
好好睡滿八小時
Patrick and Pamela are taking a lunch break.
派翠克和潘蜜拉現在是中午休息時間。
take(v.)(意思視後面的名詞而定)break(n.)休息
Pamela: I slept for almost ten hours, but I still feel tired.
潘蜜拉:我睡了將近十個小時,但還是覺得累。
almost(adv.)幾乎、將近still(adv.)依然、仍舊
Patrick: It is recommended that you sleep 7 or 8 hours a day. Do you know why?
派翠克:建議是一天睡七或八小時,妳知道為什麼嗎?
recommend(v.)建議
Pamela: Why is that?
潘蜜拉:為什麼呢?
Patrick: It has something to do with increased risk of mortality.
派翠克:它與死亡的風險提高有關。
have something to do with和…有關increase(v.)增加risk(n.)風險mortality(n.)必死性、死亡、死亡率
Pamela: Will sleeping more than eight hours result in higher risks of mortality?
潘蜜拉:睡超過八小時會導致更高的死亡風險嗎?
result(v.)發生、產生result in導致、造成high(adj.)高的、多的
Patrick: The answer is positive. A latest study shows that the risk of dying from stroke for those sleeping over ten hours a day will increase by 56%, and the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease will increase by 49%.
派翠克:答案是肯定的。最新的研究顯示,睡超過十小時的人死於中風的風險將會增加56%,而死於心血管疾病的風險增加了49%。
positive(adj.)肯定的latest(adj.)最新的study(n.)研究stroke(n.)中風over(prep.)超過、多於by(prep.)(用於表示度量或數量)cardiovascular(adj.)心血管的disease(n.)疾病
Pamela: So longer sleep durations may be unhealthier than shorter sleep durations, is that right?
潘蜜拉:這麼說長的睡眠週期可能比短的睡眠週期更不健康,是嗎?
so(conj.)那麼、這麼說duration(n.)持續時間may(aux.)可能unhealthy(adj.)不健康的
Patrick: True. Also, people with poor sleeping quality will have higher risks of getting heart disease.
派翠克:是的。另外,睡眠品質不好的人,得到心臟疾病的風險也更高。
also(adv.)另外、而且poor(adj.)不好的quality(n.)品質heart(n.)心臟
Pamela: Therefore, the point is to sleep well for no more than eight hours!
潘蜜拉:所以,重點是要好好睡不超過八小時!
therefore(adv.)因此、所以point(n.)要點、關鍵