Clean Your Brain With Sleep
My grandma is about 80 years old.
Let’s see …
if she sleeps for 7 or 8 hours
every night … that’s …
(SFX: calculator or
computer clicking sounds)…
Wow!
My grandma has slept for
maybe 25 years of her life!
That’s amazing!
Some people think sleeping is a waste of time.
有些人認為睡覺很浪費時間。
But they are wrong!
Scientists say they are learning more and
more about why humans need to sleep for
such a long time every day.
And the biggest reason
1.why humans need sleep?
— Sleep cleans your brain.
科學家研究出來睡眠
可”清洗”腦袋。
In general, sleep is good for your body,
but it’s really good for your brain.
睡覺對腦袋特別好。
Every day,
our brains work really hard!
2.Our brains work super fast,like a
supercomputer.
人類的腦袋運作得很快。
3.But if we don’t give
out brains time to rest,
they can become confused
and slow.
All of that information inside gets
cluttered and messy.
不休息的話思緒會變亂、會變慢。
You could say
the information our brains get “dirty”
if they don’t get enough rest.
Sleep is like putting your brain
in the washing machine!
When you sleep for about
8 hours and have a nice, deep
sleep, your brain can slow down and
clean itself.
That’s why deep sleep is
super important!
It’s kind of funny if you think about it,
but if you want to enjoy the time
when you’re awake …
you need to get enough sleep!
My grandma has a strong brain.
She says it’s because
she gets good, deep
sleep every day.
我奶奶的腦袋超好，因為她每晚都睡得很飽。
I’m going to do that, too.
I’m going to give my poor brain time to clean
itself … by sleeping!
I think I’ll sleep now.
(sfx: snoring)
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Vocabulary
So do you get 8 hours of sleep every day?
1. Sleep睡眠。
I was so tired last night!
I slept 12 hours.
我昨晚好累，睡了十二個鐘頭。
How long did she sleep?
她睡了多久?
A long time.很久。
2. Need需要。
Do you need some rest?
You don’t look okay.
你需要休息一下嗎? 你看起來不大好。
Food is what I need.
我需要的是吃東西。
3. Deep深沉的。
Wow, that’s a deep cut!
Does it hurt?
哇，好深的傷口。會痛嗎?
Yes, it hurts a lot.
會啊，很痛!
4. Information資訊。
There’s too much
information online nowadays.
如今網站上的資訊太多了。
5. Slow down慢下來。
The train slowed down when it arrived.
火車到達時慢了下來。
Let read these words.
Sleep睡眠
need需要
deep深沉的
information資訊
slow down慢下來
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Quiz
1: What’s one reason people need to sleep?
A: Sleep helps clean your brain!
B: We don’t need to sleep! Sleep is for cats!
C: Sleep helps us eat more pizza!
2: If you are about 80 years old,
how many years
have you slept for?
A: About 25 years
B: About 5 years
C: About 280 years
3: How many hours of sleep do most people
need every day?
A: About 8 hours
B: About 25 hours
C: About 15 minutes
Answers
1:A 2:A 3:A