經常「秒睡」？這可能不太健康 Fall asleep quickly is not a healthy sign

Do you often fall asleep quickly when your head hits the pillow? That’s probably not the sign of a healthy sleeper.

Experts say a well-rested person does not fall asleep immediately. It could be a sign that you are seriously sleep deprived, which can damage your physical and mental health. For a healthy sleeper, it takes about 15 minutes to fall asleep.

So, how many hours of sleep do we need? School-age children need 9 to 12 hours a night. Teenagers need 8 to 10 hours each night, and adults need at least 7 hours a night.

友善讓你懂｜解說：

　
你經常頭一碰到枕頭，就迅速入睡嗎？這可能不是「健康睡眠者」的徵兆。

專家指出，如果平常有休息足夠，就寢時通常不會立即睡著；如果會的話，代表你有嚴重睡眠不足跡象，可能會傷害身體和精神健康。對一個健康的睡眠者來說，一般平均要15分鐘才能睡著。

那麼，我們需要多久的睡眠呢？學齡孩童每晚需要睡9至12小時，青少年需要睡8到10小時，而成年人則每晚至少要睡7小時。

輕鬆帶著走｜學習：

　
deprive 是「剝奪、搶奪」，可以說某人 is deprived of 某事物。

例句：
I can’t do anything when I’m deprived of sleep.
睡眠不足時，我什麼事情都做不了。

本篇其他相關單字，介紹如下：

• asleep (adj.) 睡著的
• sign (n.) 跡象、徵兆
• well-rested (adj.) 休息良好
• immediately (adv.) 立即、馬上
• damage (v.)  傷害