【大家说英语】 第287期:晚安!

 Lesson 7 Health¹ 第七课 健康

November 16 11月16日

Good Night! 晚安！好好睡！

Read it! 读读看！

Taylor is tired this morning. 泰乐今天早上很累，

She had² a hard time waking³ up. 爬不起床，

She didn't get enough sleep last night. 她昨晚睡眠不足。

When Rob⁵ is tired and needs energy⁶, he drinks coffee. 每当罗柏感到疲累，需要提振精神，就会喝咖啡，

Coffee helps him stay wide⁷ awake⁸. 咖啡能够帮助他保持完全清醒。

Alex is sleepy, too. 亚力克斯也很困，

He took¹⁰ a nap¹¹ after work yesterday, so he couldn't sleep at night. 他昨天下班后小睡了一会儿，晚上却睡不着觉。

Maybe he can go biking instead¹² of taking a nap. 与其小睡，或许他该去骑自行车运动。

Conversation¹³ A 会话A

Are you OK, Taylor? 泰乐，妳还好吗？

Good morning, Abby. 早安，雅碧，

I'm OK. But I had a hard time waking up this morning. 我没事， 可是我今天早上一直爬不起来。

Why are you so tired? 妳为什么这么累？

I don't know. 我不知道。

Did⁴ you get enough sleep last night? 妳昨晚睡得够吗？

I slept for five hours. 我睡了五个小时。

That's not enough. 这样不够吧。

I know. But I couldn't sleep. 我知道，可是我睡不着。

Maybe try reading¹⁴ a book. 也许妳可以试着看书，

That helps me sleep. 看书总是帮我入睡。

Conversation B 会话B

Do you want another cup of coffee, Susie? 苏希，妳还要再一杯咖啡吗？

No, thank you. This is my second cup. 不用，谢谢。这已经是我的第二杯了。

This is my third cup this morning. 这是我今天早上的第三杯咖啡。

You drink a lot of coffee. 你喝好多咖啡，

That doesn't sound healthy. 这样感觉不太健康。

I know. But I need energy in the morning to stay wide awake. 我知道，可是我今天早上需要有精神保持完全清醒。

OK. But don't drink too much coffee in the afternoon. 好吧。可是下午不要喝太多咖啡，

You won't be able¹⁵ to sleep at night! 否则你晚上会睡不着！

Conversation C 会话C

I'm so sleepy today. 我今天好困喔。

Why are you so tired, Alex? 亚力克斯，你为什么会这么累？

Well, I took a nap after work yesterday. 这个嘛，我昨天下班后小睡了一会儿，

Then I couldn't fall asleep¹⁶ until¹⁷ really late last night. 结果昨晚搞到很晚才睡着。

Oh. You shouldn't take naps¹⁸ in the late afternoon. 哦，你不该在傍晚的时候小睡。

I know. But I'm always so tired after work. 我知道，可是我下班后总是觉得很累。

Try going¹⁹ biking instead. 改骑自行车试试看吧，

That will wake⁹ you up. 这样可以让你提振精神。

That's a great idea. 这主意很棒。

1 health   

n.健康；健康状况

参考例句：

• Are you in good health?你的身体好吗？
• I wish you good health and a long life.祝您健康长寿。

2 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

3 waking   

adj.醒着的，不眠的v.醒( wake的现在分词 )；唤醒；唤起（记忆）；使再次感觉到

参考例句：

• She spends all her waking hours caring for her mother. 她不睡觉的时候都在照看母亲。
• Do you like waking to the sound of a radio? 你愿意醒来就听到收音机的声响吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

5 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

6 energy   

n.活力，精力，能力，能，能量

参考例句：

• He is full of energy.他充满了活力。
• It took a lot of energy to move the furniture.搬这些家具费了很大劲。

7 wide   

adj.广泛的，宽阔的；adv.广大地，全部地

参考例句：

• It is fifty meter wide.它有五十米宽。
• This box is too wide.这个盒子太宽了。

8 awake   

adj.醒的；v.唤醒，唤起，醒来

参考例句：

• The baby awake is looking here and there.醒着的婴儿东张西望。
• Please awake me at six.请6点钟唤醒我。

9 wake   

vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹

参考例句：

• Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！

10 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

11 nap   

n.(白天)打瞌睡，打盹

参考例句：

• The nap of the coat has been worn off.外衣上的绒毛已经磨掉了。
• Don't bother me while I am taking my nap.我小睡的时候不要打扰我。

12 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

13 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

14 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

15 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

16 asleep   

adj.睡熟了的，麻木的；adv.熟睡地

参考例句：

• The baby seems to be asleep.那婴孩好像是睡着了。
• My right foot is asleep.我的右脚麻木了。

17 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。

18 naps   

n.小睡，打盹( nap的名词复数 )；珠皮呢

参考例句：

• My grandfather naps in his armchair. 我祖父在扶手椅子上小睡。 来自辞典例句
• The baby's regime included two naps a day. 这婴儿的生活规律包括一天小睡两次。 来自辞典例句

19 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。