I am a college student who doesn't have to wake up early every
day for school (which is convenient because I love sleeping
late). Yet people always say that you should wake up early in the
morning, and I have always wondered if there's really any truth
to it. Before seriously committing myself to waking up early on a
regular basis, I'd like to know why I should. Are there really
any health benefits to waking up early? I went online and found
contradicting claims on the subject. Also, are there any studies
that prove that working in the morning increases
productivity/creativity/even chances of success?
Thanks in advance,
bed-bound
-------------------------------------------quoted from Go Ask
Alice!---
to be continued;
・convenient (音)kэnvi':niэnt (形)都合の良い、うってつけの、あつらえ向きの
Come whenever it's convenient for you.
あなたの都合のいいときにいつでもいらっしゃい。
・sleep late 遅くまで寝る
I like to sleep late on Sunday.
日曜日にはゆっくり寝ていたい。
・wondered if 〜 〜かどうかと思った
I wondered if I might have a word with you.
あなたと一言話せないかと思ったんだけど。
・any truth to it それへの多少の真実
Is there any truth to it?
それには多少の真実も含まれているのですか？
・seriously (音)si'эriэsli (副)真面目に、真剣に、本気に、冗談抜きに
Don't take it seriously.
深刻に受け止めないでくれ。
・commit oneself to
〜 〜すると約束する、〜することを決意する、〜しようとする姿勢をはっきりと見せる、〜に対して態度を表明する
I'm not ready to commit myself to one man.
私は、一人の男性とだけ付き合うのはまだ無理です。
・on a regular basis 定期的に
You have to train your voice on a regular basis.
あなたは定期的に音声訓練をしなければなりません。
・health benefits 健康効果
Mirthful laughter has numerous health benefits.
愉快な笑いは健康にとって良いことがたくさんある。
・go online コンピューター通信をする、インターネットにつなぐ、インターネットに接続する
In Japan we have many more people going online every day.
日本では、ますます多くの人々が毎日インターネットを利用するようになってきている。
・contradict (音)kα`ntrэdi'kt (他動)矛盾する、相反する
You're contradicting yourself.
君の言っていることは矛盾している。
・productivity (音)pro`udΛkti'vэti (名)生産性、生産力
The plant has good productivity.
その工場の生産性は高い。
・creativity (音)kri`:eiti'эti (名)創造性、創作性、独創力
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.
創造性というものは間違いを犯すことを許すものだ
・chances of success 成功の可能性
The chances of success are slight.
成功の可能性はごく少ない。
・Thanks in advance. よろしくお願いします。
＝何かの依頼をするときに「先にお礼を言っておきます」という意味
・bound (形)縛られた、束縛された
bed-bound (形)寝たきりの
■構文チェック! 覚えておくと、会話力がつきます。
・私は学校のために毎日早く起きるという必要のない大学生です。
I am a college student who doesn't have to wake up early every
day for school.
・(それは遅くまで寝るのが好きな私にうってつけです)
(which is convenient because I love sleeping late)
・でも人々はいつも、〜と言いますし、
Yet people always say that 〜, and
・あなたは朝早く起きるべきだ
you should wake up early in the morning
・私はいつも〜かどうか疑問に思っていました。
I have always wondered if 〜.
・それには多少の真実が含まれている。
there's really any truth to it.
・定期的に早起きすることを本気で決意する前に、
Before seriously committing myself to waking up early on a
regular basis,
・私はなぜ自分がそうしなければならないかを知りたい。
I'd like to know why I should.
・早起きすることには実際に何か健康効果がありますか？
Are there really any health benefits to waking up early?
・私はインターネットに接続してそのテーマで相反する主張を見つけました。
I went online and found contradicting claims on the subject.
・また、
Also,
・〜ということを証明する研究が何かありますか？
are there any studies that prove that 〜?
・朝働くと生産性／創造性／そして成功の可能性さえ増加する
working in the morning increases productivity/creativity/even
chances of success
私は学校のために毎日早く起きるという必要のない大学生です。
→I am a college student who doesn't have to wake up early every
day for school.
(それは遅くまで寝るのが好きな私にうってつけです)。
→(which is convenient because I love sleeping late)
でも人々はいつもあなたは朝早く起きるべきだと言いますし、私はいつも、それには多少の真実が含まれているかどうか疑問に思っていました。
→Yet people always say that you should wake up early in the
morning, and I have always wondered if there's really any truth
to it.
定期的に早起きすることを本気で決意する前に、私はなぜ自分がそうしなければならないかを知りたいのです。
→Before seriously committing myself to waking up early on a
regular basis, I'd like to know why I should.
早起きすることには実際に何か健康効果がありますか？
→Are there really any health benefits to waking up early?
私はインターネットに接続して、そのテーマで相反する主張を見つけました。
→I went online and found contradicting claims on the subject.
また、朝働くと生産性／創造性／そして成功の可能性さえ増加するということを証明する研究が何かありますか？
→Also, are there any studies that prove that working in the
morning increases productivity/creativity/even chances of
success?
よろしくお願いします。
→Thanks in advance,
寝たきり
→bed-bound
■暗唱練習
I am a college student who doesn't have to wake up early every
day for school (which is convenient because I love sleeping
late). Yet people always say that you should wake up early in the
morning, and I have always wondered if there's really any truth
to it. Before seriously committing myself to waking up early on a
regular basis, I'd like to know why I should. Are there really
any health benefits to waking up early? I went online and found
contradicting claims on the subject. Also, are there any studies
that prove that working in the morning increases
productivity/creativity/even chances of success?
Thanks in advance,
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*intimacy (名)親密さ、親しい関係
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