身體全力消化
Audrey and John are colleagues. They just came back to their office after lunch break.
奧黛麗和約翰是同事。他們在午休後回到辦公室。
Audrey: (Yawning) Ugh, I’m feeling so sleepy after that lunch. I can’t concentrate on my work at all.
奧黛麗：（打哈欠）哎啊，吃過午餐後我覺得好睏啊。現在根本無法專心工作。
yawn(v.)打哈欠sleepy(adj.)打瞌睡的、倦睏的sleepyhead(n.)瞌睡蟲、貪睡者concentrate on sth.專注於某事=focus on sth.
John: Yeah, I know what you mean. I feel the same way sometimes after a big meal.
約翰：是啊，我懂你的意思。我有時吃了頓大餐後也會這樣。
Audrey: It’s like I just can’t bring myself to do anything useful. I wonder why this happens.
奧黛麗：就好像做什麼事都提不起勁來。我好奇為什麼會這樣。
wonder(v.)好奇、想知道
John: I read an article recently that talked about feeling drowsy after eating. It happens when we eat a lot of high-carb, high-fat and high-sugar foods.
約翰：我最近讀到一篇文章談到吃過飯後感到昏昏欲睡。這通常會發生在我們吃了很多高碳水化合物、高脂肪和高糖分的食物之後。
drowsy(adj.)睡意朦朧的、半夢半醒的、似睡非睡的carb(n.)碳水化合物=carbohydratelow-carb diet低碳飲食
Audrey: Really? That’s interesting. Do you remember anything else the article said?
奧黛麗：真的嗎？真有意思。你還記得文章裡提到的其他內容嗎？
John: It basically said that when we overeat, our stomach and intestines get really full and it makes us feel tired. It’s like our body is using all its energy to digest the food.
約翰：基本上就是說，當我們吃太多東西時，胃和腸子會變得很滿，會讓我們感到疲倦。就好像我們的身體在全力消化食物。
over-(pref.)過度地overeat(v.)吃得太多、吃得過飽oversleep(v.)睡得太多overdose(v.)用藥過量、超劑量digest(v.)消化digestive system消化系統
Audrey: Oh, I see. So, what can we do to avoid feeling so tired after eating?
奧黛麗：喔，我懂了。那我們該怎麼做才能避免飯後感到疲倦呢？
avoid+N. or V-ing避免某事
John: I think we should try to eat smaller portions and avoid really fatty or sugary foods. That way, our body won’t have to work so hard to digest everything.
約翰：我想我們應該盡量吃小份量，避免吃太多脂肪或糖分高的食物。這樣一來，我們的身體就不必如此費力地消化食物。
portion(n.)一份serving(n.)一份、一客
Audrey: That’s a good idea. Maybe we should also try to eat more slowly and chew our food really well. That might help our body digest everything more easily.
奧黛麗：這是個好主意。也許我們也應該試著吃慢一點，好好咀嚼食物，那可以讓我們的身體更輕鬆地消化食物。
chew(v.)咀嚼、嚼chewing gum口香糖chew toy咀嚼玩具
John: Yeah, I think that could help too. It’s all about giving our body enough time to do its job properly.
約翰：對啊，我想這也會有所幫助。關鍵在於給身體足夠的時間去好好完成它的工作。