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Unit 3
長文間題I 睡眠がもたらすカ
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Do
you ever fall asleep during class? What happens? Perhaps,
Do you ever ~?
~することがあります
you are scolded by your teacher. How about at home? Do you ever
か?
fall asleep 眠り込む
are scolded 叱られる
take naps 仮眠する
afterward その後
following 次の
catching a few z's
うとうとすること
take naps? Hqw do you feel afterward? You will be happy o(read)
the following information. Many scientists now say that catching
a few z's can improve your performance. (1)
You must be so happy
to hear this, so let's continue.
Actually, this is important news for (2)people who have jobs
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that require high levels of concentration. Can you think of such
require ~を必要とする
concentration 集中(力)
surgeon 外科医
on the night shift
夜勤で
air traffic controller 航
空(交通)管制官
focus on ~ ~に集中(する
lack of ~の不足
result in ~をもたらす
get together 協力する
experiment 実験する
jobs? Surgeons, hospital staff e (work) on the night shift, and air
traffic controllers are just a few. These people must focus on their
jobs at all times. Concentrating is so important in their profession.
A lack of focus could result in serious accidents.
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In the United States, a group of scientists got together and
experimented on
two groups of university students. One group
was asked to study the names of 50 countries and the flags of
those countries for 5 hours in a row. The other group was asked
in a row 続けて
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(do) the same, but they took a short nap after three hours.
(3) Results got from these experiments were simple and clear.
Which group had better results? By now, you should know. The
by now そろそろ
second group had much better results. The first group could
remember about 45% of the information, but the second group got
The scientists decided o (repeat) the
close to 70% correct.
experiment several times on different people, but the results were
always the same. Taking short naps improved people's memories.
Sleeping can help improve our performance, but the best way
to deal with g (become) sleepy during the day is to get enough sleep
the night before. You may like to sleep in class, but I havea piece
of advice for you. Get plenty of sleep the night before. Getting
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deal with ~
~に対処する
plenty of たくさん
enough sleep will give you lots of energy to spend at school. (4) You
need energy to learn and play. Lots of learning and playing will
give you a good night's sleep.
