Anthony:You look rested. Steve:Yeah, I slept like a baby last night. Anthony:But I didn't sleep a wink. Steve:Why not? Did you worry about anything? Anthony: Not really. I did sleep like a baby. Steve:But you just said you didn't sleep well. Anthony: Yeah, but like a baby, I was up every two hours looking for something to eat.
wink 表『眨眼』，not sleep a wink 指簡直沒合過眼，形容『輾轉難眠』之意，相當於 toss and turn。
阿花跟阿雄結婚後過得甜甜蜜蜜，但每到晚上阿花卻痛苦不已。原來，因為阿雄的打呼聲太大，活像隻大豬公，讓阿花徹夜難眠。她痛苦地跟朋友阿珠抱怨：
I couldn't sleep a wink all night because of his thunderous snores.
= I tossed and turned all night because of his thunderous snores.
（因為他鼾聲如雷，我整夜都輾轉難眠。）
＊thunderous a. 如雷般轟隆轟隆響的
thunder n. 雷聲
跟輾轉難眠意思相反的俚語，除了對話中的 sleep like a baby（睡得跟寶寶一樣甜）之外，還有一個有趣的說法：
sleep like a log 睡得香甜
log 表『圓木』。樹木被砍下來做成圓木後，安安靜靜躺在地上的樣子，被用來形容人『睡得香甜』，動也不動。
雖然阿花無法成眠，但阿雄每晚都睡得很熟。我們就可以說：
He sleeps like a log every night.
= He sleeps like a baby every night.
= He sleeps soundly every night.
（他每晚都睡得很香甜。）
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