnt]/
hang [hung] up/hæŋ [həŋ] əp/挂起;挂上
lie [lay] down/laɪ [leɪ] daʊn/躺下
pull back/pʊl bæk/拉开;掀开(被子)
put [put] in/pʊt [pʊt] ɪn/放入
put [put] on/pʊt [pʊt] ɔn/穿上(睡衣)
read [read]/rɛd [rɛd]/阅读
say [said] goodnight/seɪ [sɛd] ˈgʊdˌnaɪt/道晚安
set [set]/sɛt [sɛt]/设置(闹钟)
turn off/tɜrn ɔf/关掉;关闭
turn on/tɜrn ɔn/打开
use/juz/使用
wash/wɑʃ/
yawn/jɔn/打哈欠

Nouns

单词音标中文
alarm clock/əˈlɑrm klɑk/闹钟
bed/bɛd/
closet/ˈklɑzət/壁橱;衣柜
clothes/kloʊðz/衣服
covers/ˈkʌvərz/被子;床罩(总称)
face/feɪs/
lamp/læmp/
laundry basket/ˈlɔndri ˈbæskət/洗衣篮
light/laɪt/
nightgown/ˈnaɪtˌgaʊn/女式睡衣
nightstand/ˈnaɪtˌstænd/床头柜
parents/ˈpɛrənts/父母
stairs/stɛrz/楼梯
tooth [teeth]/tuθ [tiθ]/牙齿
toilet room/ˈtɔɪlɪt rum/卫生间

Adjectives

单词音标中文
bedside/ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/床边的
dirty/ˈdɜrti/脏的
late/leɪt/晚的;迟的

Others

单词音标中文
finally (adv.)/ˈfaɪnəli/最后;终于
for a while (adverbial)/fɜr ə waɪl (ædvərˈbiəl)/一会儿;一段时间
upstairs (adv.)/ˌʌpˈstɛrz/上楼;在楼上