為什麼會做夢？WHY DO WE DREAM?
探尋夢境虛實之間的奧祕 The mystery of our nighttime experiences
有些專家則認為，夢幫助我們練習應對危險情況的各種方式；或者是，夢也許能協助我們處理白天所感受到的強烈情緒。
藝術家經常發現夢激發出他們最具創意的作品。
這可能是因為當我們做夢時，大腦理性的部分比較不活躍；時而限制我們創造力的思維過程並不活躍。
對於夢境的含義也有一些爭議；夢是否反映出無意識的慾望或信念？
心理學家等人已經為夢中常見的圖像提出一些可能的解讀。
問題是，並沒有辦法檢驗這些提議解說是否正確，抑或是我們夢見的內容都只是隨機出現。
惡夢，亦即可怕的夢境，也頗為常見；而且在創傷後壓力症候群的患者中尤為常見。
因此可知，心理狀況會影響夢的內容。
不過，由於沒有PTSD的人也會做惡夢，因此惡夢也不總是與心理狀況相關。
夢的功能和意義仍然令人百思不得其解，儘管最新研究仍持續進行中。
也許將來我們會知道更多，不過，顯然現在夢仍舊超出我們的知識範圍所及。
Other experts think that dreams help us practice ways to respond to dangerous situations. Or perhaps they help us process strong emotions we felt during the day.
Artists often find that dreams inspire their most creative work. This may be because the rational parts of our brains are less active when we are dreaming.
The thought processes that sometimes limit our creativity aren't active. There is also debate about the meaning of our dreams. Do they reflect unconscious desires or beliefs?
Psychologists and others have proposed possible meanings for images that commonly appear in dreams. The problem is that there is no way to check whether these proposals are correct or whether the content of our dreams is random.
Nightmares - frightening dreams - are a common occurrence, and they are especially common in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Thus psychological conditions can influence the content of our dreams. But since people without PTSD also experience nightmares, such dreams are not always tied to psychological conditions.
The function and meaning of dreams remain puzzling despite our most current research. Perhaps in the future we will know more, but for now dreams fall outside the scope of our knowledge.
rational（adj.）理智的；合理的
I wonder if Mason has a rational for the mess he and his friends made in the house.
You can’t have a rational conversation with Milo because he only gets defensive and makes no sense. 防衛心很強
rationalize（adj.）理智的；合理的
Adam tried to rationalize what he had done when he stole the money. 合理化偷錢的所作所為
random （adj.）隨機的
Because Jessie didn’t know what Val really needed when she lost her job, she just put some random groceries in a bag for her. 合理化偷錢的
To make your experiment work, you need to get random samples from a wide range of people. 讓實驗奏效 隨機的樣本
Arthur picked a random number between 10 and 20 to find out what prize he’s won.
to have vs. process emotions
to have strong emotions
unconscious vs. subconscious
Like, for example, if... you are talking to your, um, you know, girlfriend, but you call your exgirlfriend's name,... (Oh.) that might be
something that happened because of your
unconscious
unconscious 潛意識
是指那些在正常情況下根本不能變為意識的東西，比如，內心深處被壓抑而無從意識到的欲望，即所謂冰山理論：人的意識組成就像一座冰山，露出水面的只是一小部分，但隱藏在水下的絕大部分卻對其餘部分產生影響。 弗洛伊德認為潛意識具有能動作用，它主動地對人的性格和行為施加壓力和影響。
subconscious 下意識心理活動
if you already know how to play guitar, you're not necessarily thinking about where to place your fingers because your body already knows what to do.
random acts of kindness隨機的善意行為
是一種無預謀，前後矛盾的行為，旨在向外界提供善意。安妮·赫伯特（Anne Herbert）於1982年在加利福尼亞州索薩利托（Sausalito）的餐盤上寫下了“實踐隨意的善意和無謂的美麗行為”。它的依據是“隨機的暴力行為和無謂的殘酷行為”。
tie to （ph v.）有關連；相關
Remi’s fever is tied to the water she drank from the stream. 發燒 和喝小溪裡的水有關
The police tied the break-in to three guys in a blue car. 闖空門和藍色車子裡的三個人有關
tie to （ph v.）綁在某樣東西上
The robbers tied Nick to a chair before they left his apartment.
scope （n.）範圍【觀測器，如顯微鏡、望遠鏡】
The scope of this book does not cover that subject.
The scope of the scientists’ experiment was quite broad and yield valuable information regarding the disease. 實驗範圍
scope out 仔細研究
Eli’s company is scoping out several people for postitions in their finance department.
frightening
scary or terrifying
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
recurring nightmare
have the same nightmare over and over again.
vivid dream
means feels like it’s real, it feels like it’s really happening
puzzling令人迷惑的，令人不解的
irrational
