English in a Minute: Hit the sack
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If you have ever heard American English, you might have heard this:
Hit the sack.
What does this mean? Let’s find out by listening to this conversation:
#1 – I’m exhausted and can’t stay up another minute. I am going to hit the sack.
#2 – I probably should do the same. It’s been a long day.
It sounds like they are tired and ready to sleep. That’s what “hit the sack” means; you are going to bed. During World War II, American soldiers called their sleeping bags “sacks.” So “hit the sack” meant to go to bed. Today, people use this phrase all the time.
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If you have ever heard American English, you might have heard this: Hit the sack.
ຖ້າທ່ານເຄີຍໄດ້ຍິນພາສາອັງກິດແບບອາເມຣິກັນ ທ່ານກໍອາດຈະເຄີຍໄດ້ຍິນສຳນວນ: Hit the sack.
Hit the sack.
What does this mean? Let’s find out by listening to this conversation:
ມັນມີຄວາມໝາຍວ່າແນວໃດລະ? ລອງມາຟັງບົດສົນທະນາຕໍ່ໄປນີ້ກ່ອນເໜາະ ບາງທີເຮົາອາດຈະເຂົ້າໃຈກໍເປັນໄດ້.
#1 – I’m exhausted and can’t stay up another minute. I am going to hit the sack.
ຂ້ອຍມາເມື່ອຍແທ້ ຂ້ອຍຊິທົນຢູ່ຕໍ່ໄປອີກ ແມ່ນແຕ່ນາທີດຽວກໍຊິບໍ່ໄດ້ດອກ. ຂ້ອຍຈະໄປນອນແລ້ວແຫຼ໊ະ. I am going to hit the sack.
#2 – I probably should do the same. It’s been a long day.
ຂ້ອຍກໍຄືຊິໄປນອນຄືກັນ. ມື້ນີ້ຈັ່ງແມ່ນໄດ້ເຮັດຫຼາຍຢ່າງ ບໍ່ເລີກບໍ່ແລ້ວເປັນຈັກເທື່ອ.
It sounds like they are tired and ready to sleep. That’s what “hit the sack” means;
ຟັງແລ້ວປາກົດວ່າ ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າເມື່ອຍຫຼາຍ ແລະຜູ້ໃດກໍຄືຢາກໄປນອນແລ້ວ.
ນັ້ນແຫຼ໊ະຄືຄວາມໝາຍຂອງຄຳວ່າ “hit the sack”, you are going to bed.
During World War II, American soldiers called their sleeping bags “sacks.”
ໃນສະໄໝສົງຄາມໂລກຄັ້ງທີ 2 ພວກທະຫານອາເມຣິກັນເອີ້ນຖົງນອນຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ ຫລື their sleeping bag ວ່າ “sacks”.
So, “hit the sack” meant going to bed. Today people use this phrase all the time.
“hit the sack”
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ເພາະສະນັ້ນ “hit the sack” ຈຶ່ງແປວ່າ ໄປນອນ. ທຸກມື້ນີ້ ຜູ້ຄົນໃຊ້ສໍານວນດັ່ງກ່າວນີ້ ຢູ່ຕະຫລອດເວລາ. ຄໍາວ່າ hit H-I-T=hit ແປວ່າຕີ ຫລືຕົບຕີ.
ຄໍາວ່າ sack S-A-C-K ແປວ່າຖົງ ຫລືຖົງພາຍ. ເຮົາຈະແປຄໍາວ່າ bag B-A-G=bag ກັບ sack ວ່າຖົງຄືກັນ. ສ່ວນວ່າມັນມີລັກສະນະແຕກຕ່າງກັນແບບໃດນັ້ນ ເຮົາຈຶ່ງມາຄ່ອຍໆຮຽນຕໍ່ໄປ ທີຫລັງເນາະ.
ຄໍາວ່າ Sleeping bag ເຮົາແປວ່າຖົງນອນ. ມັນຍາວ ແລະກວ້າງເທົ່າໆກັນ ກັບຜ້າຫົ່ມ. ເວລາເຮົາ ຈະເອົາມັນໄປໃສມາໃສ ເຮົາຈະພັບມັນໄປຕາມລວງຍາວ ແລ້ວຮູດຊິບຂອງມັນ ອ້ອມຕັ້ງແຕ່ທາງຕີນຂຶ້ນໄປຫາຫົວ ແລ້ວກໍພັບມັນເຂົ້າ ແລ້ວກໍຫ້ອຍໃສ່ບ່າພາຍໄປພາຍມາ ຫລືຈະຫອບມັນຂຶນໃສ່ລົດໂລດກໍໄດ້.
ອັນນີ້ແມ່ນຖົງນອນ sleeping bag, sleeping bag ໃຊ້ສໍາລັບເປັນເສື່ອນອນ ແລະຜ້າຫົ່ມພ້ອມໆກັນ ບໍ່ແມ່ນໃຊ້ສໍາລັບໃສ່ເຄື່ອງ.
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