我们睡觉时是什么表情?结果或许让你大吃一惊!
Researchers discovered that people may have negative 1__________(face) expressions while asleep, according to a paper 2 __________(publish) in the Journal of Sleep Research.
Rapid eye movement (REM) is the phase of sleep 3______________people dream. During REM sleep, people’s bodies tend to move more, such as their eyes moving rapidly when their eyes are closed.
The researchers gathered 91 adult participants, 4____________(include) healthy people and those 5_________REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), which is a sleep disorder in which patients 6______________(physical) act out their dreams unknowingly. The researchers put electrodes (电极) on both of their cheeks and recorded their faces during sleep. In this way, slight muscle movements can 7_______________(record) , making sure the study result is accurate.
Frowns were observed during sleep in more than 97 percent of the participants and were also likely 8____________(occur) when their sleep was good and normal. Frowns appeared during REM sleep the most and had a lower 9______________(frequent) in other sleep stages. Healthy participants also tended to show other negative expressions apart from frowns.
Things were far 10___________(bad) for patients with RBD. They showed mostly painful expressions and sometimes sadness and anger. Negative behavior, such as shouting, painful moaning (呻吟), and speaking, was also observed.
重点词汇
1 negative负的,负面消极的
2 positive积极的
3 objective客观的
4 expression表情,表达式
5 rapid快速的
rapidly迅速地
6 phase阶段
7 tend to do倾向于做
8 gather收集
gathering 聚集
9 adult成人
10 participate in 参与
participant参与者
11 physical物理,adj. 身体的,肉体的;物质的
12 unknowingly在不知情的情况下
13 cheek脸颊
14 slight 轻微的
15 muscle / m s( )l/肌肉
16 accurate / kj r t/准确的
17 frown /fra n/皱眉
18 observe观察,评论;遵守(规则、法律等);庆祝(节日),纪念
19 normal正常的
abnormal / b n rm( )l/不正常的
20 frequent频繁的
frequency / fri kw nsi/ 频率 n.
21 apart from除了
22 moan呻吟
参考答案:1 facial 2 published 3 in which/where 4 including 5 with 6 physically 7 be recorded 8 to occur 9 frequency 10 worse
长点时事知识
“好运连连”用英语怎么说呢,让我们一起来看看吧。
1. on a roll
表示“运气超好、连续获胜、一直都很顺利”。
– How’s your soccer team doing
– We won three times and made it to the final.
– Wow, you’re really on a roll.
— 你的足球比赛怎么样了
— 我们三次获胜,进入决赛。
— 哇,真是好运连连啊。
2. lucky streak
指“一系列相继发生的幸运事件,在同一段时间内运气好”。它应与介词on搭配使用,即be on a lucky streak。
She was on a lucky streak and won the award seven years in a row, despite not being the favorite most of the time.
她运气真好,连续七年都赢得了这个奖项,尽管大多数时候她并不是最被看好的那一个。
3. thank (one’s) lucky stars
字面意思是“感谢某人的福星”,实际用来感叹“庆幸某人运气好”或“对意外的好结果感到庆幸不已”。
We thank our lucky stars that we were able to get a home in this neighborhood at such a reasonable price.
我们能以如此合理的价格在这个社区买到一套房子,真是运气好。
4. a stroke of luck
指“意料之外、无从预测但结果却有利的情况或事件”。
After my car broke down, my friend drove past and helped. It was a stroke of luck she was driving down the same road.
我的车抛锚后,我朋友正巧开车路过帮了忙。真是走运,当时她刚好沿同一条路开过。