Name: 今日成語------睡覺吧 (IDIOM OF THE DAY - SLEEP ON IT)
Uploaded: 2021-01-14T05:38:46.000Z
Duration: 1 min 4 s

To sleep on it. To sleep on it means that you need a night to make a decision about

To sleep on it (意指「好好考慮」)，這個片語通常用在當你需要一個晚上

something. For example: You may have been offered a job or you may have been offered

才能做決定的時候，舉例來說：可能是得到一份工作機會或是有人

an invitation to a party and you are not sure if you want to go or not; you may need one

邀請你參加一場派對，但是你尚未決定要參與與否，這時你需要一個晚上

night to decide. So when somebody says, "Can I sleep on it?" they mean, can I have one

的時間來做謹慎的決定，所以當有人跟你說「Can I sleep on it？」他們的意思是

evening to make my decision and I'll tell you tomorrow morning.

請給我一個晚上考慮，然後我隔天早上會告訴你我的決定

For example: Do you want to come to the party? Umm... I'm not sure, can I sleep on it and

舉個例子：你想要參加我們的派對嗎？ 我還不確定誒，可以給我一晚考慮

然後我再告訴你我參加與否嗎？

So, if you'd like to use this expression, sleep on it and think about a way that you

好了，如果你想運用這段片語，仔細思考後並想出一套你可以

使用的方式  (註：Sleep on it亦有沉澱、思考一段時間的意思)