情景对话：

Let's look for a well.
我们去找一口井吧。
We found a well at daybreak.
我们在黎明时分找到了一口井。

知识点笔记：

1、Daybreak
黎明

【例句】
We need to get there before daybreak if you want to get front row seats.
我们得在黎明之前赶到那儿，如果你想要前排座位的话。

2、Dawn
黎明，拂晓

【例句】
My new job requires me to be up before dawn since it's a 2-hour drive from my house.
我的新工作让我每天天不亮就得起床，因为从我家到新公司开车得2个小时。

a 2-hour drive
2个小时的车程

3、First light
黎明

【例句】
We go at first light so make sure you get a good night's sleep.
我们明早一早就要出门，所以今晚一定要保证睡眠。

get a good night's sleep
晚上睡得好

 

 

4、Sunrise
日出

【例句一】
I want to wake up early tomorrow so we can see the sunrise.
我明天早上想早起看日出。

【例句二】
Michael's been up since sunrise. He said he couldn't sleep.
Michael太阳一出来的时候就起来了。他说他睡不着。

5、Midday
正午，中午

【例句一】
We have a conference call at midday. Make sure you're available.
我们中午的时候有个电话会议，一定要保证到时候有空哦。

【例句二】
Around midday Gary will be dropping by to help me setup my new desk.
中午那个时候，Gary就会来帮我把新书桌装起来。

drop by
短暂的拜访

6、Middle of the day
中午

【例句】
You're drinking in the middle of the day? What's wrong with you?
你怎么大中午就在这喝酒啊?你咋滴啦?

7、Sunset
日落

*注意重音在前

【例句】
We hiked up the mountain and saw the sunset from the top. It was beautiful.
我们登到了山顶看到了日落，简直太美了!

8、Twilight
黄昏、薄暮

*太阳下山的那一小段时间

【例句】
The party went on until the twilight hours and ended when it became dark out.
派对一直进行到黄昏时分，在天黑的时候正式结束了。

9、Dusk
黄昏

*比twilight后一点，日落的尾声

【例句】
How can we finish another game? It's already dusk and soon it'll be completely dark.
我们怎么能完成新一轮游戏呢?现在都已经黄昏了，很快天就黑了。

10、Nightfall
天黑

【例句】
Look, it's almost nightfall. Let's quickly finish this up before we can't see.
你看，天都快黑了，咱们赶快在天完全黑之前把这个弄完。

11、Midnight
午夜

【例句】
It's almost midnight and Kylie and Harriet still haven't showed. Where are they?
都快午夜了， Kylie和Harriet还没出现呢。他们在哪呢?

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