Hey kids! Today I want to talk about a very important topic… sleep!
Sleep is really important. Many people don't get enough sleep.
睡眠很重要，但是很多人都睡太少。
How much sleep is enough?
Adults should get about eight hours of sleep. What about kids? Babies need a lot of sleep. They need 12 to 16 hours of sleep. Wow! That's a lot of sleep.
大人需要睡八個小時，嬰兒要睡12到16個小時。
What about you guys?
Well, if you are 6 to 12 years old, you should get between 9 and 12 hours. If you are a teenager, you should get from 8 to 10 hours of sleep.
6到12歲，應該要睡9到12小時。青少年應該要睡8到10個小時。
So, do you get enough sleep? If you don't, you should go to bed earlier.
I know you guys have to wake up early for school.
我當然知道你們要早起去上學。
There are many reasons why you should get enough sleep. First, it helps you to stay healthy. Second, it helps you to think well.
充足的睡眠會讓你更健康，想事情也可以更清楚。
It's hard to think if you are tired, right?
There's also another interesting reason. People who don't get enough sleep eat more food. That's because people who don't sleep long enough are hungrier.
另外，睡不夠的人會吃得更多，因為他們更容易覺得餓。
So, if you sleep longer, you won't eat as much food. If you don't want to feel so hungry all the time, you should sleep more.
Well, I think it's time for me to go. It's time for me to take a nap!
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Vocabulary
睡眠有益身心，你每天睡幾個鐘頭？
1. Hour 小時。
I usually sleep 6 to 7 hours a day. 我一天通常睡六七個小時。
Lucky you! 你真幸運！
I can only sleep 4 hours. 我只能睡四個鐘頭。
2. Tired 疲倦。
Don't you feel tired? 你不覺得累嗎？
Of course I do. 當然會。
But I'm never too tired to have a good lunch. 不過從來不會累到沒辦法吃中飯。
3. Sleep 睡覺。
Why can't you sleep more? 你為什麼不能多睡一點兒？
I have too much work to do. 我有太多工作要做。
4. hungry 飢餓的。
And all this talk is making me hungry. 而且這些談話讓我肚子餓了。
Me too. Let's go out and eat. 我也是。我們出去吃吧。
Let's all get more sleep! 一起來讀單字。
hour 小時
tired 疲倦的
sleep 睡眠
hungry 飢餓的
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Quiz
1. What is this story mainly about?
A: Why people don't get enough sleep
B: Why sleep is important
C: Why people eat so much food
2. If you are between 6 and 12 years, how much sleep do you need?
A: 6 to 8 hours
B: 8 to 10 hours
C: 9 to 12 hours
3. What happens if you don't get enough sleep?
A: You don't eat as much food.
B You don't eat healthy food.
C: You are hungrier.
Answers
1. B
2. C
3. C
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