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睡觉使人聪明

时间：2012-11-19 03:43:38

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 Amazing news for lazy people; sleep makes you smarter. Not studying, reading or revising, just sleeping, although the other three won’t hurt either. A joint1 study conducted by Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania found that shut-eye enhances your ability to recall recently learned memories, even when those memories are challenged hours later by new information.

这是一则让懒人惊异的消息：睡觉可以让你更聪明。不是学习、不是阅读和修正，而是睡觉，尽管另外的三项也没有害处。在哈佛医学院和宾夕法尼亚大学的一项共同研究中，发现睡觉可以提高你回想在记忆中的最近学过的东西，尽管这些记忆中的知识在数小时后会受到新知识的挑战。
Head researcher Dr Jeffery Ellenbogen says: “This shows us that sleep does not just passively protect memories, but rather, plays an active role in memory consolidation2. Taking a stimulant3 to stay awake can help with alertness in the short term, but peoplereally need sleep to retain knowledge and brain function at their best.” Scientists at Stanford University have suggested that a more supportive pillow can reduce the breathing difficulties that can interrupt your snoozing, so a clever, memory foam4 pillowwill let you sleep soundly enough to sound clever the next day.
首席研究员杰弗瑞·艾伦伯根说：“这项研究让我们知道睡觉不仅仅是被动的保护了记忆，而是在记忆巩固中起着积极主动的作用。通过服用保持清醒刺激物可以让你在短期内保持机警，但是人们确实需要睡觉来保存知识和让你的大脑功能处在最佳状态。”斯坦福大学的科学家曾建议，一个更加舒适的枕头可以减少呼吸困难从而避免因此而打断睡眠，所以一个聪明的、记忆泡沫枕头将让你睡得非常好，也让你在第二天表现的更为聪明。

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1 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
2 consolidation 4YuyW     
n.合并,巩固
参考例句：
  • The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民，对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
  • The state ensures the consolidation and growth of the state economy. 国家保障国营经济的巩固和发展。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法
3 stimulant fFKy4     
n.刺激物，兴奋剂
参考例句：
  • It is used in medicine for its stimulant quality.由于它有兴奋剂的特性而被应用于医学。
  • Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
4 foam LjOxI     
v./n.泡沫，起泡沫
参考例句：
  • The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
  • The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。