The food coma is a common experience after having a large meal.
Have you ever felt sleepy after eating a big meal? This feeling is commonly known as a food coma. A true coma is a state where a person becomes unconscious for a long period of time. However, a food coma is a much less serious condition because it isn’t dangerous or long-lasting.
Wesley felt sleepy after finishing all that work.
把所有的工作做完後衛斯理覺得很睏。
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sleepiness
[ˋslipɪnɪs]
n. 睡意，睏倦
Alan couldn’t beat sleepiness and fell asleep in class.
艾倫在課堂中敵不過睡意睡著了。
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long-lasting
[ˋlɔŋlæstɪŋ]
a. 持久的
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direct
[dəˋrɛkt]
adj. 直達的；直接的
adv. 直達地；直接地
vt. 為……指路；管理，領導
We took a direct plane to New York.
我們搭乘一班直達紐約的飛機。
The new manager will take direct control of the failing department.
新經理將直接接掌那已顯衰敗的部門。
This train goes direct to London.
這列火車直達倫敦。
James went direct to the president with his report.
詹姆士帶著他的報告直接去找了總裁。
A security guard directed us to the emergency exit.
一名警衛指引我們去緊急出口。
The manager chose Maggie to direct the part-time staff.
經理選擇了瑪姬來管理那些兼職員工。
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高中 Level 2
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stomach
[ˋstʌmək]
n. 胃
The smell of stinky tofu always turns Billy’s stomach.
聞到臭豆腐的味道總是讓比利反胃。
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process
[ˋprɑsɛs]
vt. 處理
n. 過程
I’m afraid getting things changed will be a slow process.
事情要改變恐怕會是一個緩慢的過程。
We’re still in the process of conducting a market survey.
我們尚在做市場調查中。
It will take about 3 weeks to process your application. 處理您的申請約要 3 星期的時間。
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英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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reaction
[rɪˋækʃən]
n. 反應（與介詞 to 並用）
What’s Tom’s reaction to my proposal?
湯姆對我的提議有什麼表示？
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unconscious
[ʌnˋkɑnʃəs]
a. （想法或感情）潛意識的，無意識的
It is said that touching our faces is an unconscious way of dealing with stress.
據說觸摸臉部是我們處理壓力的潛意識行為。
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英檢中級
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explanation
[͵ɛkspləˋneʃən]
n. 解釋，說明
The teacher gave a satisfactory explanation of the process.
這位老師把這程序作了令人滿意的說明。
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digest
[daɪˋdʒɛst]
.vt. 消化
n. 摘要
They say it takes eight hours to digest the food you’ve eaten.
據說食物要花 8 個小時才能消化完畢。
The email contains a digest of the week’s major news stories.
這封電子郵件包含了本週主要新聞的摘要。
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高中 Level 4
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digestion
[dəˋdʒɛstʃən]
n. 消化作用
Drinking this tea after dinner is good for digestion.
飯後喝這種茶有益消化。
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digestive
[dəˋdʒɛstɪv]
a. 消化的
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carbohydrate
[͵kɑrbəˋhaɪdret]
n. 碳水化合物
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Practical Phrases
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lead to...
導致……
= contribute to
= result in
= bring about
The driver's carelessnessled to the accident.
駕駛員的粗心導致這起意外。
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result in...
引起 / 導致……
= contribute to
= lead to
= give rise to
Sometimes, hesitation can result in missed opportunities.
有時候，猶豫不決會造成錯失良機。
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slow down... / slow... down
減緩／慢⋯⋯（的速度）
Your presentation is good, but remember to slow down the speed of your speech so that everyone can understand what you're saying.
你的報告很棒，但要記得放慢語速，這樣大家才能理解你在說什麼。
