49. Stop Snoring! P.329

 

　　Millions of families have trouble falling asleep. Do you know why? There's someone in the family whohas a snoring problem. The problem can be quite serious. In some cases, couples have to sleep in separatebedrooms. And in others, kids can never study or even watch TV once Dad hits the sack¹.
So how can we avoid being a snoring nuisance²? One way is to avoid eating a big meal before going to bed.
Drinking alcohol³ near bedtime is something, which also causes snoring. Changing the position in which thesnorer sleeps also helps. Another alternative is to wear ear plugs. But if all these ideas fail, you haveonly one choice: Wake the snorer up. Tell him it's his turn to watch you sleep.

 

snore  vi.打呼噜
How often do you have a physical (checkup)? 身体检查  physical problem   problem,diffculty可数 trouble不可数 
Dear Jean letter 男给女的绝交信
deep-seated problem 老毛病    Smoking is his deep-seaed problem.根深蒂固的   或：deep-rooted
In U.S.A. in most cases, private schools are better than public schools.
hit the sack 就寝 = turn in = go to bed       pillow 枕头
mosquitoes 蚊子
eat between meals 吃零食
liquor⁴ 烈酒
snatch  n.片刻
alternative = choice = option
Peter had no option/choice, but to fire Bruce.
 

1 sack   

n.袋子，劫掠；vt.解雇，劫掠，把...装入袋子

参考例句：

• They made him pay for his offence by giving him the sack.他们解雇了他，从而使他因自己的过错而受到了惩罚。
• If you're late again tomorrow,you'll get the sack!如果你明天再迟到，那就卷铺盖走吧！

2 nuisance   

n.讨厌的东西，讨厌的人

参考例句：

• The dog is a terrible nuisance.这只狗真令人讨厌。
• What a horrid nuisance!真讨厌！

3 alcohol   

n.酒精，乙醇；含酒精的饮料

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors.法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。
• The alcohol is industrial.这些酒精是供工业用的。

4 liquor   

n.酒，烈性酒

参考例句：

• He keeps away from liquor and tobacco.他不喝酒，不抽烟。
• The liquor is not strong enough.这酒不够劲儿。