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新浪首页 > 教育天地 > 每月一问：早起的虫儿被鸟吃？

Question of the Month: Why Stay in Bed?

http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/04/23 08:29 空中美语

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　　课文内容

　　Some people are night owls; some are early birds. You probably know which one you are, but did you know that there may be a biological reason why some people are out of bed at dawn while others prefer to burn the midnight oil?

　　One German scientist believes that people’s internal body clocks are set by their genes, and cannot be changed. That means some people will reach their mental and physical peak later in the day than others. If they are forced to work against their natural inner clock, they are unlikely to be able to do their best. This could even lead to health problems for them.

　　The scientist says society should accept the fact that these two fundamentally different types of humans exist. He thinks that people who need to stay in bed longer in the morning should not be accused of laziness because of their genetic disposition.

每月一问：早起的虫儿被鸟吃？

　　翻译

　　一些人是夜猫子；一些人则是早起的鸟儿。也许你知道你是哪种人，但是你可知道也许是生物的原因，一些人破晓时分就起床，一些人则喜欢挑灯夜战？

　　一位德国科学家认为人体内部的生物钟是由他们的基因决定的，而且无法改变。那就意味着有些人在一天中到达心理和生理巅峰的时间会比其他人晚。如果他们被迫违反他们体内正常的生物钟，他们就不可能有最好的表现。这甚至还可能引发健康问题。这名科学家表示社会各界应该接受这两种截然不同的人同时存在的事实。他认为早上赖床的人不应该因遗传天性而被指控为懒惰。

　　活用词汇

　　1. night owl n.熬夜的人

　　2. body clock n.生物钟

　　How About You

　　根据本课短文，用三个以内的单词(word)回答问题。

　　1.swheresdoes the scientist come from?

　　2. What might occur if people have to work against their inner clock?

　　3. What are people who stay in bed late often accused of?

　　根据本课短文，用完整的句子回答问题。

　　4. What are“night owls”?

　　5. What does the German scientist believe about people’s internal body clocks?

　　6. What should society accept, according to the scientist?

　　KEY:

　　1. Germany.

　　2. Health problems.

　　3. Laziness.

　　4. Night owls are people who go to bed late and prefer to get up late.

　　5. They are set by their genes and cannot be changed.

　　6. Society should accept the existence of two fundamentally different types of humans.

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1. at dawn
the time when the sun comes up and daylight begins破晓，黎明
My parents get up at dawn on Sundays and go for a walk.
我父母每个星期天清早起床就去散步。

2. burn the midnight oil
idiom: to stay up late at night to do work, esp. school work工作到深夜，开夜车，挑灯夜战
I had to burn the midnight oil to finish my report.
我得工作到深夜才能完成报告。

3. peak n.
the highest level or greatest degree巅峰
Traffic reaches a peak between 6 and 7 in the evening.
交通在傍晚六七点时达到高峰。

4. fundamentally adv.
basically; in every way that is important or basic根本地
Chinese and English writing are fundamentally different.
中英文写作有本质的不同。

5. accuse v.
to say that sb. is guilty of doing sth. wrong or bad控告；指责
The teacher accused me of cheating on the test.
老师指控我考试作弊。

6. disposition n.
a person’s character or nature性情；脾气
My roommate has a sunny disposition because she is happy all the time.
我的室友性格开朗，因为她总是快乐。





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