【话匣子英语】到睡觉的时间了

大部分人都喜爱睡觉吧。这部分人群又可以分为两种，一种是夜猫子型，一种是是猫头鹰型。

Maura: Right. We love hearing from you. So, today’s episode is a Chatterbox episode, and that is where Harp¹ and I chat about all different kinds of topics of interest. Today’s topic is…

 

Harp: Sleep.

 

Maura: Ah, sleep. Isn’t it good to get some shut-eye once in awhile?

 

Harp: It is. I love sleeping.

 

Maura: Me too. It feels so good. So today we’re going to talk about something that we all do every day, which is sleep. The first thing we’re going to talk about is the different types of sleepers².

 

Harp: Yes. And then we’re going to talk about how important sleep is.

 

Maura: Right. And then at the end of this episode, Harp and I are also going to talk about our own sleeping habits.

 

Harp: Yeah. So let’s get started with types of sleepers.

 

Maura: Well, the way I see it Harp, there are really just two kinds of sleepers. There are early risers and people who like to sleep in.

 

Harp: Yes, I agree. So there are the early risers, the people who wake up early, get a good start on the day. They’re in bed usually on time or early, and they wake up early.

 

Maura: Right. So these are people who like to get a good night’s sleep normally, but they also don’t like to waste the morning lying in bed. They would rather wake up and get started.

 

Harp: Yeah. And you can call someone who’s an early riser a morning person.

 

Maura: Right. This is the kind of person who wakes up early and they’re already happy and capable of having a conversation.

 

Harp: Yes. Most people are not like this, I would say.

 

Maura: Yeah. A lot of people wake up in the morning and they’re groggy³, they’re kind of out of it for, maybe, 15 minutes, maybe 30 minutes, or until they have their first cup of coffee.

 

Harp: Yup. To me, it’s funny because my mom is not a morning person and she is barely awake until she has two cups of tea in the morning.

 

Maura: Some people are downright grouchy⁴ until they fully⁵ wake up. It’s really kind of funny, but also can be kind of annoying if you’re trying to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t like waking up in the morning.

 

Harp: Yeah, definitely.

 

Maura: People who are early risers tend to be either very young children who wake up with a ton of energy or older people. People who have retired⁶, for some reason they tend to wake up earlier in the morning.

 

Harp: Yeah, definitely. When someone is very young or when they’re older, they’re typically more of an early riser. But sometimes there are people who generally just like the morning.

 

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 sleepers   

n.卧铺（通常以复数形式出现）；卧车( sleeper的名词复数 )；轨枕；睡觉（呈某种状态）的人；小耳环

参考例句：

• He trod quietly so as not to disturb the sleepers. 他轻移脚步，以免吵醒睡着的人。 来自辞典例句
• The nurse was out, and we two sleepers were alone. 保姆出去了，只剩下我们两个瞌睡虫。 来自辞典例句

3 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。

4 grouchy   

adj.好抱怨的；愠怒的

参考例句：

• Grouchy people are always complaining for no reason.满腹牢骚的人总是毫无理由地抱怨。
• Sometimes she is grouchy, but all in all she is an excellent teacher.有时候她的脾气很坏，但总的来说她还是一位好老师。

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。