
關掉手機
Emma and Simon are friends who work together.
艾瑪和賽門是一起工作的朋友。
Emma: Hi Simon, have you prepared the agenda for the meeting yet?
艾瑪:嗨,賽門,你準備好會議的議程了嗎?
prepare(v.)準備agenda(n.)議程meeting(n.)會議yet(adv.)尚、還
Simon: No, I’m sorry. I’m working so slowly today. I feel exhausted.
賽門:不,很抱歉,我今天工作的速度好慢,我覺得筋疲力盡。
slowly(adv.)慢地、緩慢地exhausted(adj.)筋疲力竭的
Emma: You do look tired. Haven’t you been getting enough sleep?
艾瑪:你的確看起來很累,你沒有睡飽嗎?
do(aux.)(用於強調動詞)enough(det.)充分、充足
Simon: That’s the thing. I wasn’t able to get a wink of sleep last night.
賽門:那就是原因。我昨晚無法闔眼。
thing(n.)想法、主題、事件the thing事實本身able(adj.)能夠wink(n.)眨眼、眼色a wink of sleep闔眼
Emma: You mean you couldn’t sleep at all? Oh, Simon, that’s terrible.
艾瑪:你意思是你完全不能睡嗎?噢,賽門,那糟透了。
mean(v.)意思是could(aux.)能、可以at all(adv.)根本、完全terrible(adj.)糟糕的
Simon: I know. I was so worried about the meeting, and that kept me up.
賽門:我知道,我只是非常擔心會議,而這使我一夜沒睡。
worried(adj.)擔心的keep(v.)使保持up(adv.)起床
Emma: Stress is often a reason why we don’t sleep properly. You should try and relax your mind for a bit before you go to bed.
艾瑪:壓力經常是我們睡不好的原因;睡前你應該嘗試並放鬆一下你的大腦。
stress(n.)壓力reason(n.)原因、理由properly(adv.)合適地、恰當地should(aux.)應該relax(v.)放鬆mind(n.)大腦a bit一小段時間before(conj.)在…之前
Simon: How can I do that?
賽門:我該怎麼做到?
Emma: Reading, or drinking warm milk are both good ways to relax. But you should avoid watching TV or using your phone right before bed.
艾瑪:閱讀,或是喝熱牛奶都是放鬆的好方法。但你應該避免睡前看電視或使用手機。
way(n.)方法avoid(v.)避免right(adv.)正好、恰好before(prep.)在…之前
Simon: Yes, I heard that using electronics before you sleep just keeps you awake.
賽門:是啊,我聽說睡前使用電子產品只會讓我們睡不著。
hear(v.)聽說electronics(n.)電子器件just(adv.)只是awake(adj.)醒著的
Emma: It does. My rule is never to look at my phone after 10pm.
艾瑪:沒錯,我的規則是在晚上十點後決不看手機。
rule(n.)規則、法則
Simon: That sounds like a good idea. I’ll give it a try tonight. Thanks.
賽門:聽起來是個好主意,我今晚會嘗試一下,謝啦!
sound(v.)聽起來like(prep.)像是idea(n.)主意、想法try(n.)試、嘗試thank(v.)謝謝