英語日記 眠れない
Last night, after everyone went to bed at home, my youngest son came to me and said he couldn’t sleep.
昨日の夜、家で皆寝床についた後、次男が僕のところに来て、眠れないと言った。
It was around 11PM.
夜の11時頃だった。
I tried to soothe him to sleep alone, but he returned to me a couple of times, and so I let him sleep on my futon together.
僕は次男が一人で寝れるよう寝かしつけようとしたけど、その後、次男が何度か僕のところに来たので、僕の布団で一緒に寝かせることにした。
Shortly after, he got a sound sleep, and it was when I realized that I wasn’t asleep at all.
しばらくして次男は眠ったけど、僕は自分が全く眠くないことに気づいた。
I started reading a book or playing a guided meditation app, but all my efforts were to no avail. I felt slight itch in the back of my throat and nose.
本を読んだり瞑想アプリをつけたりしたけど、全然効き目なし。喉と鼻の奥に何か痒みを感じた。
To feel relaxed, I did sinus flush.
リラックスできるように、鼻うがいをしてみた。
It felt good, but I remained wide awake.
鼻うがいは気持ちよかったけど、やっぱり目は冴えたまま。
It was strange that I couldn’t sleep although I felt tired.
おかしいことに、疲れているのに眠れない。
My frustration went growing while I was wriggling inside my futon for hours.
布団の中で何時間ももじもじしながら、焦りも大きくなっていった。
It was about 5AM or late 4AM when drowsiness was finally coming to me.
ついに眠気がやってきたのは朝の4時か5時頃だった。
However, about half an hour later, I woke up again by the noise that my oldest son was making as he woke up and fiddled his PC.
しかし、その30分後位に、長男が起きてきてパソコンをいじってる音で目が覚めてしまった。
This is why I took a half day off for this afternoon and came back home right after lunchtime.
そういうことで、今日は午後仕事の半休をとって、昼過ぎに家に帰った。
Strangely enough, I’m still awake.
おかしなことに、まだ目が冴えてる。
Now I have a runny nose although I don’t have a fever or coughing.
今は鼻水が垂れてくる。熱や咳はないけど。
Thinking that maybe I should have made myself more tired, I went jogging for a while.
たぶんもっと疲れたほうがいいのかなと思って、ちょっとジョギングに行った。
I speculate that it might not have been enough for me.
ジョギングは十分ではなかったらしい。
*添削
Last night, after everyone went to bed at home, my youngest son came to me and said he couldn’t sleep.
Correction:
Last night, after everyone at home went to bed, my youngest son came to me and said he couldn’t sleep.
Shortly after, he got a sound sleep, and it was when I realized that I wasn’t asleep at all.
correction:
Shortly after, he was sound asleep, and then was when I realized that I wasn’t asleep at all.
I started reading a book or playing a guided meditation app, but all my efforts were to no avail.
correction:
I started reading a book and playing a guided meditation app, but all my efforts were to no avail.
I felt slight itch in the back of my throat and nose.
correction:
I felt a slight itch in the back of my throat and nose.
My frustration went growing while I was wriggling inside my futon for hours.
correction:
My frustration was growing while I was wriggling inside my futon for hours.
However, about half an hour later, I woke up again by the noise that my oldest son was making as he woke up and fiddled his PC.
correction:
However, about half an hour later, I woke up again from the noise that my oldest son was making as he woke up and fiddled with his PC.
