Meaning of SLEEP THE DAY AWAY and TIME FLIES - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So young people sometimes go out late at night,
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and then the next day, they sleep the day away.
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In English, when we say that you sleep the day away,
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it literally means that you sleep for most of the day.
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So like I said, sometimes young people go out late.
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Sometimes they get in late, and then the next day,
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they sleep the day away.
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Old people don't do this as much
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as a result of staying out late,
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but I know I do it when I am not feeling well.
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So sometimes, when I am sick, I will take a sick day,
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and then I will sleep the day away.
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A few days ago, I actually wasn't feeling very well,
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and so I just stayed home all day, and I had three naps.
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Basically, I slept more that day than I did anything else,
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so you could say that I slept the day away.
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Notice I'm using the past tense.
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So sometimes young people stay out late,
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and the next day they sleep the day away.
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Sometimes old people don't feel well,
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and they sleep the day away.
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When I take sick days every once in a while,
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I'm always surprised because time flies.
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I don't know if you have ever noticed this,
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but sometimes, when you're not feeling well
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and you take a sick day and you stay home from work,
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before you know it, the day is over, because time flies.
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In English, when we say that time flies,
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we mean that time goes really, really quickly,
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that time goes by really fast.
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So to review, when you sleep the day away,
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it literally means that you spend most of the day sleeping,
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and when you say that time flies,
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you mean that time passes a lot more quickly
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than you were expecting it to.
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Usually time flies when you're having fun.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here,
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and you're learning English with me,
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and I hope you're having a great day.
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