地道英语在线听-Graveyard Shift 夜班

Neil: Hello, welcomeReal English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil.

Helen: 大家好，我 Helen。

Neil: In Real English we look at wordsphrases people use alltime, but you probably won't find themyour dictionary.

Helen: 希望在今天地道英语节目中，您能学到在书本里找到英语常用表达。

Neil: (yawn)

Helen: What'smatter with you Neil? You seem so tired.

Neil: Oh Helen,am. I'm working shifts atmoment.

Helen: Shifts 工作班次。 Neil's 昨天晚夜班。

Neil: And last nightworkedgraveyard shift.

Helen: The graveyard shift?

Neil: Yes, that's today's wordReal English. The graveyard shift.

Helen: 墓地，graveyard. What doesmean?

Neil: It'sshift which starts very late at nightendsthe morning.

Helen: So it'snight shift? 就夜班吧?

Neil: That's right.

Helen: But why graveyard? 但这和墓地什么关系呢?

Neil: Well, we're not sure aboutorigin butmight be because when you worknight shift it's usually very quietthere aren't very many people around, likegraveyard.

Helen: 原来你也很清楚这词由来，可能因为以前半夜班人发现周围都很安静，没什么人，而且午夜以后就幽灵出没时候。

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A: Have you seen Kate recently? She's looks terrible – so palewith really dark rings under her eyes.

B: I'm not surprised, she's been workinggraveyard shiftabout six months.

Helen: Do you like workinggraveyard shift, Neil?

Neil: No it's awful! What about you?

Helen: No, I'd hateworkgraveyard shift. I'm tired enough duringday anyway!

Neil: We say 'to work'graveyard shift.

Helen: workgraveyard shift.

Neil: Or 'to do'graveyard shift.

Helen: 或者可以用do, 做dograveyard shift.

Neil: Or 'to be on'graveyard shift.

Helen: 也可以前面加 on, 在 I'mthe graveyard shift.

Neil: Well, that's alltoday from Real English. I'm offbed.

Helen: Goodnight – or day!