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You might think that most of thepatients at sleep clinics are being treated for sleeplessness, commonlyreferred to as______,but that is not the case. The majority of sleep-clinic patients suffer from______of excessive sleep, or "_____." While most______somehow manage to dragthemselves through the day and function at______, although not______levels, this is not so for peoplewho suffer from hypersomnia. They are______by______urges to sleep during the day, often ininappropriate situations—at business meetings, in supermarkets, or at parties.Even more dangerous is their failure to remain awake when driving or operatingmachinery. Falling asleep in such situations could obviously be______.Many______suffer from______,for which the primary______is excessive daytime sleepiness. Though notapparent in childhood, this symptom most often appears for the first time duringthe teen years and continues throughout a person's life. The sleep attacks mayoccur as many as fifteen to twenty times during the course of the day and lastfor periods from fifteen minutes up to two hours. What can be done to helpthose suffering from narcolepsy? There are certain drugs that can help, andspecialists suggest______,______to decrease the frequency of such sleepattacks.
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【填空答案】
insomnia:n. [U]失眠(症)
disorder:n. [C]混乱,无秩序状态
hypersomnia:n. [U]睡眠过度,嗜睡
insomniac:n. [C]失眠症患者
acceptable:adj. 可接受的,合意的
optimal:adj. 最佳的,最理想的
incapacitate:v. 使无能力,使不能胜任
irresistible:adj. 不可抵抗的
life-threatening:adj. 有生命危险的
hypersomniac:n. [C]嗜睡症患者
narcolepsy:n. [C]嗜睡发作
symptom:n. [C]症状
voluntary:adj. 主动的,故意的
nap:n. [C](白天)小睡,打盹
【听力原文】
You might think that most of the patients at sleep clinicare being treated for sleeplessness, commonly referred to as insomnia, but thatis not the case. The majority of sleep-clinic patients suffer from disorders ofexcessive sleep --- or "hypersomnia." While most insomniacs somehowmanage to drag themselves through the day and function at acceptable, althoughnot optimal, levels, this is not so for people who suffer from hypersomnia.
They are incapacitated by irresistible urges to sleep during the day, often ininappropriate situations --- at business meetings, in supermarkets, or atparties. Even more dangerous is their failure to remain awake when driving oroperating machinery. Falling asleep in such situations could obviously belife-threatening.
Many hypersomniacs suffer from narcolepsy, for which the primary symptom isexcessive daytime sleepiness. Though not apparent in childhood, this symptommost often appears for the first time during the teen years and continuesthroughout a person's life. The sleep attacks may occur as many as fifteen totwenty times during the course of the day and last for periods from fifteenminutes up to two hours.
What can be done to help those suffering from narcolepsy? There are certaindrugs that can help, and specialists suggest voluntary napping to decrease thefrequency of such sleep attacks.
【听力精解】
1、insomnia意思是失眠症,相关的病症在此列举一下:cholera 霍乱diabetes 糖尿病insanity 精神病leukemia 白血病malaria 疟疾narcolepsy 嗜眠症。当然还有很多,以上几个是比较常见的,不必一定背过,但是见了以后知道是什么意思就可以了。
2、at acceptable, 这个短语很特殊,其实是个特殊用法,意思是可接受的。与我们平时见得短语形式上很不一样,不过问题不大,当我们再遇到的时候就没问题了。
3、Incapacitated是“使不能”的意思,这个词很明显是capable“有能力的”的变形词。当然还有一点需要注意,就是前面的否定词缀in. 现在帮大家总结一下,我们经常见的否定词缀有in- im- un- anti- dis- un- non- ir- 等,所以再遇到以前学过的名词或者形容词前面加了上述否定词缀的,就是反义词啦。
4、the teen years 指的是13-19岁的青少年。Teen 和我们经常见的teenager 联系很密切,这一点从词型上就能看出噢。
5、specialists suggest voluntary napping to decrease thefrequency of such sleep attacks. Specialists意为“专家”。voluntary napping 是“自愿午睡”的意思。这句话可以译为“专家建议自愿午睡,这样可以减少睡眠质量低下的频率”。
【参考译文】
你可能会认为,大多数病人在睡眠诊所正在为治疗失眠,通常称为失眠,但情况并非如此。睡眠门诊就诊的患者大部分患有疾病过度睡眠---或“嗜睡”。虽然大多数失眠症患者不知何故管理拖动自己走过的日子,在可接受的功能,虽然不是最佳,水平,却不是这样的人遭受嗜睡。
他们是无行为能力的,由不可抗拒的敦促白天睡觉,经常在不适当的情况下---在商务会议,在超市,或在各方。更危险的是保持清醒驾驶或操作机器时,他们的失败。在这种情况下睡着了,显然是危及生命。
许多hypersomniacs遭受从嗜睡症,主要症状是白天过度嗜睡。虽然在童年并不明显,此症状最常出现首次在青少年时期,整个一个人的生活继续。睡眠攻击,可能会出现多达十五至二十次,在一天的课程,最后十五分钟期间长达两个小时。
可以做些什么以帮助那些患有嗜睡症吗?有一定的药物,可以帮助,专家建议,自愿午睡,以减少这种睡眠攻击的频率。
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