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Chat attack

stay up all night

通宵

(tōnɡxiāo)

A: Why do you look so beat?

你今天怎么看起来无精打采的？

(nǐ jīntiān zěnme kàn qǐlái wújīnɡdǎcǎi de?)

B: I stayed up all night yesterday. There's some materials that someone is in a hurry to get and I have to hand them in this morning.. 

我昨天晚上熬通宵了。有些材料要的太急,今天早上就要交。

(wǒ zuótiān wǎnshànɡ áo tōnɡxiāo le. yǒuxiē cáiliào yàode tàijí, jīntiān zǎoshànɡ jiù yào jiāo.)

A: Okay. So will you have a chance to rest today?

好吧。那你今天有机会休息一下吗？

(hǎobā. nà nǐ jīntiān yǒu jīhuì xiūxī yíxià ma?)

B: I'll try to make it to noon and then head home for an afternoon nap.

争取中午回家睡一会儿。

(zhēnɡqǔ zhōnɡwǔ huíjiā shuì yíhuì'r.)