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#英語思維#
【編者按】現在正是炎熱的夏天,為什麼我們白天愛打盹,所謂「春困秋乏夏打盹」,夜裡確實很多人不容易睡著(包括筆者本人),我們不妨探究一下。本文主要是對冷熱、溫度、人體反應等相關的英語說法,也很有意義。
Why is it so easy to doze off on hot days, yet so difficult to sleep during warm nights?【譯】為什麼大熱天很容易打瞌睡,而在炎熱的夜晚卻很難入睡?【單詞】doze 名詞 [dohz][dz] v. 打瞌睡 n. 瞌睡;
【短語】doze off (尤指在白天) 打瞌睡,打盹兒;【單詞】hot 形容詞 [hot][ht] adj. 熱的【單詞】sleep 動詞原形 [sleep][slip] v. 睡覺 n. 睡眠;睡覺【單詞】warm 形容詞 [wawrm][wm] adj. 溫暖的;暖和的;熱情的 v. 變暖;使暖和
Your body likes to be cool when it sleeps so it's hard to sleep.【譯】你的身體喜歡在睡覺時保持涼爽,所以很難入睡。【單詞】cool 形容詞 [kool][kul] adj. 涼爽的;涼的【單詞】sleeps 原型:sleep 動詞一般現在時(第三人稱單數) [sleep][slip] v. 睡覺 n. 睡眠;睡覺
Your body doesn't wanna move when it's hot so it doesn't move.【譯】你的身體在熱的時候不想動,所以就不動了。【單詞】wanna ['won-uh, 'waw-nuh]['wn] 想要(僅能用於口語;相當於「want to」或者「want a」) wanna的用法和樣例: 例句 I wanna hold your hand. 我想握住你的手. You wanna slice of pie? 你想吃塊派嗎?
'doze off' is the operative term there - actual good sleep is hard to come by.【譯】「打瞌睡」是這裡最有效的術語——很難獲得真正的好睡眠。【單詞】operative 形容詞 ['op-er-uh-tiv]['prtv] adj. 有效的;至關重要的;運作的【單詞】actual 形容詞 ['ak-choo-uhl]['ktul] adj. 實際的;事實上的
Sittin' around barely awake doin' nothin'... that's about right in hot weather【譯】坐在那裡,幾乎沒睡著什麼也沒做。。。這在炎熱的天氣裡差不多就是這樣的
【注】這句話裡的sitting,doing, nothing都將末尾的g替換為單引號.。美國有些地方習慣把 nothing之類的詞讀成 nothin' 發音,所以 nothin' 只是這個發音的拼寫。【單詞】barely 副詞 ['bair-lee]['beli] adv. 幾乎不;剛剛;勉強;少量【單詞】awake 形容詞 [uh-'weyk]['wek] adj. 醒著的;警覺的 v. 喚起;喚醒;醒來【單詞】doin 相當於doing【單詞】weather 名詞 ['weth-er]['we] n. 天氣;氣象;境遇
My body is usually in a constant state of searching for the cool side of the bed, My body will find it every 10 seconds.【譯】我的身體通常處於不斷尋找床上涼快部位的狀態,我的身體每10秒就會找到它。【單詞】constant 形容詞 ['kon-stuhnt]['knstnt] adj. 不變的;經常的 n. 常數;恆量【單詞】searching 原型:search 動詞現在進行式或動名詞 [surch][st] v. 搜尋;探求;調查 n. 搜尋;搜索;調查
Before I got central air in my house I would load up my freezer with reusable ice packs and magic bags, and then throw those frozen bad boys under the covers about 30 minutes before I went to bed.【譯】在家裡有中央空調之前,我會在冰箱裡裝滿可重複使用的冰袋和魔法袋,然後在睡覺前30分鐘把那些被凍壞了的傢伙扔到被子底下。【短語】central air 指中央空調
【單詞】load 動詞原形 [lohd][ld] n. 負荷;重擔;裝載量 v. 裝載;給(槍)裝子彈;[計算機] 裝入【單詞】freezer 名詞 ['free-zer]['friz] n. 冰箱;冷凍室【單詞】reusable 形容詞 [ri'juzbl] adj. 可再度使用的;可多次使用的【單詞】ice 形容詞 [ahys][as] n. 冰;糖霜;冰淇淋;冷淡【單詞】packs 原型:pack 名詞複數形式 [pak][pk] n. 一群;一副;包裹;一包【單詞】magic 形容詞 ['maj-ik]['mdk] n. 魔法;魔術;魔力 adj. 有魔力的;魔術的;奇妙的【單詞】throw [throh][θr] v. 扔;投;擲;拋【單詞】frozen 原型:freeze 動詞過去分詞 [freez][friz] v. 凍結;冷凍;僵硬;凝固 n. 嚴寒;凍結
