世界节假日博览 第45期:世界小憩日

 　　National Napping Day started in 1999. It takes place on the Monday after daylight savings¹ time begins, which is when a lot of people lose an hour’s sleep. The day serves as a reminder² to us all that sleep is an essential and healthy part of our daily routine. More and more people are not getting enough sleep. We are working longer hours and there are more things to do that keep us awake, like movies and video games. National Napping Day raises awareness³ of the benefits of napping. Regular napping can reduce the risk of having a heart attack or suffering from other heart problems. It also increases our energy levels and improves our mood and performance. It is a very cheap way of making us feel better!

　　世界小憩日创办于1999年。该节日发生在周一夏令时开始之后，因为夏令时会让我们少睡一小时。该节日要提醒我们的是睡眠对我们的日常生活至关重要。睡眠不足人数正在逐渐增加。我们工作的时间增加了，让我们彻夜不眠的事情增加了，例如看电影、打游戏。世界小憩日提高了人们对小憩益处的认识。定期小憩可以减少心脏病，或是其他心脏疾病发病的风险。小憩能让人们精力充沛，提升表现力，掌控情绪。让我们精神焕发的方式竟然如此廉价。

　　When we are deprived of sleep, the best thing to do is take a nap; get a bit of shut-eye; have forty winks⁴. There is a lot of research into just what kind of nap is best for us. We all know about the traditional cat-nap. We put our head down and have a little sleep during our lunch hour. But then there is the power-nap. This is a short sleep which ends just before we fall into deep sleep. It quickly refreshes you and stops you from feeling drowsy⁵ and groggy⁶. Another variety is the caffeine nap. This is when you have a power nap after a cup of coffee. It takes about 20 minutes for the caffeine to take effect, so when you wake up you feel doubly energized⁷. Whatever nap you take, you can rest assured it will be good for your health.

　　如果缺觉，最好的方式就是小憩；合一会儿眼；眨40次眼。人们就对身体益处最大的小憩形式进行了许多调查。我们都对传统的打瞌睡有所了解。午后时间我们会把头低下，进行小憩。之后又有了大睡特睡。我们会在进入深度睡眠之前经历短暂的睡眠。小憩会迅速让我们精神焕发，困意全无。另一种小憩叫作“咖啡因小憩”。意思是你会在小憩之前喝下一杯咖啡。咖啡因会在20分钟产生作用，醒来以后你会倍感充沛。不管采用什么方式的小憩方法，小憩对身体百利而无一害，放心睡吧。

　　1.daylight savings time 夏令时

　　例句：Japan hasn't used daylight savings time since it emerged from U.S. occupation after World War II.

　　二战结束美军占领日本以后，日本就从未实行过夏令时。

　　2.suffer from 遭受

　　例句：How long have you been suffering from a headache?

　　你头痛有多久了?

　　3.take effect 生效

　　例句：After you decide which of the three available trace levels you wish to implement⁸, the next thing to consider is when and where you want the tracing to take effect.

　　在您决定三个要实现可用跟踪等级中的哪一个等级以后，下一件要考虑的事情就是您需要跟踪在何时以及何地生效。

　　4.heart attack 心脏病

　　例句：Your advisers⁹ all say that this will give you a heart attack: not immediately, but in the next decade or so.

　　你的顾问都表示，这会使你心脏病发作：不会马上发作，但是会在今后十余年内发作。

1 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

2 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

3 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

4 winks   

v.使眼色( wink的第三人称单数 )；递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）；（指光）闪烁；闪亮

参考例句：

• I'll feel much better when I've had forty winks. 我打个盹就会感到好得多。
• The planes were little silver winks way out to the west. 飞机在西边老远的地方，看上去只是些很小的银色光点。 来自辞典例句

5 drowsy   

adj.昏昏欲睡的，令人发困的

参考例句：

• Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉，还引起了头疼。
• I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。

6 groggy   

adj.体弱的；不稳的

参考例句：

• The attack of flu left her feeling very groggy.她患流感后非常虚弱。
• She was groggy from surgery.她手术后的的情况依然很不稳定。

7 energized   

v.给予…精力，能量( energize的过去式和过去分词 )；使通电

参考例句：

• We are energized by love if we put our energy into loving. 如果我们付出能量去表现爱意，爱就会使我们充满活力。 来自辞典例句
• I am completely energized and feeling terrific. 我充满了活力，感觉非常好。 来自辞典例句

8 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

9 advisers   

顾问，劝告者( adviser的名词复数 )； （指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
• She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。