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溫室效應影響睡眠 Hot Nights Can Equal Trouble
Hot Nights Can Equal Trouble
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溫室效應影響睡眠 Hot Nights Can Equal Trouble
當晚上因為太熱而無法入眠，就會浮現許多問題。
目錄 / You Can Do This 英文試金石 / 中文翻譯
健康百科
When it’s impossible to sleep at night because of the heat, many problems arise.
All over the world, temperatures are going up at night due to global warming. A study found that when the temperature at night is over 30°C, the length of nightly sleep decreases by over 14 minutes. This may not seem like a lot at first, but a study reveals that a global average of 44 hours of sleep are lost for each person per year.
When people lack sleep, their immune systems become weak. They get sick and forgetful, and there is even a higher risk of major diseases like cancer. Not enough sleep at night can also create an unsafe environment during the day. Those who drive to work or operate heavy machines may not pay attention and cause more accidents than they would if they were well rested.
Unfortunately, women, the elderly, and poor people are most affected by rising temperatures. Women’s bodies cool quicker in the evening than men’s when going to sleep, so they feel the heat sooner. Older people generally sleep less because they have poor body temperature control, so sleeping in the heat is a real problem.In poor nations, people have less access to fans or air conditioning; therefore, they don’t have any way to lower the temperatures in their bedrooms. There are many problems caused by global warming, and not getting enough sleep is another one.
n. （對人、地、物的）接近或使用的權利或門徑（與介詞 to 並用）
vt. 使用；（電腦）存取（資料）
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immune [ɪˋmjun]
a. 免疫的
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decrease [dɪˋkris]
vt. & vi. 減少
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risk [rɪsk]
vt. 冒……的風險
n. 風險
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global [ˋglob!]
a. 全球的，全世界的
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elderly [ˋɛldɚlɪ]
a. 年老的
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generally [ˋdʒɛnərəlɪ]
adv. 通常，一般地
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nightly [ˋnaɪtlɪ]
a. 夜間的
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forgetful [fɚˋgɛtfəl]
a. 健忘的
Practical Phrases
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global warming 全球暖化
Global warming is an issue which we can’t pay too much attention to.
全球暖化是個我們再注意也不為過的議題。
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have access to... 接觸到……；利用……
Students in this school have easy access to the lab.
該校的學生可隨時使用實驗室。
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elderly people 老年人（泛指所有老年人）
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the elderly 老年人（泛指所有老年人）
= elderly people
We should learn to respect the elderly.
我們應學習尊重長者。
You Can Do This 英文試金石
請依句意在空格內填入適當的字詞
1. 過去五十年來總年降雨量已減少大約四英寸。
Total yearly rainfall has __________ by about four inches over the last five decades.
2. 可以請你示範給我看怎麼操作這臺微波爐嗎?
Could you show me how to ___________ this microwave?
3. 大家普遍接受這所學校中的大部分孩子都絕頂聰明。
It is __________ accepted that most of the kids in this school are extremely smart.