Bedwetting[卫生类职称英语教材]
Millions of kids and teenagers from every part of the world wet the bed every single night.It’s so common that there are probably other kids in your class who do it.Most kids don’t tell their friends，so it’s easy to feel kind of1 alone，like you might be the only one on the whole planet who wets the bed. 1
The fancy name for bedwetting is nocturnal enuresis.Enuresis runs in families.2This means that if you urinate，or pee，while you are asleep，there’s a good chance that a close relative also did it when he or she was a kid. 2
The most important thing to remember is that no one wets the bed on purpose4.It doesn’t mean that you’re lazy or a slob. 3 For some reason，kids who wet the bed are not able to feel that their bladder is full and don’t wake up to pee in the toilet.Sometimes a kid who wets the bed will have a realistic dream that he’s in the bathroom peeing—only to wake up later and discover he’s all wet.6Many kids who wet the bed are very deep sleepers. 4
Some kids who wet the bed do it every single night.Others wet some nights and are dry on others.A lot of kids say that they seem to be drier when they sleep at a friend’s or a relative’s house. 5 So the brain may be thinking，“Hey,you!Don’t wet someone else’s bed!”This can help you stay dry even if you’re not aware of it.
词汇：
bedwetting n.尿床 nocturnal adj.夜间发生的
enuresis n.遗尿 urinate vi.排尿，撒尿，小便
pee vi.撒尿，小便 mom n.妈妈
slob n.衣冠不整举止粗鲁的人 bladder n.膀胱
log n.原木，圆木
注释：
1.kind of：有点儿，有几分
2.Enuresis runs in families.：遗尿在一些家族中世代相传。
3.Just like you may have inherited your mom’s blue eyes or your uncle’s long legs.You
probably inherited bedwetting,too.：正如你那双蓝眼睛有可能遗传自你的母亲，或
是你那两条长腿遗传自你的叔叔，你尿床也可能是遗传所致。
4.on purpose：故意地
5.It’s something you can’t help doing.：这是件身不由己的事情。
6.Sometimes a kid who wets the bed will have a realistic dream that he’s in the bathroom peeing—only to wake up later and discover he’s all wet.：有时尿床的孩子会梦见自己真的在卫生间撒尿，只是等醒来时才发现自己已经湿透了。
7.That’s because kids who are anxious about wetting the bed may not sleep much or only very
lightly.：这是因为他们因担心尿床睡得不多或是睡得不熟。
练习：
A The good news is that almost all kids who wet the bed eventually stop.
B Trying to wake up someone who wets the bed is often like trying to wake a log—they just stay asleep.
C It’s something you can’t help doing.5
D Ju
