Ruth was enraptured by the child who was sleeping in her arms so peacefully.

孩子安静地睡在怀里，鲁丝心里乐滋滋的。

The old man is sleeping in a hammock hanging between two trees.

那老汉正睡在两棵树之间的一个吊床上。

A common superstition considered it bad luck to sleep in a room numbered 13.

(西方)一种普遍的迷在13号房间睡觉是不吉利的。

Jobless and penniless, he had to sleep rough in the fields for several months.

他既无工作又无钱, 只好在野外露宿数月。

They have two maids who sleep in.

他们有两个住在他们家里的女仆。

Bats sleep in the daytime and come out to hunt for food at night.

蝙白天睡觉, 而夜间出来觅食。

He always sleeps in a supine position.

他总是仰卧而睡。

The bed bore traces of having been slept in.

那张床上留有被人睡过的痕迹。

The child slept soundly in her cradle.

那孩子在摇篮里睡得很熟。

The twins sleep in a bunk bed.

这兄弟睡一张双层单人床。

I changed the bedclothes after I had slept in them for a week.

我每周都换一次我睡过的床上用品。

The children sleep in separate beds.

孩子们分别睡在各自的床上。

The street slept in darkness,aside from the occasional twinkling of lights from two or three windows.

除了两三个窗户里有灯光偶尔闪烁一下,街上一片漆黑。

I slept in the raw.

我裸体而眠。

The 1000 homeless people in London sleeping in night shelters are only the tip of the iceberg. There are many thousands of homeless people in the capital.

在伦敦夜间收容所里过夜的1 000名无家可归者只是冰山的一角，在这个首都还有成千上万名流浪汉。

And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above meAnd all my dreams will warm and sweeter beIf you'll not fail to tell me that you love meI'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

后来，作者又加上第四段，才使得这首歌由父子间的决别，变成了好似情人的分手。这个版本的中文歌词也很感人也更加富有诗意。