【绝望的主妇】“白天打瞌睡，晚上睡不着！”

【句子】My sleep cycle’s totally out of whack. I’m up all night, and then dozing off during the day. 【Desperate Housewives S1E8】
【发音】[maɪ] [sli:p] ['saɪklz] [ˈtəʊtəli] [aʊt] [əv] [wæk] [aɪm] [ʌp] [ɔːl] [naɪt] [ænd] [ðen] ['dəʊzɪŋ] [ɒf] ['djʊərɪŋ] [ðə] [deɪ]
【发音技巧】out of 连读+美音浊化；I’m up 可连读；dozing off可连读；
【翻译】我的睡眠周期已经完全乱套了！晚上睡不着，白天打瞌睡。
【适用场合】
cycle 周期
a group of events which happen in a particular order, one following the other, and which are often repeated:
eg: the life cycle of a moth 一只蛾子的生命周期

sleep cycle 就是你的睡眠周期；作息时间
biological clock 生物钟

be + up 醒着=be awake
doze off 打瞌睡

out of whack
（美+澳）（口语）类似于out of order; out of kilter
不正常运转；看起来不对劲 not operating correctly or looking right:
eg: You can use Carol's old bike - the gears are out of whack, but it still goes.
你可以用Carlos的旧自行车，齿轮有点问题，但还是能骑的。

eg: If you ask me, his priorities are all out of whack. He should find a job first, then decide where to live.
如果你问我的意见的话，他做事情主次顺序完全混乱的。他应该先找个工作，再决定住在哪里。

eg: Don’t bother trying to call me on my cellphone. It’s out of whack again.
别给我手机打电话了，它又给坏了。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
Missing more than one night's sleep can throw your body out of whack.
throw 千万别翻译成“扔”