泛讀-unit-8-getting-enough-sleep

1、2021/8/21Getting Enough Sleep? Dream on2021/8/22About the authorvWilliam Charles Dement (born 1928) is a pioneering US sleep researcher, and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the worlds first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University. He is a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation, and the

2、 diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy.2021/8/23Christopher Vaughan is the author of How Life Begins: The Science of Life in the Womb, named as one of the best books of 1996 by the National Association of Libraries. He lives in Palo Alto, California, with his

3、wife and two children.The Promise of Sleep: A Pioneer in Sleep Medicine Explores the Vital Connection Between Health, Happiness, and a Good Nights Sleep2021/8/24The textvThe consequences of sleep deprivationvSleep debt and the mortgaged mindvWide awake but not restedvSleep and well-beingvToward a sl

4、eep-smart lifestylevOur opinions2021/8/25The patient whom he had met suffered sleep deprivation.Sleepy people make math errors, break things and become cross with their families, friends and co-workers.One experiment shows the terrible result of sleep deprivation.The author considers sleep deprivati

5、on a national emergency.The consequences of sleep deprivation2021/8/26Sleep debt One hour less than a full nights sleep Accumulated lost sleep is like a monetary debtAn hour of sleep debt into the next dayBecause of the alerting mechanism of our biological clock, it is difficult for most people to s

6、leep too long.Sleep debt and the mortgaged mind2021/8/27Short sleepers were far more likely to be dead than those who slept an average of seven hours per night.Self-described long sleepers are more prone to die because they have undiagnosed sleep disorders, like sleep apnea.Enough sleep can make us

7、feel better, happier, more vigorous and vital.Sleep and well-being2021/8/28You cant work off a large sleep debt by getting a good nights sleep. How to adopt a sleep-smart lifestyle: Establish your average personal sleep requirement in each 24-hour period to maintain a consistent level of alertness.

8、Bear in mind that youll have to take your biological clock into account. Do not hesitate to seek professional help if you think you have a sleep disorder.Toward a sleep-smart lifestyle2021/8/29 For us university students, we are energetic and full of passion. But seven to eight hours sleep time is very necessary and it brings