看病就医篇：失眠（2）

A: How have you been doing lately¹?

B: Actually, I haven’t been sleeping well. I am kind of out of it.

A: Is there some reason why you can’t get enough sleep?

B: I go to bed, but I just can’t get comfortable enough to stay asleep.

A: When do you turn in for the night?

B: I usually try to go to bed around 11:00 or so during the week.

A: Do you have a lot on your mind when you try to go to sleep?

B: My mother is ill with cancer, and I think about her a lot.

A: Do you ever meditate² or read before bedtime³?

B: I usually watch a lot of television before I go to bed. Maybe I should try something else to help me quiet down.

 

A: 你最近怎么样？

B:事实上，我一直睡得不好。我有点不知所措。

A: 你为什么睡不饱？

B:我去睡觉了，但我就是睡不着。

A: 你什么时候睡觉？

B:我通常试着在11点左右上床睡觉。

A: 你想睡觉的时候脑子里有很多事吗？

B:我母亲得了癌症，我经常想起她。

A: 你有没有在睡前冥想或读书？

B:我通常在睡觉前看很多电视。也许我应该试试别的东西来帮助我安静下来。

1 lately   

adv.最近，不久前

参考例句：

• I don't like reading novels lately.近来我不喜欢读小说。
• She's only lately begun working here.最近她才开始在这儿工作。

2 meditate   

v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想

参考例句：

• It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
• I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。

3 bedtime   

n.就寝时间

参考例句：

• It's your bedtime. Go upstairs and go to bed.到睡觉的时间了，上楼去睡觉。
• If you go to bed now,I've read you a bedtime story.假使你现在就上床睡觉，我就念个睡前故事给你听。