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Falling Asleep at the Movies

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ID: 3069 Intermediate
Today we heard of someone that claims they never fall asleep at the movies despite everyone speaking to the contrary. We hear an interesting phrase for "to doze off/nap" which literally translates as the sleepy bug!
Wed Apr 26 2017 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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动不动 dòng bu dòng frequently
睡着 shuìzháo to fall asleep
不过 bùguò but
夸张 kuāzhāng exaggerated
听说你看电影的时候，总是瞌睡虫上身，动不动就看到睡着，是吗？
tīngshuō nǐ kàn diànyǐng de shíhou ，zǒngshì kēshuì chóng shàngshēn ，dòng bu dòng jiù kàn dào shuìzháo ，shìma ？
I hear that when you watch films, you're always overpowered by the sandman. You're always falling asleep at the drop of the hat when you're watching, yeah?
乱讲，我没有”总是”看到睡着，你看过我睡着吗？没有、没有啊！
luàn jiǎng ，wǒ méiyǒu ”zǒngshì ”kàn dào shuìzháo ，nǐ kàn guò wǒ shuìzháo ma ？méiyǒu 、méiyǒu ā ！
Bullshit, it's not that I'm "always" falling asleep when I watch. Have you ever seen me sleeping? No, you haven't, you haven't!
我是没有，不过，我怎么常常听别人说，你在电影院睡觉。
wǒ shì méiyǒu ，bùguò ，wǒ zěnme chángcháng tīng biérén shuō ，nǐ zài diànyǐngyuàn shuìjiào 。
I haven't, but how is it that I often here other people say that you sleep in the movie theater?
说常常也太夸张，我顶多偶尔会睡吧。
shuō chángcháng yě tài kuāzhāng ，wǒ dǐngduō ǒuěr huì shuì ba 。
Saying often is a bit much, at most I occasionally fall asleep.
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