原版英语对话：Not Feeling Well(2)

A: How have you been doing lately¹?
B: Actually, I haven’t been sleeping well. I am kind of out of it.
A: Is there some reason why you can’t get enough sleep?
B: I go to bed, but I just can’t get comfortable enough to stay asleep.
A: When do you turn in for the night?
B: I usually try to go to bed around 11:00 or so during the week.
A: Do you have a lot on your mind when you try to go to sleep?
B: My mother is ill with cancer, and I think about her a lot.
A: Do you ever meditate² or read before bedtime³?
B: I usually watch a lot of television before I go to bed. Maybe I should try something else to help me quiet down.
 

1 lately   

adv.最近，不久前

参考例句：

• I don't like reading novels lately.近来我不喜欢读小说。
• She's only lately begun working here.最近她才开始在这儿工作。

2 meditate   

v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想

参考例句：

• It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
• I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。

3 bedtime   

n.就寝时间

参考例句：

• It's your bedtime. Go upstairs and go to bed.到睡觉的时间了，上楼去睡觉。
• If you go to bed now,I've read you a bedtime story.假使你现在就上床睡觉，我就念个睡前故事给你听。