Because my husband, john, tends to snore . I rarel...

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Because my husband, john, tends to snore . I rarely get more than a couple of house sleep each night, when he awakens refreshed in the morning ,he's always as tonished to find that he has been the cause of another sleepless night for me.

One night john had severe allergy symptoms so he took some medication before he went to bed. To my surprise, he fell into a deep sleep, allowing me to nod off comfortably too.

I awoke to Find him shaking me. "what's the matter?" i asked, trying not to sound irritable. "are you in pain?"

"No", he said, " but the drugs have worn off,and i cant sleep," l stared at him in exhausted dis bellef," what do you want me to do about it?" l said through clenched teeth.

"Oh, nothing," he replied". i just wanted you know."

Why did John wake up his wife?

D. Nur · Accepted Answer

Jawaban untuk soal ini adalah:
"John just wanted to tell his wife that the drugs had worn off and he couldn't sleep anymore."
(John hanya ingin memberitahu istrinya bahwa obat yang dia minum telah hilang efeknya dan dia tidak bisa tidur lagi.)

Soal ini menanyakan alasan mengapa John membangunkan istrinya yang tertidur.

Untuk menjawab soalnya, perhatikan beberapa kalimat berikut:

- "One night, John had severe allergy symptoms so he took some medication before he went to bed."

(Suatu malam, John mengalami gejala alergi parah sehingga dia meminum beberapa obat sebelum tidur.)

- "I awoke to find him shaking me. 'What's the matter?' I asked, trying not to sound irritable. 'Are you in pain?'

(Aku terbangun mendapatinya menggoyang-goyangkan tubuhku. 'Ada apa?' tanyaku, berusaha untuk tidak terdengar kesal. 'Kau sakit?')

- "'No', he said, 'but the drugs have worn off , and I cant sleep.' l stared at him in exhausted disbelief, 'what do you want me to do about it?' l said through clenched teeth."

('Tidak', ucapnya, 'tapi efek obatnya sudah habis, dan aku tidak bisa tidur.' Aku menatapnya dengan tatapan tidak percaya, 'apa yang kamu ingin aku lakukan?' ucapku sambil menggemeratakan gigi.)
 
- "'Oh, nothing,' he replied. 'I just wanted you know.'"

('Oh, bukan apa-apa,' jawabnya. 'Aku hanya ingin kamu tahu.')

Dilihat dari arti kalimat-kalimat di atas, diketahui bahwa alasan John membangunkan istrinya yang sedang tidur adalah karena 'dia hanya ingin memberitahu istrinya bahwa efek obat yang dia minum sudah habis dan dia tidak bisa tidur lagi'.

Jadi, jawaban untuk soal ini adalah:
"John just wanted to tell his wife that the drugs had worn off and he couldn't sleep anymore."
(John hanya ingin memberitahu istrinya bahwa obat yang dia minum telah hilang efeknya dan dia tidak bisa tidur lagi.)

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