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 。)