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sleeping posture/ 睡姿/ (shuìzī)

A: Did you know? If your sleeping posture is incorrect, it could lead to scoliosis.

你知道吗,睡姿不对会导致脊柱弯曲。

(nǐ zhīdào ma, shuìzī bùduì huì dǎozhì jǐzhù wānqǔ.)

B: Really? Is it that serious?

真的吗？这么严重吗？

(zhēndema? zhème yánzhònɡ ma?)

A: Recently, there was an 18-year-old girl who slept on her side for a long time and after a check up it was discovered that her lumbar spine and spine had curved.

近期,有一名18岁的女孩长期睡觉保持侧着姿势,检察后发现腰椎,脊椎都发生了弯曲。

(jìnqī, yǒu yīmínɡ shibasuì de nǚhái chánɡqī shuìjiao bǎochí cèzhe zīshì, jiǎncháhòu fāxiàn yāozhuī, jǐzhuī dōu fāshēnɡle wānqǔ.)

B: I really like to sleep on my side. It feels comfortable and makes it easy for me to sleep. 

我就很喜欢侧着身体睡觉。这样感觉很舒服而且能快速入睡。

(wǒ jiù hěnxǐhuān cèzhe shēntǐ shuìjiao.zhèyànɡ ɡǎnjué hěn shūfú érqiě nénɡ kuàisù rùshuì.)

A: That's not very good. Doctors recommended that you should sleep lying face up. You can also do exercises like swimming and running every day, those are very effective in preventing a bent spine. 

这样不太好。因为医生建议,入睡时还是应该仰睡。平日也可进行游泳,跑步等运动,这对预防脊柱弯曲有很好的效果。

(zhèyànɡ bùtàihǎo.yīnwéi yīshēnɡ jiànyì, rùshuì shí háishì yīnɡɡāi yǎnɡshuì.pínɡrì yě kě jìnxínɡ yóuyǒnɡ, pǎobùděnɡ yùndònɡ, zhèduì yùfánɡ jǐzhùwānqǔ yǒu hěnhǎo de xiàoɡuǒ.)

B: It seems I have to pay more attention to issues with my sleeping posture. 

这样看来我真的要多加注意睡姿问题了。 

(zhèyànɡ kànlái wǒ zhēnde yào duōjiā zhùyì shuìzī wèntí le.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times