纽约时报:19.7.3为什么有些人记不住自己的梦?
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I have a dim feeling that some of my teachers are nearby, but my attention is on two adults, neither of which I recognise. The man I see in lurid detail – from the slick shine of his hair to the golden lenses on his sunglasses. He holds up some kind of device that emits a piercing shriek. I drop to my knees with my hands against my ears. My schoolmates are all doing the same. The man is laughing maniacally.I had that dream nearly 40 years ago, but I can remember the details as if it were yesterday. Ask me to relate anything from a dream I had earlier this week, however, and I draw a blank. If I have been dreaming – and biology would suggest I most probably have – nothing has lingered long enough to remain in my waking mind.
我隐约感觉一些教过我的老师就在附近,但我的注意力集中在两个我不认识的成年人身上。那个男的我看得清清楚楚——从他头发的光泽到太阳镜上的金色镜片。他举起的某种设备发出刺耳的声音,我跪倒在地,双手捂着耳朵。同学们都做着相同的动作,那人却在狂笑。这个梦是我在大概40年前做的,但我记得所有细节,就像发生在昨天一样。然而,如果让我描述几天前的梦,我的脑海却是一片空白。如果我一直在做梦——并且生理特性表明我极有可能的确一直在做梦——梦中的一切存留的时间都不足以让我在醒后仍记得。
1. attention 英 [əˈtenʃn] 美 [əˈtenʃn]
n.注意;专心;留心;注意力;兴趣;关注;殷勤;关心
int.注意;立正
复数: attentions
2. lens 英 [lenz] 美 [lenz]
n.透镜;镜片;(眼球的)晶状体
复数: lenses
3. device 英 [dɪˈvaɪs] 美 [dɪˈvaɪs]
n.装置;仪器;器具;设备;炸弹;爆炸性武器;爆炸装置;手段;策略;方法;技巧
复数: devices
4. piercing 英 [ˈpɪəsɪŋ] 美 [ˈpɪrsɪŋ]
adj.锐利的;逼人的;尖利的;尖厉的;刺耳的;深切的;刻骨的
n.(耳朵、鼻子或其他身体部位为戴首饰打的)穿孔,洞眼
v.扎;刺破;穿透;穿过;透入;冲破;突破
pierce的现在分词
派生词: piercingly adv.
5. shriek 英 [ʃriːk] 美 [ʃriːk]
v.尖叫;尖声说
n.尖叫
第三人称单数: shrieks 复数: shrieks 现在分词: shrieking 过去式: shrieked 过去分词: shrieked
考研英语外刊:为什么有些人记不住自己的梦?
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