Insomnia is when you cannot sleep, or cannot stay asleep, night after night — not just one late evening of worry. Some people cannot fall asleep; some wake at three and lie there; some sleep in broken pieces. Doctors treat it as a real problem, not a small complaint.

Insomnia is wheninsomnia指的是 you cannot sleep, or cannot stay asleep你睡不著，或睡不久 night after night一夜接著一夜都這樣 not just one late evening of worry不是只有一晚因為煩惱而晚睡 Some people cannot fall asleep有些人睡不著 some wake at three and lie there有些人三點就醒來，躺在床上 some sleep in broken pieces有些人的睡眠是斷斷續續的 Doctors treat it as a real problem醫生把它當成一個真正的問題來看 not a small complaint而不是小小的抱怨

Though actually, people use the word a bit loosely: after one bad night they say “I have insomnia,” when they only slept badly. True insomnia lasts.

Though actually不過其實 people use the word a bit loosely大家用這個字有點鬆散 after one bad night睡了一晚不好的覺之後 they say他們就會說 'I have insomnia,''I have insomnia'（我有失眠） when they only slept badly但其實他們只是那晚睡不好而已 True insomnia lasts真正的insomnia是會持續下去的

It can come from stress, from screens, from tea and coffee late, from a loud street, or from the body itself.

It can come from stress它可能來自壓力 from screens來自螢幕 from tea and coffee late來自晚上喝的茶和咖啡 from a loud street來自吵鬧的街道 or from the body itself或是來自身體本身的問題

The word is ordinary enough that you will hear it in daily talk, not only at the clinic. People also just say “I can’t sleep.” Formal twin: sleeplessness.

The word is ordinary enough這個字很普通 that you will hear it in daily talk日常對話裡就會聽到 not only at the clinic不是只有在診所才會聽到 People also just say大家也常常只說 'I can't sleep.''I can't sleep'（我睡不著） Formal twin正式一點的說法是 sleeplessnesssleeplessness

The person who lives with it is an insomniac; the trouble itself is insomnia.

The person who lives with it一個有這個困擾的人 is an insomniac叫做insomniac（失眠症患者） the trouble itself這個困擾本身 is insomnia就叫做insomnia