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世界节假日博览(MP3+中英字幕) 第48期:世界睡眠日

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Everybody loves World Sleep Day.
所有人都喜欢过世界睡眠日。

This day was first held in 2008 by the World Association of Sleep Medicine (WASM).
2008年，世界睡眠医学协会率先发起了这一节日。

Its aim is to advance the health benefits of sleep worldwide.
该节日的目的是要在全球宣传睡眠对身体所带来的益处。

WASM wants to promote and encourage education and research into sleep, and the importance it has as a therapy in recovering from illnesses.
世界睡眠医学协会希望人们增加对睡眠的研究，最重要的是，睡眠能够有助疾病康复。

Dr. William C. Dement, a WASM spokesperson, said World Sleep Day will "hopefully will be an event that is successful and will continue in the foreseeable future.
世界睡眠医学协会发言人威廉·德门特博士称希望世界睡眠日能够取得成功，未来越办越好。

Everyone needs to understand how important sleep is, and how sleep is so important for a healthy life".
我们每个人都需要了解睡眠，以及睡眠对健康的重要性。”

WASM's website says "sleepiness and sleeplessness is a global epidemic that threatens health and quality of life".
世界睡眠医学协会官网称：“瞌睡和失眠是威胁生活质量和健康的全球疾病。”

Its logo is "Sleep well, live fully awake."
官网的标语为：“睡个好觉，清醒生活。”

Sleep is a basic bodily and mental need.
睡眠是身心的基本需求。

We all need to sleep, although the number of hours differs from person to person.
尽管睡眠时间因人而异，但是我们都需要睡眠。

Doctors do not know why sleep occurs, but they do all agree that it is essential for our survival.
医生还不清楚睡眠发生的原因，但是他们都认为睡眠对于人类生存非常重要。

Without enough sleep, the body can die.
缺少足够的睡眠，我们会死亡。

For many of us, sleep is one of the biggest pleasures in life.
对于许多人来说，睡眠是人生最幸福的事情之一。

Indeed, many people list sleeping as a hobby!
确实，许多人将睡眠归为爱好。

Sleep refreshes and energizes us and restores our brain into top working order.
睡眠能够让我们精神焕发，让大脑恢复最佳工作状态。

Sleep is also quite complicated.
睡眠还非常复杂。

One-third of adults have problems sleeping and suffer from insomnia.
有三分之一的成年人有睡眠问题，遭受着失眠的困扰。

There are over 80 sleep-related disorders.
与失眠有关的疾病达80多种。

Other people are lucky and have no problems at all getting off to sleep.
有些人非常幸运，没有睡眠问题。

Some people sleep as soon as their head hits the pillow.
许多人一碰枕头就着。

Do you sleep well?
你的睡眠好吗？

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1.as soon as 一..就..

例句：We chose the house for our home as soon as we saw it.

我们一看见这所房子，就把它选作我们的家了*8lN,nX(H_3Y(w+7。

2.health benefit 利于健康

例句：The health benefit: reducing stress by saving time.

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3.foreseeable future 可预见的未来

例句：I hope that this foreseeable future extends beyond the horizon, and that Steve Jobs can stay with Apple and if not with Apple, with his family and loved ones, for a long, long time.

我希望这种可以预见的未来来延长超过地平线，可以让乔布斯呆在苹果，即便不能和苹果在一起，也希望可以和他家人和爱的人待很长很长时间W0]z,ys1dgw7n1!w。

4.suffer from 遭受

例句：How long have you been suffering from a headache?

你头痛有多久了?

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重点单词		查看全部解释
quality	['kwɔliti]	想一想再看 n. 品质，特质，才能 adj. 高品质的
insomnia	[in'sɔmniə]	想一想再看 n. 失眠(症)	联想记忆 X 单词insomnia 联想记忆： in不+somn睡眠+ia表名词，“某种病”→失眠症
epidemic	[.epi'demik]	想一想再看 n. 传染病，流行病 adj. 流行的，传染性	联想记忆 X 单词epidemic 联想记忆： epi在…外，dem人民－在一群人之外－流行性的e出，pi，dem＝dam大坝：出门在大坝上方便－底下的人容易被疾病传染－传染性的，流行性的
benefit	['benifit]	想一想再看 n. 利益，津贴，保险金，义卖，义演 vt.	联想记忆 X 单词benefit 联想记忆： bene好，fit做－做事后的好处
mental	['mentl]	想一想再看 adj. 精神的，脑力的，精神错乱的 n. 精	联想记忆 X 单词mental 联想记忆： ment思考，神智+al→智力的；精神的
stress	[stres]	想一想再看 n. 紧张，压力 v. 强调，着重
complicated	['kɔmplikeitid]	想一想再看 adj. 复杂的，难懂的动词complica
essential	[i'senʃəl]	想一想再看 n. 要素，要点 adj. 必要的，重要的，本	联想记忆 X 单词essential 联想记忆： essence（n 基本；本质；香精）
foreseeable	['fɔ:si:əbl]	想一想再看 adj. 能预测的；可预知的
association	[ə.səusi'eiʃən]	想一想再看 n. 联合，结合，交往，协会，社团，联想	联想记忆 X 单词association 联想记忆： as加强＋soc社会+ion→社团；联合