
一日之計在睡前
Samuel and Sarah are teachers in a junior high school.
山謬爾與莎拉是國中老師。
teacher(n.)老師junior high school國中
Sarah: You look tired. Did you not sleep well last night?
莎拉:你看起來很累,昨晚沒有睡好嗎?
look(v.)看起來tired(adj.)疲勞的sleep(v.)睡覺well(adv.)好地last(adj.)最後的night(n.)晚上
Samuel: No, I didn’t. I’m so sleepy now.
山謬爾:是啊,我沒睡好。我現在好睏。
so(adv.)很,非常sleepy(adj.)睏的now(adv.)現在
Sarah: Did you drink coffee, tea or coke before sleep?
莎拉:你睡前喝了咖啡、茶或可樂嗎?
drink(v.)喝coffee(n.)咖啡tea(n.)茶coke(n.)可樂
Samuel: No. I know that those drinks prevent me from falling asleep, so I wouldn’t do that.
山謬爾:沒有。我知道這些飲料會讓我無法入睡,所以我不會那麼做。
know(v.)知道drink(n.)飲料prevent(v.)避免fall asleep睡著would(aux.)會,將
Sarah: So does smoking. Taking a hot shower before sleep is also a reason.
莎拉:抽菸也是哦!睡前洗熱水澡也是一個原因。
smoking(n.)抽煙hot(adj.)熱的take a shower洗澡also(adv.)也reason(n.)理由
Samuel: That’s what I did last night before sleep. I thought a hot shower would help me relax.
山謬爾:那是我昨晚睡前做的事耶!我以為熱水澡會幫助我放鬆。
think(v.)認為help(v.)幫助relax(v.)放鬆
Sarah: The blood circulation gets stimulated during a hot shower. It makes people too excited to sleep.
莎拉:熱水澡會促進血液循環,使人太興奮而無法睡覺。
blood circulation血液循環get(v.)促使,使得stimulate(v.)刺激,促進during(prep.)在……期間make(v.)使,讓people(n.)人們too…to太……而不能excited(adj.)興奮的
Samuel: That’s good to know. What else should I not do before sleep?
山謬爾:很高興知道這件事。還有什麼其它我不應在睡前做的事嗎?
good to know很高興知道else(adv.)其它,別的
Sarah: You should not eat too much and you shouldn’t do vigorous exercise, either.
莎拉:你也不應該吃太多和做劇烈運動。
too(adv.)太much(pron.)多的vigorous(adj.)有力的,劇烈的exercise(n.)運動either(adv.)也
Samuel: I get it. Thanks a lot! I am going to take a nap now.
山謬爾:我瞭解了,非常謝謝妳!我現在要去小睡片刻。
get(v.)知道,了解take a nap小睡一下