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英譯中:Cough syrup

(104 年公務人員特種考試關務人員考試試題) A Taiwanese passenger carrying bottles of cough syrup was stopped and fined by a customs officer at the entry point of an American airport. It turned out that the syrup contained opium, which was deemed illegal by the airport customs security agents. The bottles were later confiscated and the passenger was fined US$500. 美國機場入境站的海關人員,攔停了一名攜有瓶裝糖漿的臺灣旅客。糖漿中含有美國機場海關安全人員認為違法的鴉片成分,隨後被收歸國有。該名旅客則被處以美金 500 元罰金。 (Courtesy: Pxhere)

英譯中:Learned Insomnia


(99 年公務人員高等考試一級暨二級考試試題)

The most common form of insomnia is learned insomnia, in which a few sleepless nights lead to anxiety about being unable to get to sleep, making it even harder to do so. However long it lasts, insomnia is not a disease in itself but a symptom of another problem, or several problems, whether physical, emotional, or behavioral.

失眠最常見的型態,是「學習型失眠」。連續幾個晚上睡不著,會引發失眠焦慮,讓自己更難以入睡。但不論失眠問題持續了多久,其本身並非疾病,而可能是生理、情緒、或行為上的問題產生的症狀。

(Courtesy: Alyssa L. Miller / Flickr)

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