Unable to sleep, I got up and made myself a drink.
我睡不着,于是起来给自己倒了杯酒。
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In everyday English, people usually say that they can't/couldn't do something rather than are/were unable to do something: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 can’t/couldn’t do sth,而不说 are/were unable to do sth
unable to do something• They were unable to find any link when other variables like prices and incomes were taken into account.• Ben was unable to get out of bed for four days.• Preventioneducation has been unable tohalt this behavior, or even to make much of a dent in it.• The result has been that customers are often unable tolog on to the system.• He seemed unable to meet the coroner's eyes, not daring even to look in his direction.• Tebbit found himself unable tooutlaw the closed shop entirely.• Three kidstrapped by them and unable toreturn home.• Of much of this process Coffin was a spectator; he was unable totear himself away.• Well over eighty years of age, and unable to walk without support, he now rarely leaves his room.