쉐도잉 연습: Do you stay up late to finish work - or go to sleep EARLY to work FASTER? - 영상으로 영어 말하기 배우기
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Do you sleep only four hours a night because you have too much work to do?
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And do you think staying awake all night will help you finish your big projects?
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Welcome back to Everyday English Talk.
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I'm Ben.
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And I'm Anna.
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Hello everyone.
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Today we are talking about a very interesting health topic.
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It is a big question for many people.
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Exactly.
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We are looking at sleep and our daily work.
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Does sleeping less help you do more work, or does it actually make you slower?
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I always stay awake very late to finish my work.
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But am I doing it wrong, Ben?
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Oh, I definitely think you are.
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Let's get into it.
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So, let's talk about the problem first.
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My life is very busy.
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Sometimes my boss gives me a huge project and I have to read a hundred emails and write a long report.
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That sounds like a lot of stress.
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What do you usually do when you have that much work?
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I make a very large cup of strong black coffee
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and I decide to stay awake until 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning.
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So, you never shut down your computer?
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To shut down means to completely turn off a machine, right?
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Yes.
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When you shut down your computer, it stops working and rests.
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No, I never shut down my laptop at night.
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I keep it open and I keep typing.
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I feel like a hard worker.
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I understand that feeling.
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But tell me the truth, Anna.
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When you sit in the dark at 2 o'clock in the morning, how does your brain feel?
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Honestly, my brain feels like thick mud.
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I read one simple email from my boss, but I do not understand the words.
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I have to read the exact same email five times.
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And how fast are you typing your report at that time?
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Very, very slowly.
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I type a sentence, and then I delete it.
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It takes me one hour to write a very short paragraph.
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It is so frustrating.
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That is the big misconception in our modern world.
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A misconception is a completely wrong idea.
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People think time equals work.
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What does that mean?
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People believe that if they stay awake for 20 hours, they will automatically do 20 hours of good work.
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They think going to sleep is just wasting time.
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Exactly.
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I feel guilty if I go to sleep.
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I think, I cannot sleep now, I have to finish this report.
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But humans are not machines, Anna.
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We cannot work forever.
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A smartphone cannot work if the battery is at 0%.
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You have to plug it in to recharge.
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To recharge means to put power and energy back into a battery.
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Yes, and just like a phone, your body and your brain must recharge every single night.
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If you refuse to recharge your body, your work will be terrible.
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Wow, so my late night coffee habit is actually making my work much worse?
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Exactly.
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We need to look closely at what happens inside your brain when you force it to work without sleep.
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Let's find out the truth.
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Welcome back everyone.
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Let's look at the facts.
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First, we need to understand the slow brain problem.
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The slow brain?
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That sounds exactly like my brain at 2 o'clock in the morning.
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Yes.
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Think about an old cheap computer.
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When you open 20 different internet windows at the same time, what happens to that computer?
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The computer gets very hot.
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The screen freezes and everything moves very, very slowly.
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You cannot click on anything.
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Exactly.
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When you are tired and you refuse to sleep, your brain is just like that freezing computer.
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It cannot process information anymore.
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So that is why I have to read the same email five times.
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My brain is freezing.
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Right.
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If you write a report in the morning after a good sleep it might take you one hour
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but if you try to write that same report at midnight
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when you are exhausted it will take you three
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or four hours oh my goodness
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so I am actually losing time by staying awake I am
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working for three hours to do a one-hour job yes you are wasting your own time
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but that is not even the worst part fact number two is is the mistake loop.
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The mistake loop?
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What kind of mistakes?
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When your brain is freezing and tired, you do silly things.
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You send an important email to the wrong person.
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You type the wrong numbers in a money report.
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I have definitely done that.
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I sent an email to my boss with a lot of bad spelling mistakes.
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It was very embarrassing.
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And what happens the next morning?
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You wake up, you see your silly mistakes, and you have to spend two more hours fixing the problems you made last night.
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You are completely right.
