Lately, I’ve been losing sleep

Dreaming about the things that we could be

But I’ve been praying hard

Said, no more counting dollars

We'll be counting stars

语音讲解

今日发音练习重点：

1. lately 美音中la*ly（glottal stop）；英音中为/tl/舌边爆破

2. 缩约 I have=I've/ we will=we'll

言之有物

1. 词链儿：lose sleep

① lose sleep 短期睡眠不好、担忧、烦扰

Oh, those two argue all the time—it's nothing to lose sleep over.

他们俩总吵架，没必要因此担忧。

Don't lose any sleep over the matter.

别为此事担心。

I wouldn't lose much sleep over it. 我不会太担心的。

② insomnia 指的是一种疾病，长期睡眠不好

I have been suffering from insomnia for 2 years.

我患失眠症已经两年了。

③ toss and turn 辗转反侧、无法入睡

I tossed and turned all night. I don't know why I wasn't able to stay asleep.

我一晚上辗转反侧。真不知道为什么我就是睡不着。

You tossed and turned, didn't you? 是不是辗转难眠？

She tossed and turned for over an hour. 她翻来覆去一个小时（才睡着）。

2. no more + noun. 不再要XX了

Oh, no more chicken for me, thanks—I'm full!

不再要鸡肉了。谢谢，我已经饱了。

No more mentions of my ex-girlfriend, all right? My heart just can't take it.

别再提我前女友了行吗？心脏受不了。

活学活用

请用 lose sleep 随意造句

《数星星》（Counting Stars）：是美国流行摇滚乐队共和时代演唱的一首歌曲，词曲由瑞恩·泰德个人谱。这首歌不仅仅是男孩女孩之间的或者“我是坏蛋”之类的乐队，瑞恩·泰德感到有责任去真实地写歌、唱一些上升到人类层面上的内容。在接受采访时解释了这首歌的意义，他表示，“以诚为本”是这首歌曲所要传达的信息。

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