Minimizing Jet Lag (Unit 18)

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Jet lag.
Well, it's time to wake up and learn a little bit about jet lag.
Over 90% of people who travel through three time zones experience symptoms of jet lag which include insomnia, fatigue, constipation, poor concentration, irritability and depression.
There is no treatment and recovery may take up to two weeks.
But here are some tips for minimizing its effect.
If flying from east to west, exercise in the sunlight in the late afternoon.
If flying from west to east, exercise in the sun in the mid - morning.
Talk to a physician about using a mild sleeping aid such as Ambien or Sonata. if you are taking a red-eye flight from west to east.

Over-the-counter antihistamines such as Benadryl have also been used with some success.
My personal favorite is melatonin, which is a naturally occurring hormone that's been linked to the control of the human circadian rhythm.
Dosage varies from 2 to 5 milligrams taken about 30 minutes before normal bedtime on the day of travel;
And then 1/2 a milligram each day for 4 days after arrival at your destination.
Other recommendations include drinking lots of fluids, reserving a window seat, watching a boring movie or enjoying a spa or massage treatment after arrival.

 

 

Vocabulary

• 1

  irritability

  If you are irritable, you are easily annoyed.

• 2

  circadian

  Of or relating to biological processes that occur regularly at about 24-hour intervals, even in the absence of periodicity in the environment.

• 3

  dosage

  A dosage is the amount of a medicine or drug that someone takes or should take.

 

• Example

  Patients often suffered from increased irritability.

  환자들은 종종 더 심해진 급한 성미 때문에 고통 받는다.

• Example

  Circadian clocks are the central mechanisms which drive circadian rhythms.

  생물학적 시계는 생물학적 리틈에 따라 움직이는 중앙 기제(매커니즘)이다.

• Example

  Do not exceed the recommended dosage.

  권고된 복용량을 초과하지 마시오.

 

Questions

• 1

  If you travel through different time zones, which jet lag treatment would you try?

• 2

  What kind of person should watch this video?

• 3

  Tell me about your worst jet lag experience.

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발음 교정

 

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교정 받은 단어의 발음을 듣고 소리내어 읽어보세요.

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아래 발음에 대한 예문을 반복적으로 듣고 따라해보세요.

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The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday.
I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn`t the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn`t have thought so much.

 

문법 & 문장 교정

At that case, I'm watch the movie in the airplane.

BETTERIn that case, I just watch a movie in the airplane.

Irritability habit is not good.

BETTERThe habit of irritability is not good.

This is also new for me.

BETTERThis is something new to my ears. (SIMILAR)