Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 40 · The Sleep Test I Failed
Audio track 40
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I stayed up late to watch game videos. The next morning, I forgot my math notebook and missed two easy questions on a quiz.
At lunch, I almost fell asleep while my friend was talking.
That night, I made a small test. I put my phone outside my room and went to bed thirty minutes earlier.
The next day was not perfect, but it was clearly better. I remembered my notebook, listened in class, and did not need an extra drink to stay awake.
Sleep was not a reward after everything. It was fuel for the next day.
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I stayed up late to watch game videos.
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The next morning, I forgot my math notebook and missed two easy questions on a quiz.
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At lunch, I almost fell asleep while my friend was talking.
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That night, I made a small test.
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I put my phone outside my room and went to bed thirty minutes earlier.
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The next day was not perfect, but it was clearly better.
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I remembered my notebook, listened in class, and did not need an extra drink to stay awake.
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Sleep was not a reward after everything.
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It was fuel for the next day.
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Chinese translation
我熬夜看游戏视频。第二天早上，数学笔记本忘带了，小测验上两道简单题也答错了。
午饭时，朋友正跟我说话，我却差点睡着。
那天晚上，我做了个小实验：把手机放在房间外面，比平时早半小时上床。
第二天仍不完美，但明显好了一些。我记得带笔记本，上课听得进去，也不用额外喝东西来让自己保持清醒。
睡觉并不是做完一切后的奖赏，而是支撑第二天的能量。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- stay up late
- 熬夜；晚睡看游戏视频。
- forget
- 忘记；第二天忘带笔记本。
- miss a question
- 答错题；小测验上错过了两道简单题。
- fall asleep
- 睡着；午饭时差点入睡。
- while
- 当……的时候；朋友说话时他犯困。
- go to bed
- 上床睡觉；前一晚比平时早。
- earlier
- 更早地；提前半小时。
- clearly
- 明显地；第二天感觉有改进。
- stay awake
- 保持清醒；白天不想再靠额外饮料提神。
- fuel
- 燃料；结尾比喻睡眠给第二天提供能量。
Background notes (Chinese)
把手机放在房外，是主人公为了减少睡前看视频而作的一次尝试。故事只比较了前后两天的感受，不能凭此证明所有变化都由手机引起；它鼓励读者留意自己的作息和白天状态。