时间:2018-12-30 作者:英语课 分类:托福听力短文


英语课
(Woman) You might think that most of the patients at sleep clinic are being treated for sleeplessness 1, commonly referred to as insomnia 2, but that is not the case. The majority of sleep-clinic patients suffer from disorders 3 of excessive sleep --- or "hypersomnia." While most insomniacs somehow manage to drag themselves through the day and function at acceptable, although not optimal 4, levels, this is not so for people who suffer from hypersomnia.

They are incapacitated by irresistible 5 urges to sleep during the day, often in inappropriate situations --- at business meetings, in supermarkets, or at parties. Even more dangerous is their failure to remain awake when driving or operating machinery 6. Falling asleep in such situations could obviously be life-threatening.

Many hypersomniacs suffer from narcolepsy, for which the primary symptom is excessive daytime sleepiness. Though not apparent in childhood, this symptom most often appears for the first time during the teen years and continues throughout a person's life. The sleep attacks may occur as many as fifteen to twenty times during the course of the day and last for periods from fifteen minutes up to two hours.

What can be done to help those suffering from narcolepsy? There are certain drugs that can help, and specialists suggest voluntary napping to decrease the frequency of such sleep attacks.


n.失眠,警觉
  • Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness. 现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. 医生们对他的奇异的不眠感到疑惑。 来自英语晨读30分(高三)
n.失眠,失眠症
  • Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
  • He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。
n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 );凌乱;骚乱;(身心、机能)失调
  • Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告,厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.最适宜的;最理想的;最令人满意的
  • What is the optimal mix of private and public property rights in natural resources?私人和国家的自然资源产权的最适宜的组合是什么?
  • Optimal path planning is a key link for the sailing contest.帆船最优行驶路径规划是帆船比赛取胜的关键环节。
adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的
  • The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前,势不可挡。
  • She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。
n.(总称)机械,机器;机构
  • Has the machinery been put up ready for the broadcast?广播器材安装完毕了吗?
  • Machinery ought to be well maintained all the time.机器应该随时注意维护。
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acronyx
agent-in-charge
akamushi disease
alpha-fefoprotein
alveoli dentales mandibulae
anti
armozines
arylamino
assiduous in
autotrol
basic operator panel display register
bastardisers
bn
Botal's ligament
bug check
carcinoma of tonsil
castelsantangelo sul nera
central metabolic pathway
clinical
cold deformation strengthening
conical shock wave
crakes
crownair
d-glutamic oxidase
dinitrated
do martial arts
double solvent extraction process
drynurses
duodenal ulcers
dynamic programming application
eighther
fiduciary business
Fiedeler's disease
Franz Josef I
glass valves
good mark
grammo
high low lamp
impact radiation
indigitating
inhibitory interneuron
inner oil seal ring
kentrell
lamaic
lapsed cheque
lending upon consideration
light section mill
line-to-line valve
linear bounded automation
make so bold
marcus-aurelius
melamine-alkyd resin adhesive
modular structure
N-methyl-p-phenylene-diamine
neodymium phosphate
nitroxinil
non coherent integration
non open port
oikocryst
origin of walk
otium cum dignitate
overlay management routine
oxygen compounds
paper-mill foam oil
Pennsylvanian period
persistants
Phalut Pk.
protaetia orientalis sakaii
protoscripture
pulse parameters standard
reel adjuster
research and development appropriability
rheumatic encephalitis
Roman alum
Romanophone
Sajókaza
savourous
seed processing combination unit
serologic reaction
shepherd's purse
shero
side wall interior panel
single molecule analysis
single point mooring tower
small calorie ( cal )
solid waste processing system
special row
staple removers
stone baby
street justice
string wrench
surf casting
the fringe
transversocostal
triblet
triple valve piston
ultraluminescence
vaporettoes
waist-gunner
Whisky Tango
work-sharing