Monday
星期一
I wake feeling groggy （昏沉的）after a restless night. I usually fall immediately into a dreamless sleep, but each time I started to drift off, the text that arrived during lunch flashed before my eyes.
在一个不安定的夜晚后，我感到昏昏沉沉。我通常会立即陷入无梦的睡眠，但是每次我开始要入睡时，午饭时收到的短信会在我眼前闪烁。
CALL ME!
打给我！
That’s all it said but it was enough.
仅此而已，但足够了。
I ignored it.
我忽略了它。
I snuggle (依偎）down for a few extra minutes, pushing all thoughts of those two words and the subtle threat they hold to the back of my mind, focusing instead on what the week ahead might bring. I probably put on a pound rather than lose the six I’m planning to, but maybe this is the week when I’ll get my big break — a star role in a big TV drama. Despite thinking the same thing every Monday for about fifteen years, I am still optimistic.
我又多躺了几分钟，把这两个词的所有想法和它们所带来的微妙威胁都抛到脑后，把注意力集中在接下来的一周可能会发生的事情上。我可能会增重一磅，而不是失去我计划要增重的六磅，但也许这周我将获得一个重大突破——在一部大型电视剧中扮演明星角色。尽管15年来每个星期一我都在想同样的事情，但我仍然很乐观。
I love Monday mornings. The start of a new week fills me with renewed optimism, but today my customary happiness is dampened（抑制） as I realise I am not going to be able to ignore the text for much longer.
我喜欢星期一的早晨。新的一周的开始让我充满了新的乐观情绪，但是今天我的惯常幸福感减弱了，因为我意识到我将无法再长时间忽略短信。
Before I get a chance to think of a suitable response, Millie comes skipping into the room fully dressed in her school uniform. She looks adorable and so smart. Her spindly（纺锤形的） little legs stick out below her skirt, and I remind myself to buy her a new one soon. She’s nearly grown out of this one.
在我有机会考虑合适的答案之前，米莉穿着自己的学校制服跳进教室。她看起来很可爱，很聪明。她那条细麻布的小腿伸出裙子下面，我提醒自己尽快给她买一条新的。裙子几乎已经小了。
Ash is long gone. He has a full list today — several operations — and I wonder how he does it. I know sometimes he finds the pressure almost overwhelming, but his patients love him. So do the nurses, as I’ve noticed when we’ve been to any of the hospital gatherings that he occasionally agrees we should attend.
Ash早已离开了。他今天有一份完整的清单——几项手术——我想知道他是怎么做到的。我知道有时候他觉得压力太大了，但他的病人都很喜欢他。我注意到，当我们参加医院的聚会时，他偶尔也会同意我们参加。
I’m not surprised they like him. He’s enigmatic（高深莫测的） and doesn’t smile for no reason. He’s quite measured in his ways and would never want to cause anyone a moment’s distress（痛苦）, but it’s hard to tell what he’s thinking, and I bet they find that intriguing（有趣的）. Plus, I can’t deny that with his dark colouring and lovely brown eyes, he’s a bit special. But he’s mine, and he’s staying that way, so they can think what they like.
我不奇怪他们喜欢他。他是个高深莫测的人，从不无缘无故地微笑。他做事很谨慎，从来不想给别人带来任何痛苦，但很难说他在想什么，我敢打赌他们会觉得这很有趣。此外，我不能否认，他的深色和可爱的棕色眼睛，他有点特别。但他是我的，而且他一直都是这样，所以他们可以想什么就想什么。
‘Mummy, are you getting up?’
“妈咪，你要起床吗？”
I shake myself out of my daydreams.
我摆脱了白日梦。
‘Sorry, Millie, I’ll just hop in the shower. I’ll be down in a minute.’
“抱歉，米莉，我去洗个澡。我等会儿下来。”
I do find it hard to get out of bed. I enjoy lying there, planning my day, thinking about little treats for Millie and what to cook for our supper. Millie, on the other hand, wakes up and leaps out of bed every morning, eager to start her day. I force myself to throw back the duvet （羽绒被）and head to the bathroom, pushing all thoughts of the text message from my mind.
