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things you might have been told about sleep but aren’t completely true.

你可能聽說過的有關睡眠的事，這些都不是完全正確的。

Insomniacs Have Difficulty Falling Asleep

失眠患者入睡困難

Insomnia is a complex sleep disorder. Difficulty falling asleep is just one of its four symptoms.

失眠是很復雜的睡眠障礙。難以入睡只是四大癥狀之一。

The others, according to the National Sleep Foundation are waking up early and not being able to fall back asleep, waking often, and waking up feeling unrefreshed.

根據美國國家睡眠基金會，其它癥狀是：醒得過早、醒來以后難以再次入睡、經常中途醒來、醒來之后疲憊無力。

There are things you can do to alleviate insomnia and other sleep problems.

你可以采取一些措施減輕失眠和其它睡眠問題。

The best treatment for the long-term usually isn’t medication; cognitive behavioral therapy may last longer.

但治療長期失眠的最有效的方法不是藥；認知行為治療的效果也許會更持久一些。

【知識點講解】

fall asleep v.入睡； 睡著；

例句：

As we fall asleep the amplitude of brain waves slowly becomes greater.

進入睡眠狀態時，我們的腦電波振幅慢慢變大。

After changing the bed, I would fall asleep quickly.

換了床單，我很快就能睡著。

Poor sleepers take longer to fall asleep than good sleepers.

與睡眠好的人相比，睡眠不好的人要花更長的時間才能入睡。

according to 根據，按照； 據…所說； 如； 比照

例句：

The route that the boatmen choose varies according to the water level.

船夫選擇的路線會隨水位的變化而有所不同。

He advocates streaming children, and educating them according to their needs.

他提倡把學生按能力分班，因需施教。

According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story.

根據控方意見，官員們精心編造了事情經過。

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