相关词汇
awake adj.醒着的
black eyes 黑眼圈
clock n. 闹钟
count sheep 数羊
dream v.做梦
fall asleep 睡着
get up 起床
go to bed 上床睡觉
insomnia n. 失眠
nightmare n. 梦魇;噩梦
oversleep v. 睡过头
quilt n. 被(子);被褥
sleeping pill 安眠药(片)
sleepless adj. 失眠的，不眠的，醒着的
sleepwalk n. & v. 梦游
sleepy adj.想睡的，磕睡的，困乏的
stressed out 筋疲力尽
stretch v. 伸(懒腰)
tired adj. 疲倦的
yawn v.打呵欠
情景对话
A: Good morning, Mike.
B: Morning, Kate.
A: You look sleepy with black eyes, and I see you yawn and stretch all the time. You didn't sleep well last night?
B: Not at all. I suffered insomnia last night. I was always sleepless. In the past, I always overslept. My mom told me that sometimes I even sleepwalk. It's so hard for me to fall asleep.
A: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
B: Do you know how I can sleep well?
A: Well, I think you should go to bed early every night.
And drink some milk before bed. After that, if you still can't sleep, try to count sheep.
B: I tried that. But it didn't work.
A: Oh, if so, try to take a few sleeping pills, but not too many.
B: OK, I will try. But are sleeping pills safe?
A: Not really. Or you can try to work very hard during the day to make yourself feel really tired, to some extent,stressed out. Maybe it will make you sleep well.
B: Alright. I'll try every means. Thank you very much.
A: You are welcome.
参考译文
A:早上好，迈克。
B:早上好，凯特。
A:你有黑眼圈，看起来很困的样子啊，而且还一直打哈欠、伸懒腰。你昨天晚上没有睡好?
B:没有。我昨晚失眠了。我经常睡不着。过去我总是睡过头。我妈告诉我说有时候我甚至还梦游。(而现在)要睡着对我来说太难了。
A:噢，我很遗憾听到你这样说。
B:你知道我怎么才能睡好吗?
A:我觉得你每天晚上应该早点睡觉。睡觉前喝点儿牛奶。之后，如果你还是睡不着，试试数羊。
B:我试过了。但是那不管用。
A:哦，如果是这样，那就试试服几片安眠药，但不宜太多。
B:好，我试试看。但是安眠药安全吗?
A:并不是安全。或者你可以试试白天尽可能努力工作让自己感觉很累，累到精疲力竭。或许这样可以让你睡好。
B:好吧。我会尝试各种办法的。非常感谢你。
A:不客气。
