英语新闻听写 睡眠不足危害多多

Matthew Walker, a professor of neuroscience and psychology¹ at the University of California, Berkeley, recently published a book titled "Why We Sleep," explaining the importance of sleep for our mind and body.

加州大学伯克利分校(University of California,Berkeley)的神经科学和心理学教授马修·沃克(Matthew Walker)最近出版了一本书，名为《我们为什么睡觉》(Why We Sleep)，解释了睡眠对身心的重要性。

According to Walker, a lack of sleep will actually prevent your brain from being able to initially² make new memories.

根据沃克的说法，睡眠不足会阻碍你的大脑产生新的记忆。

A lack of sleep can also increase the development of a toxic³ protein in the brain that is called beta-amyloid and that is associated with Alzheimer's disease.

睡眠不足还会增加大脑中的一种毒性蛋白质，这种蛋白质被称为β-淀粉样蛋白，与阿尔茨海默氏病有关。

Sleep deprivation⁴ affects the reproductive system as well, causing lower testosterone levels in men.

睡眠不足也会影响生殖系统，导致男性睾丸激素水平降低。

The World Health Organization has also linked a lack of sleep to cancer.

世界卫生组织还将睡眠不足与癌症联系在一起。

1 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

2 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

3 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

4 deprivation   

n.匮乏；丧失；夺去，贫困

参考例句：

• Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.多实验都证实了睡眠被剥夺是危险的。
• Missing the holiday was a great deprivation.错过假日是极大的损失。