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本周我们将讨论睡眠这一话题。新研究表明，睡眠不足（或睡眠剥夺）可对我们的学习能力产生负面影响。今天我们就来具体谈一谈，并学习些与睡眠有关的语言。
So Rob, are you saying the more sleep I get, the cleverer I will be?
Rob，按你刚刚所说，我睡的越多，就会越聪明，是吗？
Not exactly - but we could put that to the test now by seeing if you know the answer to this week’s question.This is about Randy Gardner, who holds the world record for the longest period of time without sleep. Do you know how long he stayed awake for? Was it: a) 5 days b) 8 days c) 11 days 
也不完全是。但我可以给你做个测试，看看你是否知道本期问题的答案。问题与Randy Gardner有关，他曾创下最长时间不睡觉的世界纪录。那么你知道他有多久没睡觉吗？A.5天 B.8天 C.11天
Rob, I’m going to go for the ambitious c) 11 days without sleep.
那我选C，11天。
Well, I’ll let you know the answer at the end of the programme, if you can stay awake that long! Now, let’s talk more about this link between sleep and the ability to learn.Researchers from Boston College in the USA have found the lack of sleep is a significant – so important – factor in lowering the achievement of school pupils. The findings could be relevant to any of us who are trying to learn something.
恩，节目最后我会告诉你答案，但你得一直保持清醒哦~好了，现在我们来讨论下睡眠与学习能力之间的联系。美国波士顿大学的研究者发现睡眠不足是降低学习成绩的重要因素。其实此结果可与每个想学习的人息息相关。
That’s true. The most interesting fact is that it is more of a problem in affluent countries – so wealthier countries such as the United States, England, France and Saudi Arabia. 
没错。更有趣的是越在较富裕国家，这个问题越明显。如美国、英国、法国和沙特阿拉伯。
Students here are more affected by influences from their home life.
那里的学生更易受到家庭生活的影响。
You’re talking about computers and TVs in their bedrooms and using smartphones?Yes, that’s right. They’re tempted by all this technology instead of just getting their heads down and having a good night’s sleep.The survey found 80% of 13 and 14-year-olds in the US were identified by their teachers as being affected by lack of sleep. The international average was 57%. 
你是指卧室中的电脑、电视和他们使用的智能手机吗？没错。他们会受到这些技术产品的诱惑而无法乖乖上床、好好睡觉。调查发现，80%的美国13-14岁少年受到睡眠不足的影响。而国际平均比例为57%。
Let’s hear from William Myers who is the Principal at South River High School in the United States.He says this is a challenge for teachers. What other word does he use to mean ‘lacking in energy’?
接下来让我们听一段美国南河高中校长William Myers的讲话。他提到教师们面临着很大挑战。请仔细听他用哪个词表示缺乏精力。
If we didn’t make our classes more engaging, we would see a decline in our performance.We would see that school-wide, and in many of our classes, we would see students who were lethargic, sleepy, maybe heads down at the end of the day.So we have to put a lot of work into keeping them alert and keeping them excited about school.
如果不把课堂变得生动有趣，那么我们将看到学生表现下降。而且这不局限于某个课程、某个班级，而是很多课程，整个学校。学生们最终会无精打采、甚至昏昏欲睡。所以我们采取了很多举措，以让学生保持清醒，对学校兴奋。

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