核心问题
go to sleep 和 fall asleep 都作“入睡”“睡着”解,不知它们之间有无区别?
词典解答
fall asleep 常常强调本不想睡却睡着了,相当于 drop asleep。例如:
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He fell asleep during the sermon. (ALD) 他在布道时睡着了。
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She was falling asleep when he came in. 他进来时她正要入睡。
be asleep 与 fall asleep 的区别: 前者表示状态, 后者表示动作。
He seems to be fast asleep. (Bennet) 他似乎在熟睡。
练习题
请做下面的英语试题：
"What a boring speaker!" "Yes, by the time he is finished, everyone ____.
A. will sleep B. be asleep C. will be asleep D. will fall to sleep(TOEFL)