大学英语三Unit 8 Daydream a Little课文翻译.doc

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1、Unit8DaydreamaLittleEugeneRaudseppDaydreaminghasalwayshadreputation,butnowscientificresearchhasrevealedthatdaydreamingmayactuallyimproveyourmentalhealthandcreativity.Itcanevenhelpyouachieveyourdesiredgoals."Daydreamingagain,Barb?You'llneveramounttoanythingifyouspendyourtimeth

2、atway!Can'tyoufindsomethingusefultodo?"Manyyoungstershaveheardwordslikethosefromtheirparents.Anduntilrecentlythishostileattitudetowardsdaydreamingwasthemostcommonone.Daydreamingwasviewedasawasteoftime.Oritwasconsideredandunhealthyescapefromreallifeanditsduties.Butnowsomepeopl

3、earetakingafreshlookatdaydreaming.Somethinkitmaybeaveryhealthythingtodo.Attitudestowardsdaydreamingarechanginginmuchthesamewaythatattitudestowardsnightdreaminghavechanged.Onceitwasthoughtthatnighttimedreamsinterferedwithourneededrest.Butthenresearcherstriedinterruptingthedrea

4、msofsleepers.Theylearnedthatsleeperswhoaren'tallowedtodreamlostthebenefitsofrest.Theybecometenseandanxious.Theybecomeirritable.Theyhavetroubleconcentrating.Theirmentalhealthistemporarilydamaged.Tofeelwellagain,theymustbeallowedtodream.Nowresearchersarefindingthatdaydreamingma

5、yalsobeimportanttomentalhealth.Daydreaming,theytellus,isagoodmeansofrelaxation.Butitsbenefitsgobeyondthis.Anumberofpsychologistshaveconductedexperimentsandhavereachedsomesurprisingconclusions.Dr.JoanT.Freyberghasconcludedthatdaydreamingcontributestointellectualgrowth.Italsoim

6、provesconcentration,attentionspan,andtheabilitytogetalongwithothers,shesays.Inanexperimentwithschoolchildren,thissameresearcherfoundthatdaydreamingledthechildrentopaymoreattentiontodetail.Theyhadmorehappyfeelings.Theyworkedtogetherbetter.Anotherresearcherreportedthatdaydreami

7、ngseemedtoproduceimprovedself-controlandcreativeabilities.Butthat'sonlypartofthestory.Themostremarkablethingaboutdaydreamingmaybeitsusefulnessinshapingourfuturelivesaswewantthemtobe.IndustrialistHenryJ.Kaiserbelievedthatmuchofhissuccesswasduetothepositiveuseofdaydreaming.Hema

8、intainedthat"youcanimagineyourfuture."FlorenceNightingaledreamedofbe