1·These days they were up at the crack of dawn.
这些天他们在破晓时就起床。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·At the crack of dawn, he would run up the slopes with his skis on, an unbelievably backbreaking activity.
在黎明时分，他会穿着滑雪板跑上斜坡。做这样一项非常耗费体力的运动让人难以置信。
3·We have to get up at the crack of dawn.
我们不得不在破晓时起床。
4·I had to wake up at the crack of dawn to go to the airport.
我得要在破晓时分就起床前往机场。
5·I was born to surf. This is why I wake up at the crack of dawn every day.
我生来为了冲浪，这是我天天早晨醒来的原因。
6·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，那么关闭闹钟。
7·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。
8·The rooster in your backyard wakes you up every morning at the crack of dawn.
每天黎明时分后院的公鸡会叫醒你。
9·Paolo:You're lucky! I had to get up at the crack of dawn when I was at university.
你真幸运！我在上大学时必须在破晓十分就起床。
10·And inasmuch as I had to be in midtown at the crack of dawn for a CNN hit, I figured today was the day.
正好，早上我要去市中心做一个CNN的采访，择日不如撞日，今天我就杀奔苹果店了。