高质量睡眠-不要看时间(5)

Better Sleep

 

高质量睡眠

 

Turn your clock the other way

 

不要看时间。

 

Checking the time in the middle of thenight can be very disruptive as it can often lead you to work out how many hours you've slept so far and how much sleep you have left before your alarmgoes off. Then you start overthinking about tomorrow – it's a vicious¹ cycle².

 

在午夜时分看时间非常有害，因为那经常会让你盘算自己已经睡了几个小时、闹钟响之前自己还能睡多久。然后你就会开始思考太多明天的事情——这是一个恶性循环。

 

It's this kind of brain³ activity thatcould lead to you to lying awake for ages. This turns on your sympatheticnervous system (the part that deals with problem solving and focus) instead ofyour parasympathetic nervous system (the one you need on when you're sleeping as it promotes⁴ rest).

 

这种大脑活动可能会导致你躺在床上许久都不能入睡。这会打开你的交感神经系统（解决问题和关注焦点），而不是副交感神经系统（可以促进休息，是睡眠必须）。

1 vicious   

adj.恶毒的，恶意的，凶残的，剧烈的，严重的

参考例句：

• He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick.他朝着那只狗狠狠地打了一棍子。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard.作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。

2 cycle   

n.周期，循环，自行车；vi.循环，轮转，骑自行车；vt.使循环

参考例句：

• The seasons of the year make a cycle.一年四季构成一个循环。
• Do you cycle to work everyday?你每天骑自行车上班吗？

3 brain   

n.头脑，电脑，智慧

参考例句：

• The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.大脑需要不断供给血液。
• Her brain has no room for math.她没有数学头脑。

4 promotes   

促进( promote的第三人称单数 )； 提升； 推销； 使 （学生）升级

参考例句：

• The Tree Council promotes tree planting. 林木委员会倡导植树造林。
• A sound forest economy promotes the prosperity of agriculture and rural life. 完善的森林经济可以促进农业和农村生活的兴旺与繁荣。