A Day in the Life of Lucy 1/10

朗读 to get up – to get out of bed; to leave one’s bed

* He didn’t get up until 11:00 this morning, because he was up late last night reading in bed.

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朗读 alarm (also alarm clock) – a small machine usually with a clock that makes a sound to wake one up at a specific time * I want to make sure we have enough time to get ready in the morning. Should I set the alarm for 6:45 or 7:00?

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朗读 to go off – to make a loud noise very suddenly * Her alarm clock went off very early this morning because she wanted to go running before class.

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朗读 snooze button – a button on an alarm clock that stops the noise of the alarm for five or ten minutes so that one can rest before the alarm goes off again * He is so lazy that sometimes he hits the snooze button seven or eight times before he gets up!

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朗读 to wake up – to awaken; to stop sleeping * Please be quiet or you’ll wake up the baby! It took two hours to get him to sleep.

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朗读 night owl – a person who enjoys being awake late at night * Last night, Beth didn’t come home until 4:30 a.m. She’s such a night owl!

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朗读 early bird – a person who enjoys waking up early in the morning * Roberto is an early bird. By 7:00 a.m. he has already taken a shower, made breakfast, cleaned the house, and read the newspaper.

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朗读 to splurge – to spend money on something that isn’t necessary * Ice cream is my favorite food and I often splurge by buying the most expensive kind at the store.

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朗读 mattress – the soft part of the bed that one sleeps on * She said that she couldn’t sleep very well last night because the mattress was too hard.

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朗读 to match – to have the same color or colors that look good together; to look good together * When I was in my bedroom, I thought that these socks matched, but when I went outside into the sunlight, I saw that they were different colors.

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