I can't go to sleep at night. What are some helpful ways to help
me go to sleep faster?
Dear Reader,
Sleep can sometimes prove elusive. Even more mystifying is the
fact that each person’s sleep latency?or the time it takes to
fall asleep?is different; some people can be in dreamland in ten
minutes while others struggle to get quality shut-eye and may
take close to an hour to nod off completely. The toll of being
tired is nothing to yawn at, especially when you have to be up
and at ‘em early in the morning for work, study, or even play.
If you’ve been consistently unable to fall asleep at night, you’re
probably beyond counting sheep and drinking a glass of warm milk
before bed.
------------------------------------------quoted from Go Ask
Alice!---
to be continued;
・go to sleep 寝つく、眠りにつく、寝入る
I always try to go to sleep before eleven o'clock.
私はいつも11時前に寝るように心がけている。
・sleep faster 早く寝る
They found that writing a to-do list helps people get to sleep
faster. 彼らは、to-doリストを書くことが人々がより早く眠るのに役立つことを発見しました。
・elusive （音)ilu':siv (形)うまく逃げる、捕まえにくい、見つけにくい
Despite many attempts to uncover his identity, Banksy remains
as elusive as ever.
バンクシーは、身元を明らかにしようとする多くの試みにも関わらず、依然として見つけ出すのが困難なままだ。
・mystify (音)mi'stэfα`i (他動)煙にまく、当惑させる、神秘的にする、不可解にする
His personality is so mystifying that nobody can predict his
actions.
彼の性格はとても不可解なので誰も彼の行動を予測することができない。
・latency (音)le'itnsi (名)潜伏時間、潜時、待ち時間、反応時間
It is efficient for throughput and latency.
これはスループットや遅延において効率的です。
・fall asleep 眠りに落ちる、眠り込む、寝入る、寝込む、眠りにつく
Don't fall asleep during the class.
授業中に寝てはいけません。
・dreamland (音)dri':mlaend (名)夢の国、ユートピア、眠り
Yawn. Now I'm gonna go to dreamland.
ふわぁ。じゃあ、そろそろ寝ますね。
・shut-eye (名)一眠
I need some shut-eye.
私は一眠りする必要があります。
・nod off こっくりする、うとうとする、居眠りする
Last night I began to nod off in front of the TV.
昨夜、私はテレビの前で居眠りをしてしまった。
・toll (音)to'ul (名)犠牲、損害、代価
Death toll rises to 12 after earthquake.
地震による犠牲者は、12人にのぼった。
・yawn (音)jo':n (自動)あくびをする、大きく口を開ける
Yawning is catching. あくびはうつる。
・count sheep 羊を数える、ヒツジの頭数を数える
Tom closed his eyes and began to count sheep.
トムは目を閉じ、羊を数え始めた。
■構文チェック! 覚えておくと、会話力がつきまます。
・私は夜なかなか寝付けません。
I can't go to sleep at night.
・私が早く眠るのに役に立つある程度の有益な方法は何ですか？
What are some helpful ways to help me go to sleep faster?
・睡眠は時に理解しずらいことが分かるものです。
Sleep can sometimes prove elusive.
・さらに不可解なのはそれぞれの人のスリープ待ち時間
- 眠りに落ちるまでの時間 -
がそれぞれ違っているという事実です；
Even more mystifying is the fact that each person’s sleep
latency-or the time it takes to fall asleep-is different;
・何人かの人たちは10分で夢の世界に入ることがきますが他の人たちは質の高い睡眠をとるのに苦労して完全にうとうとするのに1時間近くかかる可能性があります。
some people can be in dreamland in ten minutes while others
struggle to get quality shut-eye and may take close to an hour to
nod off completely.
・特にあなたが仕事、勉強あるいは遊びのために朝早く起きなければならない場合、疲れの代価はあくびをするようなことではありません。
The toll of being tired is nothing to yawn at, especially when
you have to be up and at ‘em early in the morning for work,
study, or even play.
・もしあなたが夜にはいつも寝付けないで来たというなら、あなたはたぶん寝る前に羊を数えたり温かい牛乳を飲んだりするどころではないでしょう。
If you’ve been consistently unable to fall asleep at night,
you’re probably beyond counting sheep and drinking a glass of
warm milk before bed.
■対訳
私が早く眠るのに役に立つある程度の有益な方法は何ですか？
→What are some helpful ways to help me go to sleep faster?
睡眠は時に理解しずらいことが分かるものだわ。
→Sleep can sometimes prove elusive.
さらに不可解なのはそれぞれの人のスリープ待ち時間
- 眠りに落ちるまでの時間 -
がそれぞれ違っているという事実だわ；
→Even more mystifying is the fact that each person’s sleep
latency-or the time it takes to fall asleep-is different;
何人かの人たちは10分で夢の世界に入ることができるけど他の人たちは質の高い睡眠をとるのに苦労して完全にうとうとするのに1時間近くかかる可能性があるわ。
→some people can be in dreamland in ten minutes while others
struggle to get quality shut-eye and may take close to an hour to
nod off completely.
特にあなたが仕事、勉強あるいは遊びのために朝早く起きなければならない場合、疲れの代価はあくびをするようなことではないわ。
→The toll of being tired is nothing to yawn at, especially when
you have to be up and at ‘em early in the morning for work,
study, or even play.
もしあなたが夜にはいつも寝付けないで来たというなら、あなたはたぶん寝る前に羊を数えたり温かい牛乳を飲んだりするどころではないでしょう。
→If you’ve been consistently unable to fall asleep at night,
you’re probably beyond counting sheep and drinking a glass of
warm milk before bed.
■暗唱練習
I can't go to sleep at night. What are some helpful ways to help
me go to sleep faster?
Sleep can sometimes prove elusive. Even more mystifying is the
fact that each person’s sleep latency-or the time it takes to
fall asleep-is different; some people can be in dreamland in ten
minutes while others struggle to get quality shut-eye and may
take close to an hour to nod off completely. The toll of being
tired is nothing to yawn at, especially when you have to be up
and at ‘em early in the morning for work, study, or even play.
If you’ve been consistently unable to fall asleep at night, you’re
probably beyond counting sheep and drinking a glass of warm milk
before bed.
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(amazon.com)
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