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I waste the night working slowly and I waste the morning fixing my bad work.
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It is a terrible circle.
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So what is the best solution for this problem?
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How do we stop the slow brain?
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I need a solution, Ben.
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I want to be fast and smart at work.
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Question number one is very simple.
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When your computer is freezing and broken, what is the first thing you do?
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I turn the power off, wait a few seconds, and turn it back on.
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Exactly.
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You reboot the machine.
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To reboot means to restart a computer so it can clean its memory and work smoothly again.
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Okay.
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So how do I reboot my human brain?
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You close your laptop, you turn off the lights, and you go to sleep.
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Sleep is the only way to reboot your brain.
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That sounds too easy.
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Just go to sleep?
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Yes.
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While you are sleeping, your brain acts like a cleaner.
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It sweeps away all the trash, all the stress, and all the confusing information from the day.
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So when I wake up, my brain is clean and empty?
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Exactly.
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This brings us to solution number two.
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When you wake up after eight hours of sleep, you give yourself a fresh start.
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A fresh start.
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That means a completely new and clean beginning.
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Yes.
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With a fresh start, your brain is fast, sharp, and powerful again.
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You can read an email once and understand it immediately.
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You can type a report in 45 minutes with zero mistakes.
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my battery is fully charged and my system is completely clean.
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Right.
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So, if it is midnight and you still have work to do, what is the smartest choice?
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Should you stay awake for three more hours to write a bad report?
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No. I should shut down my computer and go to bed.
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I should let my brain reboot.
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Exactly.
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You go to sleep.
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You wake up early the next morning with a fresh start.
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Then you finish the report in just one hour because your brain is super fast That is brilliant.
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I saved two hours of my life and the report is much better This is the ultimate secret of successful people
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This is solution number three You must work smarter not longer
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Work smarter that means finding a better faster way to do things instead of just sitting at the desk for many hours.
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Yes.
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To work smarter means you protect your energy.
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You understand that your brain needs rest to be powerful.
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A person who sleeps 8 hours
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and works for 4 hours will always beat a person who sleeps 4 hours and works for 8 hours.
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Quality is much better than quantity.
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A fast brain is better than a tired brain.
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Exactly, Anna.
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So tonight, please do not drink that black coffee.
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Close your laptop, put your head on your pillow, and get ready for a fast, amazing day tomorrow.
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So, let's quickly recap today's episode.
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Staying awake to work does not help you.
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A tired brain is very slow and makes many silly mistakes.
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Exactly.
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Going to sleep is not a waste of time.
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It is the best way to make your brain work faster.
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Now, let's review five important solution words from today's talk.
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Ben, what is number one?
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Number one is shut down.
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This phrasal verb means to completely turn off a machine.
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You must shut down your computer and your brain at night.
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Number two is recharge
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To recharge means to put power and energy back into a battery
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Sleep helps you recharge your body
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Number three is reboot this means to restart a machine to clean it and make it fast again
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Going to sleep is the only way to reboot your human brain Number four is fresh start.
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This noun phrase means a completely new clean beginning.
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After a good sleep, you wake up with a fresh start.
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And the last one, number five, is work smarter.
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This phrase means finding a better, faster way to do your job instead of just working for a very long time.
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That is all for today's episode of Everyday English Talk.
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We hope you learned something new and useful for your busy work life.
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So what about you?
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Will you stay up late tonight or will you reboot your brain with a good sleep?
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Leave a comment below and let us know.
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Thank you so much for listening.
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We will see you in the next episode.
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And always remember, keep moving, keep smiling.
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Goodbye.
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- shut down: 기계를 완전히 꺼내는 것
- misconception: 완전히 잘못된 생각
- feel guilty: 죄책감을 느끼다
- big project: 큰 프로젝트
- strong black coffee: 진한 블랙 커피
- stay awake: 깨어 있다
- frustrating: 불만스러운, 답답한
- thick mud: 두꺼운 진흙, 느린 생각을 비유
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