英语听力文摘 English Digest 322、睡不着？暖暖手吧！

　　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 core¹ 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 handful² of people with sleep disorders³ and there’s some evidence⁴ that it actually works⁵.

　　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。

1 core   

n.中心；核心；(苹果、梨等果实的)果心

参考例句：

• 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。

2 handful   

n.一把；少量，少数，一小撮

参考例句：

• 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。

3 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• 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》

4 evidence   

n.明显，显著，明白，迹象，根据，[物]证据，证物

参考例句：

• 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。

5 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• 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。