台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是:
If you have trouble falling asleep that quickly, the studies found that you can still benefit from the coffee nap. Even just drinking the caffeine and getting a few minutes of restful half-sleep half-awakeness is going to make you feel more alert when you do get up 20 minutes later.
如果你很难那么快就入睡,这些研究发现你还是可以从咖啡小憩中获得好处。即使只是摄取咖啡因后,稍微半睡半醒地休息一阵子,过二十分钟后爬起来,你也会因此变得更机灵。
学习重点:
1.benefit 受惠
benefit (v.) 受惠
2.nap 打盹、小睡
nap (n.) 打盹、小睡
snap (v.) 猛咬、生气地说
3.restful 给人充分休息的、悠闲的
restful (adj.) 给人充分休息的、悠闲的
the rest of (phr.) 剩下的
put the rest of us to shame (phr.) 望尘莫及
4.awakeness 清醒
awakeness (n.) 清醒
awake (v.) 醒来
wake (v.) 醒来
5.alert 警觉的、灵活的
alert (adj.) 警觉的、灵活的
alarm (n.) 恐惧、担忧、警报