純正地道美語 第227期(外教講解):準備睡覺
Jill: Alex, what’s up with you? You look dreadful!
Alex: Hey， Jill, I don’t know. I’ve been having trouble sleeping these past few weeks. I usually lie in bed for hours trying to get to sleep . I’ve tried stretching and different breathing techniques before going to bed . I’ve tried eating and not eating different foods. I’ve even tried counting sheep! And then when I finally get to sleep , I have these really disturbing nightmares, so I usually wake up in a panic and more tired than before I went to sleep .
Jill: Wow, maybe you should get that checked out. Maybe you’re stressed?
C:Just take some sedatives! Works for me! Every so often having some melatonin on hand helps me when I have trouble sleeping . It works on all kinds of sleeping disorders . It’s the stuff pilots use to regulate their sleeping patterns.
Jill: I heard of that. But does that apply to Alex’s situation?
C:Ya sure, why not ? Sounds like he only has transient insomnia since it’s a recent thing so taking melatonin do the trick.
Jill: But shouldn’t he be looking into WHY it’s been happening?
C:Well，aren’t you the little psychologist? Our buddy’s having trouble sleeping , it’s easy and curable. It’s not something freakish like if he was a sleepwalker.
Alex: Well, there’s that， too.
get to sleep 睡着
nightmare n.惡夢
sleeping disorder 睡眠混亂
sedative n.鎮靜劑
sleeping pattern 睡眠時間
do the trick 有效
go to sleep 入睡
Jill: Alex你怎麼了？你看起來臉色不好。
Alex: Jill你好。我不知道。過去的幾個星期我睡得很不好。我總是早早躺在牀上準備睡覺。在上牀錢我試着伸展和嘗試不同的呼吸技巧。我嘗試着吃東西而且並不吃很多樣的食物。我嘗試過數綿羊。當我最終入睡時，我總是做惡夢，所以我總是驚恐地醒來，比入睡前更疲勞。
Jill: 也行你應該去就檢查下。也許你感到壓抑？
C: 指服些鎮靜劑。確實有效。當我睡眠有問題是，我總是吃些褪黑激素幫我入睡。它對各種睡眠紊亂都有效。它是來限定睡眠時間的領頭羊。
Jill: 我聽過那種藥。Alex的狀況適合用這種藥嗎？
C: 當然，爲什麼不會呢？聽上去他只患有短暫的失眠症，因爲最近他才遇到問題，所以服用褪黑激素會管用。
Jill: 他不應該調查下失眠的原因嗎？
C: 你不就是心理醫生嗎？我們兄弟有睡眠問題，但是容易治癒。如果他沒有夜遊症，這個問題並不奇怪。
Alex: 說得也是。
