Time to Sleep!

該睡覺啦！

本篇適合：朗讀，挑戰(zhàn)

Sleep is important!

We need sleep to make us healthy and happy!

Every living thing sleeps, from insects to whales. Some animals sleep 20 hours a day! Most people don’t need to sleep so many hours, but our sleep is also important.

天黑了，星星開始眨眼睛。躺在床上回想著今天的趣事，你感覺眼皮越來越沉，一轉(zhuǎn)眼你便來到了另一個(gè)世界，開始了一段奇幻的旅程。恭喜你！你今天的睡眠任務(wù)完成了！

同學(xué)們知道嗎？睡眠對(duì)我們來說非常重要，就像汽油對(duì)汽車一樣：沒有油，汽車就跑不動(dòng)；不睡覺，我們就不能好好地學(xué)習(xí)、玩耍。而定于每年3月21日的世界睡眠日就是為了提醒人們睡覺有多重要，所以快來學(xué)學(xué)睡覺的知識(shí)吧！

by Sea

Why We Sleep

Sleep helps our body and brain develop and grow.

How Sleep Works

Your body rests, but is also active during sleep.

In the daytime, you run in the playground, learn at school, eat meals, and at night your body and brain go to rest, right? Wrong! When you are sleeping, your body and brain are very busy getting ready for a new day.

Sleep and You

Kids between the ages of 5 and 12 need 10 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

When you have a good sleep you can:

● Pay attention better in class

● Be creative and think of new ideas

● Fight sickness so you can be healthy

● Be in a good mood

● Get along with friends and family

insect ['?nsekt] n. 昆蟲（復(fù)數(shù)：insects）

whale [we?l] n. 鯨，鯨魚（復(fù)數(shù)：whales）

develop [d?'vel?p] v. 發(fā)展

rest [rest] v. 休息（第三人稱單數(shù)：rests）

active ['?kt?v] adj. 積極的，活躍的

get ready for [get 'red? f??] 為……做準(zhǔn)備（-ing形式：getting ready for）

pay attention [pe? ?'ten??n] 專心

creative [kr?'e?t?v] adj. 有創(chuàng)造力的

sickness ['s?kn?s] n. 疾病

mood [mu?d] n. 心情

get along with [get ?'l?? w?e] 與……和睦相處

relaxing [r?'l?ks??] adj. 令人輕松的

soda ['s??d?] n. 蘇打汽水（復(fù)數(shù)：sodas）

caffeine [k?'fi?n] n. 咖啡因

How to Get Better Sleep

1. Make your room cool, dark and quiet.

2. Exercise during the day. Run and play at least 3 hours.

3. Don’t have big meals before bedtime.

4. Do the same relaxing things before bed each night, like listening to music or reading.

5. Don’t drink sodas with caffeine in the afternoon or at night.

6. Try to go to bed the same time every night.

來給自己打個(gè)分吧！看看你的日常習(xí)慣能給你的睡眠加分還是減分。

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