Haven't slept a wink 彻夜未眠

The script of this programme 本节目台词

Neil: (Yawning) Welcome to Authentic Real English with me - a very tired Neil - and Feifei.

Feifei: (Yawning) 大家好！我是冯菲菲。欢迎收听今天这期睡意满满的《地道英语》节目。

Neil: Oh, Feifei, I'm so tired!

Feifei: Me too. The kids?

Neil: Ah, they kept me awake all night. As soon as one of them went back to sleep, the other one started screaming. What's your excuse?

Are you as tired as Neil or Feifei today?

Feifei: A mosquito.

Neil: A mosquito?

Feifei: Yes, there was a mosquito in my room. Every time I turned the light off and tried to go to sleep I heard buzzing in my ear. 昨天晚上睡觉的时候，我房间里进了只蚊子，我一关灯，它就出来嗡嗡翁，搞的我都快要疯了。I haven't slept a wink.

Neil: And I haven't slept a wink either! A wink is when you close and open one of your eyes very quickly once - usually to show friendliness or that you are having a joke with someone. It's also a verb - to wink.

Feifei: A wink 眨眼，一眨眼间。To wink 向谁挤眼，眨眼。 如果我们说 I haven't slept a wink 意思就是我眼睛都没合一下，彻夜未眠。这个表达比较夸张。

Neil: Here are some examples:

• A: You look terrible! What's the matter?
• B: I haven't slept a wink. It was a really bad idea to move to a flat next to a pub.

• A: How about a trip to the cinema tonight?
• B: Sorry I can't. I haven't slept a wink. There were cats outside fighting all night.

Neil: So, we can use 'I haven't slept a wink' to say that we are very tired because we haven't had much sleep. I can't wait to get home tonight and just jump into bed… (Yawns) I don't know how I'm going to get through the rest of this programme, let alone the rest of the work day.

Feifei: (Yawns) Me neither.

Neil: Nice and quiet in here, isn't it?

Feifei: And dark.

Neil: Do you think anyone would notice if we just…

Feifei: That's a great idea! I'll just put these two chairs together.

Neil: And I'll rest my head on this desk and… (snoring)

(Sound of babies screaming and mosquitos buzzing)

Neil: Argh there's nowhere to escape!

Feifei: Argh!

Neil: Kids! Mosquitos! Urgh!