【注】boy這裡指那些冰凍了的東西It was pure bliss.【譯】那是純粹的幸福。【單詞】pure 形容詞 [pyoor][pj] adj. 純的;純潔的;純粹的【單詞】bliss 名詞複數形式 [blis][bls] n. 幸福;極樂;天賜的福
Now that I have central air, I have half my body searching for the cool side of the bed with random limbs and body parts sticking out of my blanket to feel that sweet A/C.【譯】現在我有了中央空調,我有一半的身體在床上尋找涼爽的一面,隨意的四肢和身體的部分從毯子裡伸出來,感受那甜蜜的空調。【單詞】random 形容詞 ['ran-duhm]['rndm] adj. 任意的;隨機的;隨意的 n. 隨意;任意 adv. 隨機地【單詞】limbs 原型:limb 名詞複數形式 [lim][lm] n. 肢體;枝幹;樹枝【單詞】sticking 原型:stick 動詞現在進行式或動名詞 [stik][stk] vt. 刺入;插於;豎起 vi. 釘住;堅持,遵守;粘貼;生效,起作用【單詞】blanket 名詞 ['blang-kit]['blkt] n. 毛毯;覆蓋物
【專有名詞】A/C 是air conditioner的簡寫,即空調
Our bodies need to drop below a certain temperature at night in order to "sleep" and reset.【譯】我們的身體需要在晚上降到一定的溫度以下,才能「睡眠」和復位。【用法】in order to 意為「為了……」,表示目的;在用法和意義上相當於so as to結構,但是in order to結構可以用於句首、句中,而so as to多用於句中。【單詞】temperature 名詞 ['tem-per-uh-cher]['temprt] n. 氣溫;體溫;溫度;發燒【單詞】reset 名詞 [verb ree-'set; noun 'ree-set][ri'set] n. 重新設定;重新組合 v. 重新設定;重新放置;重新組合
This is one reason why countries that aren't used to heat waves often have so many deaths during one: it doesn't drop cool enough at night and people don't have air conditioning or other means to contend with the heat.【譯】這就是為什麼那些不習慣熱浪的國家經常有這麼多人在一次熱浪中死亡的原因之一:它在夜間不夠涼爽,人們沒有空調或其他手段來對抗高溫。【短語】used to ... 過去一向,過去時常,過去曾(而現在不再)做某事; 例句:Young ladies used to have lessons in deportment. 少女們以前要上儀態課的。【單詞】heat 動詞原形 [heet][hit] n. 熱度;熱;熱烈;激烈;發燒 v. (使)變熱;(使)激動【單詞】waves 原型:wave 名詞複數形式 [weyv][wev] n. 波浪;波紋;波 v. 揮動;飄動【單詞】conditioning 原型:condition 動名詞 [kuhn-'dish-uhn][kn'dn] n. 條件;情況 v. 訓練;決定;以 ... 為條件【單詞】contend 動詞原形 [kuhn-'tend][kn'tend] v. 競爭;爭鬥;爭辯;堅決主張
IOW: sleeping during the day is not the same kind of sleep as sleeping at night.【譯】換句話說:白天睡覺和晚上睡覺是不一樣的。【單詞】IOW 是 in other words 的縮寫,即「換句話說」的意思【單詞】sleeping 原型:sleep 動詞現在進行式或動名詞 [sleep][slip] v. 睡覺 n. 睡眠;睡覺
When it's warm your body doesn't want to heat yourself why further, so it keeps you still, but to sleep your body needs to lower you body temperature to lower metabolism and that is harder to do when it's hot.【譯】當天氣暖和的時候,你的身體不想讓自己發熱,為什麼要進一步發熱,所以它能讓你保持靜止,但是睡覺時,你的身體需要降低你的體溫來降低新陳代謝,而這在炎熱的時候很難做到。【單詞】metabolism 名詞 [muh-'tab-uh-liz-uhm][m'tblzm] n. 新陳代謝
Most people naturally gets sleepy in the afternoon, I forget what sleep scientist call that.【譯】大多數人下午自然會犯困,我忘了對這種睡眠科學家是怎麼說的。【單詞】naturally 副詞 ['nach-er-uh-lee]['ntrli] adv. 自然地;天生地【單詞】sleepy 形容詞 ['slee-pee]['slipi] adj. 欲睡的;睏倦的【單詞】scientist 名詞 ['sahy-uhn-tist]['santst] n. 科學家
