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It's important to get enough sleep. We are often told that it's important to get enough sleep, but do we know why?
睡眠充足很重要。我們經常聽到睡眠充足很重要，但是我們知道為什么嗎？
The truth is, even scientists can't agree on why we need to sleep. However, it's clear that the less we sleep, the worse we perform in everyday life.
真相是，甚至科學家都無法對我們為什么需要睡眠達成共同意見。但是很明顯睡得少，在日常生活中我們表現就越糟糕。
Have you ever felt tired in the middle of the day, especially after lunch? Actually, this is quite normal.
中午尤其是午餐之后，你有沒有感到疲憊？事實上，這是相當正常的。
Researchers have found that it may be healthier to sleep twice a day - a long sleep at night, and a nap in the afternoon.
研究人員發現一天睡兩次更加健康—晚上一次長時間睡眠以及中午一次小憩。
Even a ten-minute nap at lunchtime can allow us to work better in the afternoon.
中午睡十分鐘也能讓我們下午工作更好。
And if we really can't find a chance to nap, we should get a longer sleep at night so we don't feel tired after lunch.
如果我們沒時間小憩，我們應該在晚上睡得更久一點，這樣午餐后就不會覺得累了。
Not getting enough sleep has serious effects on our brain's ability to work.
得不到充足睡眠對我們大腦的工作能力有著嚴重影響。
If you go without sleep, you might have problems with your memory or with your concentration.
不睡覺，你或許會出現記憶問題或是注意力問題。
In order to concentrate at school or perform well in tests, we really need to get a good night's sleep.
為了上課專心或是在測試中取得高分，我們真的需要晚上睡個好覺。
Some people have trouble sleeping, especially if they are nervous or stressed about something.
一些人有睡眠問題，特別是如果他們緊張或壓力大。
Sleep experts say that it's better not to try too hard to get to sleep, and certainly not to keep looking at the time.
睡眠專家表示最好不要太過努力的嘗試入睡，也不要一直看時間。
To have good sleeping habits, it's better to sleep at regular times, and to sleep in a dark and quiet environment.
為了養成好的睡眠習慣，最好按時睡覺，并且在黑暗安靜的環境中入睡。
It's also good not to sleep too soon after eating, or after drinking too much water.
也不要在飯后或喝太多水后入睡。
The amount of sleep we need is different from person to person, though the average seems to be just under eight hours.
我們所需的睡眠量因人而異，但平均時間是8小時。
Jim Steed, a sleep researcher, has a simpler way of looking at it. "Forget about facts and figures. If we feel tired in the daytime, it means we need to get more sleep."
睡眠研究員，吉姆.斯蒂德有一種更簡單的方法。”忘掉事實和數據。如果我們白天感到疲勞，這就意味著我們需要更多的睡眠。”
