EP130 没精神 Out of spirits

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Song: 《岁月神偷》金玟岐 Thief of time by Vanessa Jin

 

Dialogue:

 

A:你今天怎么了?一整天都没什么精神。

 

Nǐ jīn tiān zěn me le ?yī zhěng tiān dōu méi shén me jīng shen 。

 

What’s wrong with you today?  You’ve been out of spirits all the day.

 

B:昨晚我熬夜追剧,一不留神就三点了。

 

Zuó wǎn wǒ áo yè zhuī jù ,yī bù liú shén jiù sān diǎn le 。

 

Last night I stood up late wathcing TV, I didn’t realize the time until it was 3’o clock.

 

Words & expressions:

 

【一整天】yī zhěng tiān: the whole day

 

【没精神】méi jīng shén: out of spirits, laziness

 

【昨晚】zuó wǎn: last night

 

【熬夜】áo yè: stay up late

 

【追剧】zhuī jù: follow a TV series

 

【一不留神】yī bù liú shén:without noticing something, inattentive