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1、TED英语演讲稿：我们为什么要睡觉 简介：一生中，我们有三分之一的时间都在睡眠中度过。关于睡眠，你又了解多少?睡眠专家russellfoster为我们解答为什么要睡觉，以及睡眠对健康的影响。 whati'dliketodotodayistalkaboutoneofmyfavoritesubjects,andthatistheneuroscienceofsleep. now,thereisasound--(alarmclock)--aah,itworked--asoundthatisdesperat
2、ely,desperatelyfamiliartomostofus,andofcourseit'sthesoundofthealarmclock.andwhatthattrulyghastly,awfulsounddoesisstopthesinglemostimportantbehavioralexperiencethatwehave,andthat'ssleep.ifyou'reanaveragesortofperson,36percentofyourlifewillbespentasleep,whic
3、hmeansthatifyouliveto90,then32yearswillhavebeenspententirelyasleep. nowwhatthat32yearsistellingusisthatsleepatsomelevelisimportant.andyet,formostofus,wedon'tgivesleepasecondthought.wethrowitaway.wereallyjustdon'tthinkaboutsleep.andsowhati'dliketodotodayis
4、changeyourviews,changeyourideasandyourthoughtsaboutsleep.andthejourneythatiwanttotakeyouon,weneedtostartbygoingbackintime. "enjoythehoney-heavydewofslumber."anyideaswhosaidthat?shakespeare'sjuliuscaesar.yes,letmegiveyouafewmorequotes."osleep,ogentlesleep,
5、nature'ssoftnurse,howhaveifrightedthee?"shakespeareagain,from--iwon'tsayit--thescottishplay.[correction:henryiv,part2](laughter)fromthesametime:"sleepisthegoldenchainthattieshealthandourbodiestogether."extremelyprophetic,bythomasdekker,anotherelizabethandr
6、amatist. butifwejumpforward400years,thetoneaboutsleepchangessomewhat.thisisfromthomasedison,fromthebeginningofthe20thcentury."sleepisacriminalwasteoftimeandaheritagefromourcavedays."bang.(laughter)andifwealsojumpintothe1980s,someofyoumayrememberthatmargar
7、etthatcherwasreportedtohavesaid,"sleepisforwimps."andofcoursetheinfamous--whatwashisname?--theinfamousgordongekkofrom"wallstreet"said,"moneyneversleeps." whatdowedointhe20thcenturyaboutsleep?well,ofcourse,weusethomasedison'slightbulbtoinvadethenight,andwe
8、occupiedthedark,andintheprocessofthisoccupation,we'vetreatedsleepasanillness,almost.we'vetreateditasanenemy.atmostnow,isuppose,wetoleratetheneedforsleep,andatworstperhapsmanyofusthinkofsleepasanillnessthatnee
