Word on street

 

Micro sleep

微睡眠 

(wēi shuì mián  )

A short sleep-like state caused by lack of sleep, fatigue or lethargy.

 

A: I called you three times but you failed to answer. Why? I thought you must have fallen asleep for a while.

为什么我叫了你三次你都没答应？我看你是睡着了。

(wéi shí me wǒ jiào le nǐ sān cì nǐ dōu méi dá yīng ？wǒ kàn nǐ shì shuì zhe le 。)

 

B: That's impossible! I've been looking over the files.

不可能！我刚才一直在看文件呢。

(bú kě néng ！wǒ gāng cái yī zhí zài kàn wén jiàn ne 。)

 

A: You've been too tired recently, always getting into a micro sleep.

你最近太累了,总是进入微睡眠状态。

(nǐ zuì jìn tài lèi le ,zǒng shì jìn rù wēi shuì mián zhuàng tài 。)