我确实很难下床。我喜欢躺在那里，计划自己的一天，考虑给米莉一点零食，以及为我们的晚餐做饭。另一方面，米莉每天早晨醒来就跳下床，渴望开始新的一天。我强迫自己把羽绒被扔回去，上厕所，把所有关于短信的想法从我的脑海中挤出来。
We always walk to school, unless I’m running late, and even in this cold, damp weather, Millie skips along happily.
我们总是走路上学，除非我要迟到，即使在寒冷潮湿的天气下，米莉也开心地跳着步。
We’re no sooner out of the gate than I begin to wonder if I should have driven her this morning. I feel a prickle （刺痛）at the back of my neck, as if eyes are touching me, and I spin round to look behind me.
我们离开大门不远时，我开始怀疑今天早上是否应该开车送她。我的脖子后部感到刺痛，好像眼睛在抚摸我，我转身转身看向我后面。
那我们接下来, 将找出这篇文章有趣又有用的短语和句子！
Analysis – Page 1
1. Groggy = 很不舒服
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) I feel very groggy because I have a cold.
因为感冒，我感到很不舒服。
b) I didn’t sleep, I’m feeling quite groggy.
我没睡，我感到很闷闷不乐。
2. Restless night =一个不安的夜晚
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) I had a restless night and don’t want to go to work.
我有一个不安的夜晚，不想上班。
b) She’s really stressed, she won’t eat and is having restless nights.
她真的有很大压力，不会进食，并且晚上会很不安。
3. Drift off = 睡觉了
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) If I’m tired, I drift off to sleep very quickly.
如果我累了，我会很快入睡。
b) I got into bed and drifted off.
我上床睡觉了。
4. Snuggle down = 睡觉了
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) They were snuggled down on the sofa together.
他们一起睡在沙发上。
b) I’d love to snuggle down in bed now.
我现在想睡在床上。
5. Put on a pound = 体重增加
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) I’ve put on a pound since changing my diet.
自从改变饮食以来，我已经增加了体重。
b) That was such a big meal I’ve put on a pound.
我吃了一顿大餐，现在体重增加了。
类似的短语(similar phrases)
Pile on the pounds
6. Big break =重大突破
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) I keep thinking I’ll get my big break soon.
我一直认为我会尽快获得重大突破。
b) He was living in New York waiting for his big break.
他住在纽约，等待他的突破机会。
7. Dampened = 抑制
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) The rain dampened their mood.
雨抑制了他们的心情。
b) After losing they had dampened spirits.
失败后，他们情绪低落。
8. I wonder how he does it = 我想知道他是怎么做到的
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) He’s got so much money; I wonder how he does it.
他有很多钱，我想知道他是怎么做到的。
b) She’s so successful, I wonder how she does it.
她是如此成功，我想知道她是如何做到的。
9. Enigmatic =神秘的
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) She had an enigmatic smile on her face.
她脸上充满神秘的微笑。
b) This was a really enigmatic film.
这是一部非常神秘的电影。
10. Bet = 敢打赌
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) I bet it will rain soon.
我敢打赌它将很快下雨。
b) I bet that we’ll finish this today.
我敢打赌，我们今天将完成此操作。
11. Daydreams =做白日梦
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) He daydreams of being a journalist.
他做的白日梦就是自己成为记者。
b) Today I had daydreams of a warm beach.
今天，我做的白日梦是温暖海滩。
12. No sooner = 刚完的时候
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) No sooner than we were seated, they brought us wine.
我们一入场，他们就带来了酒。
b) No sooner than I finished lunch, the phone rang.
我刚吃完午饭，电话响了。
13. Prickle =刺痛
例句(illustrative sentences):
a) She felt a prickle of fear.
她感到恐惧的刺痛。
b) There was a prickle down his spine.
他的脊椎刺痛了一下。