时间:2019-02-24 作者:英语课 分类:英语听力文摘 English Digest


英语课

  Can’t Sleep? Warm Your Hands!

睡不着?暖暖手吧!

Ya?l: You okay, Don?

Don: Sorry,Ya?l . I've been having trouble sleeping lately.

Y: Have you tried thinking warm thoughts about your hands and feet?

D: Uh,No. Why would I wanna do that?

Y: Because it could help you fall asleep. See, when we’re falling asleep, the body naturally cools down. To make this happen, blood flows from the body’s core 1 out to the legs, arms, hands and feet. This makes the central part of the body cooler and makes the hands and feet warmer.

D: OK. But what does that have to do with thinking about my hands and feet?

Y: Well, for some people, the natural cooling-off process doesn’t work the way it should. But sleep researchers have found that you can sort of kick-start the process by imagining that your hands and feet are becoming warmer.

D: You mean that if I think about holding my hands over a campfire or something like that, I can trick my body into making the blood flow and actually warming up my hands.

Y: Exactly,at least that's the idea It’s been tested on a handful 2 of people with sleep disorders 3 and there’s some evidence 4 that it actually works 5.


  Y: 你还好吗,唐?

D: 抱歉,我最近睡眠不好。

Y: 你有没有想办法暖手暖脚呢?

D: 没有,我为什么要那样做?

Y: 因为那样可以帮助你入睡。想象一下,当你睡着的时候,身体就会自然降温。要做到这一点,血液就会从身体的中心流向腿,胳膊,手和脚。这样身体的中心部分就会降低温度,使手和脚暖和起来。

D: 哦,但是那和我想到手和脚有什么关系呢?

Y: 对有些人来说,这个自然降温的过程无法正常进行。睡眠研究人员发现,我们可以启动这个过程,通过想象自己的手和脚变暖。

D: 你的意思是,如果我想象自己把手放在篝火旁或类似的做法,我就可以让身体里的血液流动,这样就可以暖手了。

Y: 一点儿没错,至少这种想法已经在少数失眠的人身上做过测试,并且也有一些证据证明这种做法是有用的。



n.中心;核心;(苹果、梨等果实的)果心
  • We didn't get to the core of the subject.我们没触及问题的核心。
  • The pear is rotten to the core.这梨全烂了。
n.一把;少量,少数,一小撮
  • We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.我们邀请了30人,但是只到了几个人。
  • He pulled out a handful of coins from his pocket.他从口袋里掏出一把硬币。
n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 );凌乱;骚乱;(身心、机能)失调
  • Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告,厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.明显,显著,明白,迹象,根据,[物]证据,证物
  • The first signs of spring are in evidence.春天的最初迹象已显然可见。
  • From the evidence I must conclude that you are wrong.从证据看,我敢断定你错了。
n.作品,著作;工厂,活动部件,机件
  • We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
  • The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。