壹蘋派生活美語　吃飽就想睡？都是「食物昏迷」惹的禍！

　　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. Scientists have studied the food coma to understand how it works. One explanation is that when we eat a lot of food, our blood flow is directed to our stomach to help digest the food.

　　你曾在吃了一頓大餐後感到昏昏欲睡嗎？這種感覺通常被稱為食物昏迷。真正的昏迷是指某人長期處於無意識的狀態。然而，食物昏迷是輕微許多的狀況，因為它不危險也不會持續很久。科學家研究了食物昏迷以了解它是如何發生的。其中一種解釋是當我們吃下許多食物時，我們的血液會被引導到胃部來幫忙消化食物。

生活必備字詞：

sleepy　a. 昏昏欲睡的

sleepiness　n. 睡意，睏倦

long-lasting　a. 持續很久的

direct　vt. 引導

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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見九月號。