Advanced English: Conversation about Sleep in Britis...

source: To Fluency     2017年11月20日
SLEEP DEPRIVATION
This means that you're not getting as much sleep as you need.
You can also say that you suffer from a lack of sleep.

GET BY ON LITTLE SLEEP
To get by on four hours of sleep means that you can function normally just by sleeping for four hours.

POWER THROUGH
To power through means to do something even though you're facing difficulty. It suggests that you are determined.

IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE TYPE OF SLEEP WE USED TO GET
Two things here:
1. Notice the verb pattern here?: made me think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDPXB...
2. we used to get (a habit or fact in the past): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrAYQ...

LIE IN vs SLEEP IN
In American English, you'll hear to sleep in.
- She slept in and missed her train
- I need a sleep in
- I need a long lie in

PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER
This means to stay up all night. Kate pulled an all-nighter so that she could finish her assignment.
- I think I have to pull an all-nighter
- I used to pull a lot of all-nighters

PAST PERFECT
By the time I met your family, I had been awake for 36 hours."
This is a great example of the past perfect. Learn more here: https://www.tofluency.com/past-perfect

A BIG DERBY
This means a local rivalry. Learn more football/soccer phrases here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfYGM...

FIRST CONDITIONAL EXAMPLE:
"If it weighs more, it will help you sleep better"
Learn more about this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msEdj...

I WISH I COULD NAP
Kate used a great example of wish here.
This means that Kate can't nap but she wants that to be different. Learn more about wish and hope here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=981Ho...

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