双语趣听精彩世界 第29期:为何你睡了8小时却只有4小时的效果

 　　英国每日电讯:研究人员称,对于那些夜里不能睡安慰觉的人来说,比如说新妈妈们或者上夜班的护士,尽管他们每天的睡眠时间足够,但睡眠的效果相当于他们只睡了四个小时.

　　新妈妈的睡眠质量

　　The Telegraph: Being woken up regularly during the night can leave parents and on-call workers feeling as sleep deprived as if they had only four hours rest a night.

　　Researcher discovered that being pulled from a deep slumber¹ by a crying baby or a frantic² emergency call, causes the same confusion, depression and fatigue³ as being severely⁴ sleep-deprived.

　　It means that even when people get a total of seven hours sleep a night, being forced to wake up for regular 15 minute feeds, or consultations⁵, will leave them feeling like they had just four hours rest.

1 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

2 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

3 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

4 severely   

adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地

参考例句：

• He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
• He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

5 consultations   

n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找

参考例句：

• Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》