Josh was having trouble getting to sleep at night, so he went to see his doctor, who prescribed some extra-strong sleeping pills.
At sunday night Josh took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm. He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to his boss, "I didn't have a bit of trouble getting up this morning."
"That's fine," roared the boss, "but where were you Monday and Tuesday?"
sleeping pillsn. 安眠药(sleeping pill的复数形式)
alarm [ə'lɑ:m] n. 警报,警告器;惊慌 vt. 警告;使惊恐
roar [rɔ:]
n. 吼;咆哮;轰鸣
vi. 吼叫;咆哮;喧闹
vt. 咆哮;呼喊;使……轰鸣
乔治晚上经常失眠。他去看医生,医生给他开了一些强力安眠药。
星期天晚上乔治吃了药,睡得很好,在闹钟响之前就醒了过来。他到了办公室,遛达进去,对老板说:“我今天早上起床一点麻烦都没有。”
“好啊!”老板吼道,“那你星期一和星期二到哪儿去了?”
失眠 [shī mián] insomnia agrypnia sleeplessness
医生 [yī shēng] doctor mediciner
办公室 [bàn gōng shì] office
星期一 [xīng qī yī] Monday
星期二 [xīng qī èr] Tuesday
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