It was the closest American equivalent to a siesta.

这近乎美国人版午休避暑模式。

That sounds like a siesta to me - a short period of sleep in the middle of the day that people in warm places like Spain often have.

这才叫午睡嘛！气候温暖国家，比如西班牙，都有午睡。

And I'm looking forward to having my first proper 'siesta' as well!

我也很期待享受我第一次正式‘午睡’！

In Italy, people take a " riposo, " similar to the Spanish siesta.

在意大利，人们会进行“riposo”，这类似于西班牙午睡。

And then you can have your siesta, all right?

然后你再去睡个午觉，好吗？

It doesn't leave a lot of time for siestas.

根本大把时休息。

" Give'em a lifelong siesta, I would, " snarled Uncle Vernon over the end of the news-readers sentence, but no matter: outside in the flowerbed, Harry's stomach seemed to unclench.

“要我，就让他们终身享受午睡。”新闻广播员话音刚落，弗农姨父就恶狠狠地吼道，但，外面花坛哈利心一块石头已经落了地。

In fact, that's why a lot of countries have a siesta culture.

其实，这就为什么许多国家有午休传统。

In Spain, many workers take long lunch breaks or midday siestas. They tend to eat late, leave work late and go to bed late.

在西班牙，很多工人会有很长午休。他们吃饭晚，下班晚，睡觉也晚。

In Spain, people take an afternoon nap called a " siesta" to rest and recharge.

在西班牙，人们会在下午小睡一会儿，这被称为“siesta”，以便休息和恢复精力。

Well, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta says a little siesta might be more helpful for our brains than we might think.

CNN桑杰·古普塔博士说，午睡对大脑起到帮助可能比我们认为还要大。

I feel to go to my bedroom and have a siesta, and that's not what I want.

我感觉要回卧室睡个午觉，但那不我所希望。

In Spain there is even a siesta contest.

在西班牙，甚至还有午睡比赛。

My problem with a siesta is that if I have a sleep in the afternoon I'd never wake up!

我如果睡午觉会有一个问题，那就如果我在下午睡着了，那就再也醒不来了。

Yes, siestas are sweet, but they're not always the answer or always possible for everyone.

，午睡很美好，但并不总适合每个人，也并非人人都能实现。

So to have a nap or a siesta.

所以，打个盹儿或者小憩一下。

Greece may have a reputation for a laid back lifestyle and 3pm siestas.

希腊可能以悠闲生活方式和下午三点午休而闻名。

And with that, I will close my eyes and take a siesta.

说完这些，我要闭上眼睛，打个盹儿了。

Suddenly, Robert's siesta was interrupted by the sounds of chaos coming from the nearby community.

突然，罗伯特小憩被附近社区传来混乱声响打断了。

In the late morning and again in mid-afternoon they take a siesta.

在上午晚些时候和下午三点左右， 他们会再次午睡。