早安英文 第346期:让英语口语加100分的sleep地道用法

 英语学习笔记：

sleep deprivation¹ 缺觉，睡眠不足

insomnia² n. 失眠

sleep around the clock 睡一整天

shut-eye n. 睡觉，睡眠

hit the hay/sack v. 睡觉，就寝

siesta³ / afternoon nap / afternoon sleep / post-prandial snooze 午睡

Millions more suffer from serious sleep deprivation caused by long work hours.

数百万人因工作时间过长而睡眠严重不足。

I'm suffering from insomnia.

我最近一直失眠。

I'm a very light sleeper⁴.

我睡眠很浅。

I'm such a heavy sleeper.

我睡得很沉。

I'm so tired. I can sleep around the clock.

我超累的，我可以睡一整天。

A post-prandial snooze sets the brain up for working.

午饭之后打个小盹会让头脑更清醒，工作更高效。

1 deprivation   

n.匮乏；丧失；夺去，贫困

参考例句：

• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.多实验都证实了睡眠被剥夺是危险的。
• Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.错过假日是极大的损失。

2 insomnia   

n.失眠，失眠症

参考例句：

• Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
• He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。

3 siesta   

n.午睡

参考例句：

• Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade.午后很多人在阴凉处小睡。
• He had acquired the knack of snatching his siesta in the most unfavourable circumstance.他学会了在最喧闹的场合下抓紧时间睡觉的诀窍。

4 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。