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I Can’t Sleep Tonight – Quiet Night English

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Examples

  • I was lying awake, staring at the ceiling.
  • I’m tired, but I’m not wide awake either.
  • I usually drift off around 2 a.m.
  • I turned my phone face down and let the time run out.
  • Some nights aren’t so bad — you just stay with the moment.

Vocabulary

  • lie awake : be in bed unable to sleep
  • stare at the ceiling : look upward while thinking or waiting
  • wide awake : fully alert and not sleepy
  • drift off : slowly fall asleep
  • kill time : wait with nothing specific to do
  • face down : screen turned downward
  • let the time run out : stop trying and wait
  • stay with the moment : focus on the present
  • watch the minutes pass : notice time moving slowly
  • not so bad : acceptable or manageable