101 things I'd like to do for you
我愿意為你做的101件事

8. When you are feeling lonely, I would love to turn into a star in the sky, watching over you until you fall fast asleep.[en]
8. 在你寂寞的時(shí)候,我愿化作天上的一顆星星,守候你的孤單,伴你入眠。

【知識點(diǎn)撥】

本期為大家講解的詞組是watch over和fall fast asleep。

watch over

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》對watch over的釋義是:

(formal) to take care of sb/sth; to guard and protect sb/sth 照管,監(jiān)督,保護(hù)

[en]Please watch over the little birds for me while I am out on business.

我出差在外的時(shí)候,請你幫我照看那些小鳥。

They use specially trained dogs to watch over their sheep at night.
夜間,他們用受過特殊訓(xùn)練的狗看守羊群。

watch over也有監(jiān)督、監(jiān)視、負(fù)責(zé)的含義,例如:

Each country would have its own experts to watch over the changes.
每個國家會有自己的專家來監(jiān)視這些變化。

Co-CEO keeps watch over big projects and clients, while also managing staffing, leadership and training.
聯(lián)合總裁一直負(fù)責(zé)監(jiān)管大型項(xiàng)目和客戶相關(guān)事宜,同時(shí)也管理人事、領(lǐng)導(dǎo)方式和培訓(xùn)。

fall fast asleep

同學(xué)們可能會覺得奇怪,熟睡和“fast”有什么關(guān)系呢?其實(shí),fast不僅有“速度快”的意思,還可以表示“牢固地、完全地”?!巴耆?、難以驚動地”睡著,就是“熟睡”了。

下面幾個句子中的“fast”,也都不是“速度快”的意思喲:

Her foot was stuck fast in the mud.
她的腳陷在泥里動彈不得。(此處fast為副詞,表示“牢固地、緊緊地”)

Windows and doors were all fast.
門窗緊閉。(此處fast為形容詞,表示“緊閉的、難打開的”)

Catholics sometimes fast during Lent.
天主教徒在大齋節(jié)期間有時(shí)需要齋戒。(fast作為名詞表示禁食,尤指宗教性的齋戒)

“熟睡”是fall fast asleep,它的反義表達(dá)“完全清醒”應(yīng)該怎么說呢?那就是be wide awake,一起記住吧!

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