中阶教育|第35集：考前最佳临时抱佛脚的方式竟然是它？

音频一：

People suffering from sleep loss are adding increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes.

音频二：

Students who don't get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades. On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning & Memory finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test.

重点词汇：

1，obesity [ə(ʊ)'biːsɪtɪ] n.肥胖

2，crash / kræʃ / v.（使）〔车〕碰撞；〔飞机〕坠毁

同义替换：collide / kə'laɪd / v.碰撞，相撞

3，attendance / əˈtendəns / n. 出勤

poor attendance 出勤率低

4，on top of sth 除…之外

5，journal / 'dʒɜːnl / n. 期刊，杂志

同义替换：a serious magazine, diary

6， better off 更好的

反义词：worse off

7，last-minute adj. 最后一分钟的

跟读训练：

一、

People suffering from sleep loss are adding increased risk from obesity, psychological problems and car crashes.

被失眠困扰的人出现肥胖或心理问题的可能性更高，被卷入车祸事件的几率更大。

二、

Students who don't get enough sleep have poorer attendance and lower grades.

缺乏睡眠的学生出勤率偏低，分数更差。

On top of all that, a new study published in the journal Learning &Memory

除此之外，一份刊登在《学习与记忆》日报上的研究

finds you are probably better off sleeping than making last-minute preparations for a test.

发现睡觉比临时抱佛脚更有可能得到好结果。

背景拓展：

今天的核心内容是，睡觉太少people suffering from sleep loss 会有风险。包括：obesity肥胖症、psychological problems心理问题、甚至car crashes车祸。学生缺觉出勤低，成绩差poorer attendance and lower grades 所以，早睡真的很重要，you are probably better off sleeping。

有早起的人，也有晚睡的人，英文怎么表达呢？来，我们今天给你加一句话：

In contrast, “night owls” who go to bed between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. tend to consume more coffee, alcohol, refined sugars and processed meats than early risers.

相反，那些在晚上11点到3点之间睡觉的“夜猫子”,比早起的人往往消费更多咖啡、酒精、精制糖类和加工肉类。

学会了么？夜猫子就是，晚上的猫头鹰night owls，而早起鸟就是early risers.

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