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