But it is a thing.【譯】但這是一件值得一提的事。
And maybe you're sleep deprived from your restless nights...【譯】也許你的睡眠被剝奪了。。。【單詞】deprived 原型:deprive 動詞過去分詞 [dih-'prahyv][d'prav] vt. 剝奪;失去【單詞】restless 形容詞 ['rest-lis]['restls] adj. 不安寧的;焦慮的;得不到休息的
In our area, the nights are more humid (isn't that true of most places?), while the daytime hours are not.【譯】在我們這個地區,晚上更潮溼(大多數地方不是這樣嗎?),而白天不是。【單詞】humid 形容詞 ['hyoo-mid or, often, 'yoo-]['hjumd] adj. 潮溼的【單詞】daytime 形容詞 ['dey-tahym]['detam] n. 白天;日間
And in hot weather we are usually sluggish all day, the decreased physical activity probably makes us more restless at night?【譯】而在炎熱的天氣裡,我們通常一整天都很懶散,體力活動的減少可能會讓我們晚上更加不安?【單詞】sluggish 形容詞 ['sluhg-ish]['slɡ] adj. 緩慢的;懶惰的;遲鈍的;蕭條的;無精打採的【單詞】decreased 原型:decrease [dih-'krees][d'kris] v. 減少;減小;降低 n. 減少;降低【單詞】physical 形容詞 ['fiz-i-kuhl]['fzkl] adj. 物質的;身體的;體力的;物理的;肉體上的,身體上的、
It's a vicious cycle it seems...【譯】這是一個惡性循環似乎。。。【單詞】vicious 形容詞 ['vish-uhs]['vs] adj. 惡毒的;惡意的;劇烈的;墮落的【單詞】cycle 名詞 ['sahy-kuhl]['sakl] n. 循環;周期 v. (使)輪轉;(使)循環
As well as the other reasons people have given.【譯】當然還有人們給出的其他原因。【短語】as well as ... 與...一樣,也 ;例句:The child is lively as well as healthy. 這孩子既健康又活潑。You cannot expect her to do the housework as well as look after the children. 你不可能叫她既照顧孩子又做家務。
Your bodies clock and rhythm us set to respond to the world around us... we are not built to respond to the clock on the wall, our bodies know it is night time when light disappears, specifically the spectrum shifts from blue light to red lights (like sunsets)... this why mobile phones etc keep you awake at bed time...【譯】你的身體時鐘和節奏讓我們對周圍的世界做出反應。。。我們並不是為了響應牆上的時鐘而生的,我們的身體知道光消失是在夜間,特別是光譜從藍光到紅光(如日落)。。。這就是為什麼手機等讓你在睡覺時睡不著覺。。。【語法】keep意為「使……處於某種狀態;保持」,常用於keep+賓語+賓語補足語。如:keep+賓語+形容詞/副詞。如:Keep the door open.【單詞】clock [klok][klk] n. 時鐘 v. 計時;打卡【單詞】rhythm 名詞 ['rith-uhm]['rm] n. 節奏;節律;(事件或過程)有規律的反覆出現【單詞】respond 動詞原形 [ri-'spond][r'spnd] v. 回答;響應;反應;反應靈敏;反響【單詞】built 原型:build 過去分詞做形容詞 [bild][bld] v. 建造;開發;創建;逐漸增強【單詞】disappears 原型:disappear [dis-uh-'peer][ds'p] vi. 消失;不見;失蹤【單詞】specifically 副詞 [spi-'sif-ik-lee][sp'sfkli] adv. 特別地;明確地;具體地【單詞】spectrum 名詞 ['spek-truhm]['spektrm] n. 系列;幅度;範圍;光譜【單詞】shifts 原型:shift [shift][ft] v. 移動;改變;換擋【單詞】sunsets 原型:sunset 名詞複數形式 ['suhn-set]['snset] n. 日落;衰落時期(尤指人的晚年)【單詞】mobile 形容詞 ['moh-buhl]['mbal] adj. 移動的【單詞】phones 原型:phone [fohn][fn] n. 電話;電話機【單詞】etc 外來詞 ['etk] abbr. 及其他;等等(=Et cetera)
