【问】 go to bed与go to sleep意思是否相同?

【答】 go to bed与go to sleep这两个短语的含义是完全不同的。前者表示“上床”、“就寝”、“去睡觉”，而后者表示“入睡”、“睡着”、“进入梦乡”。请分析下面的实例：

1. He went to bed early that evening.

那天晚上他很早就上床睡觉了。

2. I don't feel well，I'm going to bed. (CIE)

我觉得身体不舒服，我要去睡觉了。

475 go to sleep/

3. As I was reading I went to sleep. (JED)

我在看书的时候睡着了。

4. She had gone to sleep in the morning and not wakened till the evening. (Bennet)

她早晨睡着了，直到晚上才睡醒。

5. You can go to sleep without going to bed; and you can go to bed without sleeping.(Hill)

你可以不上床就睡着了;你也可以上床就寝，但却睡不着。