It is no surprise that cats like to sleep,
猫喜欢睡觉是司空见惯的事情，
What’s the meaning of ‘cat nap’?
‘cat nap’是什么意思呢？
a nap is a short period of sleep.
午睡是一种短暂的睡眠。
‘cat nap’可不是‘猫咪睡觉’的意思，下面我们根据对话来看看这个短语的意思：
对话理解
A: There you are! The movie is about to start。
A: 你来啦，电影就要开始了.
B: I’m sorry… I got up at 5 this morning to go swimming, and then I helped a friend move some furniture.
B:对不起……我今天早上5点起床去游泳，然后我帮一个朋友搬了一些家具。
A : Are you sure you aren’t too tired for this movie?
A: 你确定看这部电影不会太困吗?
B : No, no, no, I took a cat nap as long as the movie isn’t boring, I’ll be fine. What are we seeing, anyway?
B: 不，不，不，我睡了个午觉只要电影不无聊，我就没事。我们到底在看什么?
A : “The Long, Dark Winter.” It’s 3-hour foreign movie! I hope you like subtitles!
A: “漫长而黑暗的冬天，这是三个小时的外国电影!”希望你喜欢这部影片!
总了个结
A cap nap is just a short amount of light sleep during the day, this expression became popular in the 1820s. The person who first used it probably lived with a lot of cats, and noticed just how much they sleep!
‘A cap nap’就是白天短暂的小睡，这个短语在19世纪20年代开始流行，第一个使用它的人可能和很多猫生活在一起，并注意到它们很喜欢睡觉!
举个例子
cat nap n.打瞌睡，打个盹儿
1
I was up late last night so I had a cat nap at my desk today.
我昨天晚上起晚了，所以今天我趴在桌子上小睡了一会儿。
2
I try to take a little cat nap every Sunday afternoon.
我试着在每个周日的下午小睡一会儿。
3
His secret was his ability to cat nap.
他的秘诀就在于他有小睡的习惯。
