41.沉睡的邻座

Sleeping Neighbor 沉睡的邻座

　　A: Hi! Sorry I took so long to meet you.

　　A： 嗨！很抱歉，我花了这么长时间才见到你。

　　B: That's alright, we have plenty of time.

　　B： 没关系，我们有很多时间。

　　A: Who is that girl sleeping on your shoulder?

　　A： 睡在你肩膀上的那个女孩是谁？

　　B: She's just someone else riding the bus.

　　B： 她只是坐公交车的其他人。

　　A: You mean you don't know her?

　　A： 你是说你不认识她？

　　B: No. She boarded¹ after I did and fell asleep.

　　B： 没有。她在我登机后就睡着了。

　　A: Don't you mind her leaning² on your shoulder?

　　A： 你不介意她靠在你肩膀上吗？

　　B: No, I don't. She must be exhausted³.

　　B： 不，我没有。她一定很累了。

　　A: What if she misses her stop?

　　A： 如果她错过了停车点怎么办？

　　B: I heard her say she's going to Main Street.

　　B： 我听到她说她要去主街。

　　A: Hey, that's our stop, too!

　　A： 嘿，这也是我们的终点站！

　　B: Yeah, so just let her sleep. It'll be fine.

　　B： 是的，让她睡吧。没事的。

1 boarded   

v.上（船、车或飞机）( board的过去式和过去分词 )；收费供…膳宿；强行登（船）；使搭伙

参考例句：

• They have boarded up the hole in the wall. 他们用木板把墙上的洞封起来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The house, with its boarded-up windows, was hardly inviting. 这所窗戶上钉着木板的房子没有什么吸引力。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 leaning   

n.倾向，爱好，偏爱v.（使）倾斜，屈身( lean的现在分词 )；倚；依赖；使斜靠

参考例句：

• a leaning towards comedy rather than tragedy 偏爱喜剧而不是悲剧
• Jackson is leaning over backwards to persuade his wealthy uncle. 杰克逊想尽种种办法去讨好他那个有钱的叔叔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。