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It's no surprise that cats like to sleep.

大家都知道猫喜欢睡觉

A nap is a short period of sleep.

小睡是指短时间的睡眠

There you are! The movie is about to start.

你在这儿啊 电影马上就开始了

I'm sorry... I got up 5 this morning to go swimming.

不好意思 我早上五点就起来去游泳了

And then I helped a friend move some furniture.

然后又帮朋友搬了些家具

Are you sure you aren't too tired for this movie?

你确定还有精力能看完这部电影吗？

No. No. No.... I took a cat nap. As long as the movie isn't boring, I'll be fine.

没事没事没事 我睡了一小会儿 只要电影不无聊就没问题

What are we seeing, anyway? "The Long, Dark Winter."

我们看什么来着？《漫长漆黑的冬夜》

It's a 3-hour foreign movie! I hope you like subtitles!

时长3小时 还是外语的 但愿你不抵触字幕

A cat nap is just a short amount of light sleep during the day.

cat nap指在白天短时间的睡眠

This expression became popular in the 1820s.

这个表达在19世纪20年代流行起来

The person who first used it probably lived with a lot of cats, and noticed just how much they sleep!

第一个使用它的人可能跟很多猫生活在一起 而且注意到了猫是有多爱睡觉！

And that’s English in a Minute.

以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》栏目