中阶教育|第35集：自测版纯净原声

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.

彩蛋句：

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.

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。