Everybody knows how important it is for students to get a good night’s sleep every night.
每个人都知道学生每晚获得良好睡眠有多么重要。
You aren’t able to do your best and keep up with all of your responsibilities unless you sleep well.
除非你睡得好，否则你无法做到最好并跟上你所有的职责。
I’m sure you already know that you should go to bed at a reasonable hour.
我相信你已经知道你应该在合理的时刻上床睡觉。
Most experts agree that the ideal number of hours is eight and this has been accepted as common sense for as long as I can remember.
大多数专家都同意理想的小时数是八小时，自我就有记忆以来，这已被接受为常识。
However, I was young once and I know that most of you get much less sleep than that --- and in some cases it will be affecting your school work.
然而，我也曾年轻过，我知道你们中的大多数人睡眠时间远少于这个数字——而且在某些情况下，这将会影响到你们的学校学业。
I read an interesting article in a teachers’ magazine recently.
我最近在创办给教师的杂志上读到了一篇有趣的文章。
They did a study of 848 students in Wales.
他们对威尔士的848名学生进行了一项研究。
Worryingly, the results showed that teenagers are facing a new problem.
令人担忧的是，结果显示青少年正面临着一个新的问题。
They may go to bed and get up at appropriate times but a growing number are waking up in the middle of the night not to use the bathroom or have a snack but because of a new phenomenon FOMO --- fear of missing out.
他们可能会在合适的时间上床睡觉和起床，但越来越多的人在半夜醒来，不是为了上洗手间或吃零食，而是因为一种新的现象，FOMO——错失恐惧。
According to the article, school are suffering because of growing trend to wake up during the night to check social media.
根据这篇文章，由于夜间醒来查看社交媒体的这一增长趋势，学校学业正受到影响。
Afraid of missing a reply or opportunity to take part in a chat, teenagers are waking at all times of the night, going online and getting involved.
由于害怕错过回复或参与聊天的机会，青少年在夜间的任何时间醒来，上网并参与其中。
All this takes place when they should be sound asleep.
所有这一切都发生在他们应该熟睡的时候。
Experts are worried about this growing trend and the report shows some worrying statistics that I’d like to share with you:
专家们对这种增长的趋势感到担忧，报告显示了一些我想与你们分享的令人担忧的数据：
23% of 12 to 15-year-olds wake up nearly every night to use social media.
23%的12至15岁青少年几乎每晚都会醒来使用社交媒体。
Another 15% wake up at night once a week for the same reason.
另有15%的人因为同样的原因每周在夜间醒来一次。
One in three students are tired all the time and unable to do the work to the best of their ability.
三分之一的学生一直感到疲倦，无法尽最大努力去做好工作。
Students who use social media during the night are more likely to feel extremely sad and anxious.
在夜间使用社交媒体的学生更有可能感到极度悲伤和焦虑。
So, I’d like to ask you to 83.
所以，我想请你们_____83_____。
The world won’t end and your social media will be waiting to greet you in the morning I give you my word that you won’t have missed anything important.
世界不会毁灭，你的社交媒体会在早晨等待着迎接你，我向你保证你不会错过任何重要的事。
FOMO
Posted 2 hours ago by Mr. Braddock Sixth Grade teacher
Everybody knows how important it is for students to get a good night’s sleep every night. You aren’t able to do your best and keep up with all of your responsibilities unless you sleep well. I’m sure you already know that you should go to bed at a reasonable hour. Most experts agree that the ideal number of hours is eight and this has been accepted as common sense for as long as I can remember. However, I was young once and I know that most of you get much less sleep than that --- and in some cases it will be affecting your school work.
I read an interesting article in a teachers’ magazine recently. They did a study of 848 students in Wales. Worryingly, the results showed that teenagers are facing a new problem. They may go to bed and get up at appropriate times but a growing number are waking up in the middle of the night not to use the bathroom or have a snack but because of a new phenomenon FOMO --- fear of missing out.
According to the article, school are suffering because of growing trend to wake up during the night to check social media. Afraid of missing a reply or opportunity to take part in a chat, teenagers are waking at all times of the night, going online and getting involved. All this takes place when they should be sound asleep.
Experts are worried about this growing trend and the report shows some worrying statistics that I’d like to share with you:
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23% of 12 to 15-year-olds wake up nearly every night to use social media. Another 15% wake up at night once a week for the same reason.
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One in three students are tired all the time and unable to do the work to the best of their ability.
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Students who use social media during the night are more likely to feel extremely sad and anxious.
So, I’d like to ask you to 83. The world won’t end and your social media will be waiting to greet you in the morning I give you my word that you won’t have missed anything important.