day 11sleep

sleep

Explain a trend for two minutes, backing your reasons with evidence and an angle; retell an explainer about a midday nap and read a reflective passage aloud without pinyin.

words to say

• 熬夜 áoyè · to stay up late
• 睡眠 shuìmián · sleep (noun)
• 失眠 shīmián · to be unable to sleep
• 疲劳 píláo · tired, fatigued
• 规律 guīlǜ · pattern, law; regular
• 调节 tiáojié · to regulate, adjust
• 清醒 qīngxǐng · clear-headed; awake
• 深夜 shēnyè · late at night
• 凌晨 língchén · the small hours, before dawn
• 状态 zhuàngtài · state, condition

sentences

• 据调查，很多年轻人凌晨以后才睡觉。 · According to surveys, many young people don’t go to bed until after midnight.
• 从睡眠的角度来看，熬夜对身体不好。 · From the point of view of sleep, staying up late is bad for you.
• 长期失眠容易导致疲劳。 · Long-term insomnia easily leads to exhaustion.
• 睡觉和起床的时间要有规律。 · Your bedtime and the time you get up should be regular.
• 睡了八个小时，我觉得特别清醒。 · After eight hours’ sleep, I feel really alert.

say it after the voice

• 据调查，十个年轻人里面，差不多有六个人经常熬夜。 · According to surveys, nearly six out of ten young people often stay up late.
• 从健康的角度来看，长期熬夜对身体的坏处非常明显。 · From a health point of view, the harm long-term late nights do to the body is very clear.
• 睡觉和起床的时间有规律，白天的精神状态才会好。 · Only with regular times for bed and getting up will you be in good shape during the day.
• 他最近总是失眠，到了凌晨还很清醒，白天却特别疲劳。 · He has had insomnia lately: still wide awake in the small hours, then exhausted during the day.

questions to answer

• 如果明天考试，你会熬夜复习吗？ · If you had an exam tomorrow, would you stay up late revising?
• 为什么压力大的时候容易失眠？ · Why do people sleep badly when they’re under pressure?
• 你怎么看睡前看手机？ · What do you think of using your phone before bed?

a passage to retell

• Many people like a short sleep at midday, and it really is good for you. Some research has found that after about twenty minutes’ sleep, people are more alert and remember things faster. But if you sleep for more than half an hour, you actually feel more tired when you wake up. So when you rest at midday, it’s best to set an alarm for twenty minutes.

a passage to read aloud

我们常常抱怨时间不够用。早上匆匆忙忙地出门，中午随便吃几口饭，晚上回到家，已经累得什么都不想做。可是，这样过完的一天，我们往往什么也记不住。其实，生活就像音乐一样，需要节奏，有快也有慢。累了，就停下来，喝一杯茶，看一眼窗外的天空；到了该睡觉的时候，就放下手机，让自己好好休息。学会调节生活的节奏，我们才能真正感受到每一天的酸甜苦辣。