如果你觉得每天最舒服的事就是睡觉，那你多半也会觉得每天最不舒服的事就是起床。

　　这里，涉及到英语中2个常见的词汇：Wake up和Get up。都是一个动词+UP的形式，但你知道它们之间的区别吗？

　　我们来设想这样一个场景：

　　你睡过头，上班迟到了，然后藉口交通堵塞。老板质疑你睡懒觉，问你几点“get up”的，你回答说一大早就“wake up”了……

　　如果两个人说的都是实话，那就充分说明了这两个词的区别。

　　‘Wake up’ and ‘Get up’ have different meanings:

　　Wake up（醒来）

　　Wake up = to stop sleeping and open your eyes.

　　When your alarm clock goes off in the morning you wake up because you are no longer sleeping.

　　You can wake up naturally (your body doesn't need to sleep any more) or something or someone can wake you up such as an alarm clock or a friend (or dog) jumping on your bed.

　　Wake up is a phrasal verb so only the first part, the verb, changes according to the tense.

　　例：

　　1. Why am I still tired when I wake up?

　　2. My alarm clock rang and I woke up immediately.

　　3. When she woke up, she no longer had a headache.

　　4. Let's have the surprise ready before he wakes up.

　　5. I hope she wakes up soon, we have to go.

　　延伸用法：唤醒某人

　　wake (someone) up = Cause someone to stop sleeping.

　　例：

　　1. The sound of the baby crying woke me up.

　　2. A loud noise outside her bedroom window woke her up.

　　3. John woke his friend up by throwing a bucket of water on him.

　　4. A strong earthquake woke us up.

　　Get up（起床）

　　Get up = to get out of bed (usually to start your day).

　　Get up can also mean: To go from a lying position onto your feet.

　　例：

　　1. The first thing I do when I get up is go to the toilet.

　　2. This morning I got up earlier than normal.

　　3. I got up in the middle of the night to find myself another blanket because I was cold.

　　4. I wake up around 7 o'clock but I don't get up until around 8. I like to lie in bed reading before I start my day.

　　看了那么多解释和介绍，如果要一语道破wake up和get up的区别的话，那就是：是否离开了床。

　　这让华生想起了一个网络笑话，描述了大部分人早上起床时的情景：

　　5、4、3、2、1，起床！

　　手机闹钟提示正常，

　　内衣穿着正常，

　　外套穿着正常，

　　棉被展开正常，

　　现在主体与床板分离，

　　主体与床板分离……

　　主体与床板分离

　　……

　　……

　　……

　　啊！失败了！