doze off 入睡

dormant 休眠的，沉睡的

dopey 迷迷糊糊的

wide awake 完全清醒的

fast asleep 熟睡的

the land of nod 在睡梦中

drowsy 半梦半醒的，睡意朦胧的

snap out of it 从…迅速恢复过来

alertness 清醒

glaze 发呆，（眼神）变呆滞

lull 使发困， 使安静

drift-off 渐渐入睡

hypnagogic 催眠的，入睡前的

sleeping on it 考虑一晚上，把…留到第二天再作决定

pipe dream 白日梦

catch someone napping 使某人措手不及、猝不及防

测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. How much of our lives do we spend asleep on average?

2. True or false: Everybody falls asleep in the same way.

3. What is the aim of this research?

4. How does the period before sleep enable creativity?

5. What practical medical application for this research is mentioned in the article?

2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。

1. John, put that down! Do you know how much caffeine there is in that drink? You won’t sleep! You’ll be ______ all night. 

out like a light       dopey       wide awake       alertness

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