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Introduction What can you do when you can't sleep? Is there anything more frustrating than lying there in the dark with your eyes open - especially if it's not just now and then, but night after night? According to one expert in all things to do with sleep, there is one simple and effective solution - even if it seems like the opposite of what most people would suggest. Neil and Rob find out all about it and teach you the related vocabulary. This week's questionWhat is the record for the longest a human has gone without sleep? Is it: A) about seven days?
B) about nine days?
C) about 11 days? Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Vocabularyinsomnia
the condition of not being able to sleep tossing and turning
moving around a lot in bed and trying to get to sleep without success counter-intuitive
the opposite of what seems obvious or natural, but which may be correct decades
(here) many years diluted
made weaker chronic
long-lasting (of a medical condition) Transcript Note: This is not a word for word transcript
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发表于 2019-5-23 23:21:03