And of course to temperature, traditionally it hot in the day and colder by night, if this changes it screws with your bodies internal clock...a colder room always best for sleep.【譯】當然還有溫度,傳統上白天很熱,晚上比較冷,如果這改變了你的身體內部的時鐘…一個寒冷的房間對睡眠來說總是最好的。【短語】of course 當然【單詞】traditionally 副詞 [truh-'dish-uh-nl][tr'dnli] adv. 傳統上;照慣例【單詞】screws 原型:screw [skroo][skru] v. 擰緊;擰【單詞】internal 形容詞 [in-'tur-nl][n'tnl] adj. 內部的;身內的
I think a lot of it is the intention behind why you're doing something.【譯】我認為很多都是你為什麼要做某事背後的意圖。【短語】a lot of ... 許多;例句:We have grown a lot of beautiful roses this year. 今年我們栽種了許多漂亮的玫瑰。【單詞】intention 名詞 [in-'ten-shuhn][n'tenn] n. 意圖;目的;意向;打算
When you're sitting around on a hot day, you're not fixated on trying to sleep so it can happen more easily.【譯】當你在炎熱的天氣裡坐著的時候,你不會專注於試圖去睡覺,這樣就更容易體會到這個了。【單詞】sitting 原型:sit 動詞現在進行式或動名詞 [sit][st] v. 坐;棲息;使就座 n. 坐;棲息【單詞】fixated 動詞過去分詞 ['fik-seyt]['fkset] v. 早期停止性的成熟;注視;固定【單詞】happen 動詞原形 ['hap-uhn]['hpn] vi. 發生;碰巧;出現;偶遇
If you're trying to sleep and it's hot, you're much more conscious of that fact and it bothers you a lot more.【譯】如果你想睡覺,而且天氣很熱,你會更清楚地意識到這一點,這會讓你更加煩惱。【單詞】conscious 名詞 ['kon-shuhs]['kns] adj. 神志清醒的;意識到的;自覺的;有意的 n. 意識【單詞】bothers 原型:['both-er]['b] v.;使惱怒;使不安;費心 n. 麻煩;;焦急
I have OCD, and can get stuck in loops of thoughts that keeps me up for a long ass time.【譯】我有強迫症,會被困在思想的循環中,讓我很長一段時間無法入睡。【單詞】stuck 原型:stick 過去分詞做形容詞 [stik][stk] vt. 刺入;插於;豎起 vi. 釘住;堅持,遵守;粘貼;生效【單詞】loops 原型:loop [loop][lup] n. 環;圈;迴路;環形線路【單詞】ass 名詞複數形式 [as][s] adv. (常用作後置)用於貶損或罵人【專有名詞】OCD [si'di] abbr. 強迫性官能症(=obsessive-compulsive disorder)
But if I'm just laying in bed in the afternoon, not planning to sleep, then I often accidentally fall asleep anyway.【譯】但如果我只是在下午躺在床上,不打算睡覺,那麼我總是不小心睡著了。【單詞】laying 原型:lay [ley][le] lie的過去式. v. 放置;躺下;打賭;設計【單詞】accidentally 副詞 [ak-si-'den-tl][ks'dentli] adv. 偶然地;意外地;附帶地【單詞】asleep 副詞 [uh-'sleep]['slip] adj. 睡著的;已死的;不活躍的;麻木的 adv. 睡著;進入靜止狀態【單詞】anyway 副詞 ['en-ee-wey]['eniwe] adv. 不管怎樣;無論如何
Maybe because the humidity is always higher at night and high humidity combined with higher temps makes you all sweaty and unable to breathe easily.【譯】也許是因為晚上的溼度總是比較高,高溼度加上較高的溫度會讓你渾身出汗,呼吸困難。【單詞】humidity 名詞 [hyoo-'mid-i-tee][hju'mdti] n. 溼度;溼氣【單詞】combined 原型:combine [kuhm-'bahyn][km'ban] v. 聯合;使結合;結合【單詞】temps 原型:temp 名詞複數形式 [temp][temp] abbr. 溫度(=temperature).【單詞】sweaty ['swet-ee]['sweti] adj. 汗流浹背的;出汗的【單詞】breathe 動詞原形 [breeth][bri] vi. 呼吸