Let's say I want to take a short " nap" (nap).

假设我想小睡一会儿（小睡）。

Well, I think I'll take a short nap before we go out for dinner.

好吧，我想在我们出去吃晚饭之前我会小睡一会儿。

The drive to the cemetery is long, and I take a short nap.

去墓地的路很长， 我小睡了一会儿。

I think that I'll take a short nap. If you were but a yard from the goal, I could overtake you with a few bounds.

我想我要小憩一会儿了。即使你离终点就差一码了，我只要蹦几下就可以超过你。”

" Well, " she says, " I think I'll take a short nap" – a short time to sleep – " before we go out for dinner." " Uh! " she says.

“好吧，”她说，“我想我会小睡一会儿” ——短暂的睡眠——“在我们出去吃晚饭之前。 ” “呃！ ” 她说。