夜猫子
English translation: Night owl
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| 4 +4 | Midnight oil burner |
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| 4 +4 | night owl |
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peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4Midnight oil burner Explanation: Midnight oil burner -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-06-27 01:24:02 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Burn the midnight oil 意思是工作到深夜或非常用功的意思，调过来就成了工作到深夜的人（midnight oil burner），即夜猫子。 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-06-27 07:36:19 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Night owl确实是指熬夜的人，深夜不睡的人，但通常不是指熬夜工作用功学习的人，而是惯于晚上活动的夜生活者，与中文的另一个口头语“夜游神”同义。 而Midnight oil burner则指熬夜在灯下孜孜不倦地工作或用功学习的人，更符合BBW,linguist提问的原意。 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-06-27 07:46:14 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here is a link of a guy\'s personal page titled \"Midnight oil burner.\" His name is Martin Blackwell. He is writing a dissertation and try to become a history professor at any accredited American institution. http://www.kpnews.com/displaypr.php?arid=9520 |
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