![Unit 8] 8A Segmented sleep, Transcript

Question 1

[preposition]

Well, we’ve had lots of people calling in to tell us that they do, in fact, sleep in two separate chunks and they’ve been filling us in _ what they get up to at night.

Answer 1

…and they’ve been filling us in on what they get up to at night.

Question 2

-OK, so you just slip away and go to your yoga class.
-Well I try to, yes, d_ on how busy the day is.

(= зависит от того, насколько я занята)

Answer 2

-OK, so you just slip away and go to your yoga class.
-Well I try to, yes, depending on how busy the day is.

Question 3

Well um … I’m an artist, er if that’s not t_ bold _ claim.

(= слишком смелое заявление)

Answer 3

Well um … I’m an artist, er if that’s not too bold a claim.

accent: Irish

Question 4

I t_ to wake up in the middle of the night, feeling great, wide awake.

(я обычно просыпаюсь посреди ночи)

Answer 4

I tend to wake up in the middle of the night, feeling great, wide awake.

Question 5

Most of my work comes from dreams. Quite literally I’m a surrealist, I suppose. Yeah, it helps me to deal with issues and um … work t_ things.

(= to manage a problem, справляться с трудностями)

Answer 5

Most of my work comes from dreams. Quite literally I’m a surrealist, I suppose. Yeah, it helps me to deal with issues and um … work through things.