朗文英语听说教程一(7)

听说考试

Unit 9 A Good Night`s sleep

P：How is your sleep recently?

S：not good，I don`s sleep unitl 1 olock at night

P：oh, I sympathise with your plight。What are you doing recently?

S：nothing,probably I think a lot at night

P：what do you think?

S：much about works

P：Oh，I think you are under pressure,I suggest that you can listen to some light music,it useful of sleeping quickly.

S：yes?I would like to have a try.

P：I have known much about the cause for sleep.working too much is the main cause.people today are very busy,they are working more and more hours everyday.as a result there is less time do other thinks.like read or pay bill or clean hourse,so people stay up later and get less sleep.

S：You seem to say that this is what I encounter questions.I heard that modern technology is another cause.now everything is turned on 24hours a day.think about it——we have electric lights,TV,and the internet,you can watch TV or listen to music or work on the computer any time ,and that makes us stay up later.

P：yes,you are also right,I think this cause will lead to some effects.this is mistakes at work.without enough sleep,we don`t function well——we don`t have enough energy and we can not always think very clearly.

S：By the way,I think another consequence of sleep deprivation is car accidents.and what can you do to sleep better at night?I want to know the way to sleep well. P：I think that drinking herbal tea and sleeping in a quiet room is useful of resting.we cannot eat a lot before bed and sleep in an un comfortable bed.