【读书笔记】Reading the Body’s Clock (

Words and phrases:

1.yield insight into 深入了解

2.sleep disturbances 睡眠节律紊乱

   =circadian oscillations=sleep deprivation 

3.daily biological rhythms=circadian clock=生物节律

   the sleep-wake cycle =internal time睡眠节律 

4.an early-rising lark  早起的鸟 VS  or a night owl 夜猫子

5.orchestrate (v)

    1> orchestrate sth: to arrange a piece of music in parts so that it can be played by an orchestra 编配（或创作）管弦乐曲

    2> orchestrate sth :to organize a complicated plan or event very carefully or secretly 精心安排；策划；密谋 

     ◆ a carefully orchestrated publicity campaign 精心策划的一场宣传运动

6.suprachiasmatic nucleus （解剖）视交叉上核——调节睡眠节律

7.dim light melatonin onset 暗室褪黑素生成试验——一种检测生物节律的方法

8.jet leg 时差

9.police  （v）

   1> police sth (of the police, army, etc. 警察、军队等 ) to go around a particular area to make sure that nobody is breaking the law there 巡查；维护治安

   ◆ The border will be policed by UN officials. 边境将由联合国官员巡查。

   2> policesth (of a committee, etc. 委员会等 ) to make sure that a particular set of rules is obeyed 监督；管制 SYN monitor

   ◆ The profession is policed by its own regulatory body. 这个行业由其自律机构监督。

10.sci-fi-sounding jargon 专业术语

Sentences:

1.it can create significant discrepancies between your internal biological time and the external time shown by the clock on the wall.

它会在你体内的生物时间和墙上时钟显示的外部时间之间造成明显的差异。