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Thereasonreadingmakesyousleepy
为什么一拿起书就犯困?
You’vefinallytuckedyourselfintobedandcrackedopenthedetectivenovelyou’vebeenwaitingalldaytogetbackto. Threepageslater, you’refightingalosingbattleagainsttwosuddenlyveryheavyeyelids.
你终于上了床,打开那本你想了一天的侦探小说。才看了3页,你突然感觉眼皮沉重起来,挣扎一番之后还是支撑不住睡着了。
Youwerewideawakemereminutesago, andtheprotagonistjustuncoveredapromisingnewleadinthecase. So, whatgives?
几分钟之前,你明明毫无睡意,书中的主人公刚刚揭示了一条关键的新线索。到底是哪里出了问题?
AstheBBC’sScienceFocusexplains, thecozinessofyourcoverscouldbeworkingagainstyou. Peopleusuallytrytoreadinaquiet, comfortableatmosphere, andthoseconditionshappentobeidealforsleep. Readingalsoeasesyourmindanddrawsitsfocusawayfromwhateverpreoccupationsmightotherwisekeepyouawake.
根据BBC频道《科学聚焦》栏目的解释,和你对着干的可能正是你那舒适的被窝。人们通常会试图在一个安静、舒适的氛围中阅读,而这些条件恰巧很适合睡眠。阅读还会让你的精神放松,远离那些会让你难以入眠的思绪。
"Formany [people], readingcanberelaxingandenjoyable, whichcanputyourmindandbodyintheappropriatemindsetormoodtogotosleep,” Dr. RamanMalhotra, aneurologistandmemberoftheAmericanAcademyofSleepMedicine’sboardofdirectors, toldRefinery29. “Themainreasonreadingmayhelpsomefallasleepisthatitallowsyourmindsometimetorestandrelaxbeforeturningoutthelightstofallasleep.”
美国睡眠医学会董事会成员、神经学家拉曼·马尔霍特拉博士告诉Refinery29网站说:“对许多人而言,阅读是让人放松和愉悦的,可以让你的身心进入适合睡眠的状态。阅读有助于某些人睡眠的主要原因在于,阅读让你的大脑在你关灯睡觉前有时间休息和放松。”
Theconcentrationrequiredtoprocesseverywordcanbeprettyexhausting, too, especiallyifyourchosentomeisdense. Andreadinglineafterlineofanythingcanmakeyoufeellikegivingyoureyesabreak.
逐字阅读需要你集中注意力,也会让你感到疲倦,尤其是如果你选的书是一本大部头的话。不论读什么书,一行又一行地看下来,都会让你的眼睛渴望休息。
Thesefactorsallmakereadingagreatactivitytoaddtoyourpre-sleeproutineifyou’relookingforwaystofallasleepfaster. Butifyourbody’ssnoozingimpulseiscontinuallykeepingyoufromenjoyingagoodbook, therearesometrickstothwartit. BookRiotsuggestsreadinginthemorning, ortryinganaudiobookinstead. Readinginaspotthatisn’tyourbed—preferablyonewhereyou’resittingup, ratherthanlyingdown—canhelp, too. Readinginapublicplacelikeacoffeeshoporparkcanalsodiscouragedozing.
对于想要更快入睡的人而言,上述这些因素都使得睡前读书成了催眠妙法。但如果打瞌睡的冲动让你总是无法读完一本好书,这里有几个消除睡意的窍门。BookRiot网站建议你在早上读书,或者尝试一下有声读物。不要在床上读书,要在一个你能坐而不能躺的地方读书,这对你会有帮助。在咖啡馆或公园这样的公共场所读书也可以赶跑睡虫。