时差N小时 打鼾问题惹人厌(上)

Snoring can be pretty disturbing to people who sleep in the company of snorers, as well as to the snorer himself, though she may not realize it.

公司睡觉发出的打鼾声可能相当令人感到不安, 甚至对打鼾者本人也是如此,尽管其本人可能没意识到这一点。

For instance, some snorers have a condition called obstructive sleep apnea.

比如一些打鼾者就患有一种名为阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征的疾病。

Their airways¹ become obstructed² various times while they're sleeping, and each time this happens the snorer briefly³ stops breathing.

他们的气道在睡觉的不同时期都会阻塞,每一次发生这种情况打鼾者都会暂时停止呼吸。

1 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

2 obstructed   

阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止

参考例句：

• Tall trees obstructed his view of the road. 有大树挡着，他看不到道路。
• The Irish and Bristol Channels were closed or grievously obstructed. 爱尔兰海峡和布里斯托尔海峡或遭受封锁，或受到了严重阻碍。

3 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。