怎么样用英语表示“睡得非常熟”
有人在“英语答疑网”提问如下:
下面的句子是 2012 年陕西卷的一道高考考试题:
Hot as the night air was, we slept deeply because we were so tired after the long journey.
我对句中的 sleep deeply 有点疑问,老师不是说要表示“睡得非常熟”,应该用sleep fast 吗?这里如何使用了 sleep deeply 呢?还是两种说法都可以吗?假如 sleep fast 和 sleep deeply 都可以说的话,那还有没其他说法呢?(即表示“睡得非常熟”的其他表达)
关于此问题,本文从两个方面总结如下(未必完整,但对新手已够用了;例句虽然简单,但均摘自辞书,读者可放心套用):
1. 汉语说“睡得非常熟”,若用动词sleep,英语可以有以下常用表达:
sleep deeply
She slept deeply but woke early. 她睡得非常熟但醒得非常早。
He was exhausted and slept deeply. 他筋疲力尽,睡得非常沉。
sleep sound
He sleeps sound every night. 他每晚都睡得非常熟。
He was lying in bed, sound asleep. 他躺在床上,睡得正香。
sleep soundly
She’s sleeping soundly. 她睡得非常死。
Did you sleep soundly last night? 你昨晚睡得好(睡得沉)吗?
sleep heavily
The baby was sleeping heavily. 孩子睡得非常沉。
In spite of this, I slept heavily. 尽管这样我还是睡得非常熟。
2. 汉语说“睡得非常熟”,若用形容词asleep,英语可以有以下常用表达:
fast asleep
He seems to be fast asleep. 他好像睡得非常熟。
They were both fast asleep in their cots. 他们两个在婴儿床上酣睡着。
说明:副词 fast 修饰形容词 asleep 的使用方法非常普通,但它修饰动词 sleep 的使用方法却极少见。
sound asleep
She is still sound asleep in her bed. 她仍在床上睡得非常熟。
Turning over, she was soon sound asleep again. 她翻了个身,非常快又沉沉睡去。
soundly asleep
Don’t wake her up—she is soundly asleep. 别吵醒她,她睡得正香。
She was too soundly asleep to hear Stefano’s return. 她睡得太熟,没听见斯蒂芬诺回来。
deeply asleep
The boy was very deeply asleep. 男生睡得非常熟。
You will be deeply asleep by the time we get home. 等大家到家时,你会睡得非常熟了。