一晚没睡好？-试着别打盹(4)

 A Crappy Night's Sleep

 

一晚没睡好

 

Try not to nap.

 

试着别打盹。

 

Stay awake all day after a bad night,and you'll be able to fall asleep easierthe next time, Bancroft says.

 

没睡好之后的白天最好别打盹，这样你能在晚上更容易入睡，Bancroft说。

 

"This keeps the sleep drive — one of the major systems that affects our ability to fallasleep — ’hungry,’ so to speak, for sleep," she explains.

 

“这种睡眠的饥饿状态驱动着我们的睡眠-是影响你入睡能力的要素之一，可以说，为了睡着，”她解释说。

 

If you can't resist napping, avoid going more than 45 minutes, or you may be vulnerable tosleep inertia¹, "persistent² grogginess³ afterawakening," says Dr. Goldstein.

 

如果你忍不住打盹，也别超过45分钟，否则你可能会被睡眠惯性所伤，“醒来之后会一直浑浑噩噩，”Goldstein医生说。

 

It's alsobest to nap before 2:00 or 3:00 P.M. so your circadian rhythm can reset⁴ and youdon't experience yet another night of tossing and turning.

 

在下午2点到3点之前打盹最好。这样你的生物钟可以重置，就不必再辗转反侧一晚了。

1 inertia   

adj.惰性，惯性，懒惰，迟钝

参考例句：

• We had a feeling of inertia in the afternoon.下午我们感觉很懒。
• Inertia carried the plane onto the ground.飞机靠惯性着陆。

2 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

3 grogginess   

酒醉；东歪西倒

参考例句：

• We had to bushwhack through undergrowth. 我们只好在灌木丛中劈开一条路。
• The grogginess from the beer was wearing off. 因喝了啤酒而产生的醉意正在消退。 来自辞典例句

4 reset   

v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物

参考例句：

• As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
• He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。