Paolo: You're lucky! I had to get up at the crack of dawn when I was at university.

Other writers may have already gone to bed well before this time and are up at the crack of dawn to tackle their next work.

其他作家也许早就已经上床睡觉了，在黎明破晓之前就起床开始他们的工作。

At the crack of dawn the next day, the ship reduced its speed and the sound of its engines altered rhythm.

明天东方才白，船的速度减低，机器的声音也换了节奏。

So if you can get up at the crack of dawn, you will probably get to your vacation sooner.

所以如果你能在破晓起床，你就能早点度假。

I'd love to, but I have to wake up at the crack of dawn tomorrow to go to work.

我也想，但明天一大早我就要去工作。

This word is the origin of the expression' at the crack of dawn', which means 'good morning'.

‘破晓之时’源于本词，含义是‘早上好’。

If you don't need to get up at the crack of dawn, turn off the alarm clock.

如果你不需要破晓起床，那么就关掉闹钟。

I woke up at the crack of dawn.

我一早就醒了。

It's one of the reasons I don't miss being on TV at the crack of dawn.

我自己一点都不怀念在破晓时分上电视的那些日子，这就是其中一个原因。

I was up at the crack of dawn trying to finish my essay.

我直到天蒙蒙亮还没睡，想把论文写完。

I wake up at the crack of dawn; I still do, to study.

天刚亮我就起床学习，到现在也是这如此。

We'll have to leave at the crack of dawn.

我们必须在破晓时离开。

We left at the crack of dawn so we could get to my grandma's house on time for breakfast.

我们一大早就出发了，以便能准时到奶奶家吃早饭。

I had to get up at the crack of dawn to avoid too many people on the train.

为了避免和太多人一起挤火车，我不得不天一亮就起床。

We start work early, so we have to get up at the crack of dawn.

我们很早就开工，所以必须天亮时就起床。

I often start work at the crack of dawn when there is a big order to get out.

有大笔订单要处理时，我经常会清晨便开始工作。

These days all sorts of people were up at the crack of dawn

这些天所有人都一大早就起来。

If you're stupid enough to confide in her, she'll spill all your wordly secrets at the very first opportunity.

你傻傻地把的秘密倾诉给了爱八卦的朋友，她一有机会便会把你的私密话语传出去。

If such is not the case, then at the first available opportunity, this monster that has swallowed us will return us to the world inhabited by our own kind.

反过来，如果情形不是这样，那么，一有机会，这个吞食我们的怪物就可以把我们送回我们人类居住的大陆。

He does not want an open breach with Washington, but wants to begin withdrawing British troops at the first decent opportunity.

他不希望与华盛顿方面公开决裂，但希望一旦遇到合适的机会就开始从阿富汗撤出英军。

Within us lurks the breaker of all laws, ready to spring out at the first real opportunity.

在我们的体内潜伏着打破一切规则的破坏者，他随时准备着在首个真正的机会到来时爆发出来。