What's dream?
英语短文阅读欣赏 :梦
每个人都做过梦(虽然我现在很少做了),这种人知道一点又不完全了解的介于科学和魔幻的东西非常容易引起人们的好奇,如何科学定义它(就是大脑电流活动?),怎么形成的(就是生活的复写?),有什么可能的科学用处(看看大佬们奇思妙想)。想了解就读下去并点个赞吧。

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Dreams are a state of consciousness ,an experience that you have when you are asleep.
梦是一种意识状态,是一种你在睡觉时的经历。
When you dream something you have an experience that resemble in many ways a waking experience,you hear things,you see things,you have emotions,and the experience is real.
当你入梦时,你会在很多方面和醒着一样。你听见的,看见的,感受到的,经历的都和真的一样。
It's imaginary of course,but the experience is real
梦当然是虚幻的,但是梦中的经历却是真实的。

Dreams can be identified in a person who is sleeping and in a rapid eye-movement (REM) stage of the sleep cycle
一个在睡觉的人在做梦可以由睡眠周期中的快速动眼阶段来识别
During sleep studies,dream are indicated by high-frequency electrical activity in the brain.but,it has been shown that similar activity also occurs during non-REM sleep, something that is not well understood.
在睡眠研究期间,梦显示为大脑的高频电流活动。但是,有些现象不能很好解释,如即使在非快速动眼睛阶段也曾经出现过相似的大脑活动。
Writing in 'The Interpretation of Dreams' , Sigmund Freud suggests dreams are just wishes that we have formed in our waking lives.
写过(梦的解析)的西格蒙德,弗洛伊德认为梦就是我们醒的时候形成的愿望。
while this has been widely critical as reductionist,decade later, the why behind dreaming is still up for debate.
虽然这被广泛认为是梦的简单化概述,(但是)十多年后,梦的背后究竟是什么这个问题任然有待商榷。
Some believe that dreams may not have a function and instead be a byproduct of other brain functions, such as the cleansing of neurous during sleep.
一些人认为梦其实是其他大脑功能的副产品,如在睡眠期间恢复净化精神的副作用,没有什么其他作用。
However ,there are other hypotheses - like the theory that explore whether dreams are a function to practice survival scenarios while sleeping.
但是,还有其他的观点,如有人研究过梦在我们睡觉时是否可以(让人)实际体验求生场景的功能
the body gets the rest it needs and we can live out simulations without putting the body in danger
身体在得到需要的休息并且安全的情况下,我们的精神可以体验(危险生存)的模拟训练。
while in cultures all around the word views on why we dream and how we can use dreams to benefit differ ,they are almost universally seen as giving hnits about the body.
虽然在不同文化中什么是梦?梦对我们有什么好处?各不相同。但是几乎所有的文化普遍认为梦是我们身体的、灵魂的、我们周围世界的一种暗示。
there are positive correlation between indicators of well-being and vivid dream.
人的幸福指数和做梦的精彩程度正相关
for example,being well means you dream more and more intensely
比如,你的身体越健康,你意味着你做的梦就会越强烈。
working with dreams in psychotherapy also seem to have positive effect on mental well-being
在心理治疗中,与梦一起工作似乎对心理健康也有积极的影响。
词组复习
States of consciousness 意识状态
be identified in 识别为,
be indicated by 显现为,
REM rapid eye-movement stage 快速动眼阶段
criticized as reductionist 认为是(梦的)简化解释
up for debate 有待商榷
practice survival scenarios 练习生存场景
live out simulations 开展模拟(生存练习)
indicators of well-being 幸福指数
mental well-being 心理健康
单词加强
intensely 健康强壮地,紧紧地,
denail 否定
invariably 固定的 不变的
universally 普遍,广泛,相同地