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1、大学英语三Unit Daydream a Little课文翻译Unit 8 Daydream a Little Eugene Raudsepp Daydreaming has always had reputation, but now scientific research has revealed that daydreaming may actually improve your mental health and creativity. It can even help you achieve your desired goals. Daydreaming again, Barb? Y
2、oull never amount to anything if you spend your time that way! Cant you find something useful to do? Many youngsters have heard words like those from their parents. And until recently this hostile attitude towards daydreaming was the most common one. Daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it
3、was considered and unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very healthy thing to do. Attitudes towards daydreaming are changing in much the same way that attitudes towards night dreaming have changed. Once it
4、was thought that nighttime dreams interfered with our needed rest. But then researchers tried interrupting the dreams of sleepers. They learned that sleepers who arent allowed to dream lost the benefits of rest. They become tense and anxious. They become irritable. They have trouble concentrating. T
5、heir mental health is temporarily damaged. To feel well again, they must be allowed to dream. Now researchers are finding that daydreaming may also be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us, is a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go beyond this. A number of psychologists have
6、 conducted experiments and have reached some surprising conclusions. Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes to intellectual growth. It also improves concentration, attention span, and the ability to get along with others, she says. In an experiment with school children, this
7、 same researcher found that daydreaming led the children to pay more attention to detail. They had more happy feelings. They worked together better. Another researcher reported that daydreaming seemed to produce improved self-control and creative abilities. But thats only part of the story. The most
8、 remarkable thing about daydreaming may be its usefulness in shaping our future lives as we want them to be. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. He maintained that you can imagine your future. Florence Nightingale dreamed of bec
9、oming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured himself as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears that their daydreams came true. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick believed that the way we picture ourselves is often the way we turn out. He offered this advice: Hold a picture of yourself in you
10、r minds eye, and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself vividly as defeated, and that will make victory impossible. Picture yourself as winning, and that will contribute immeasurably to success. Do not picture yourself as anything, and you will drift The experiences of some athletes seem to c
11、onfirm this belief. For instance, John Uelses, a former pole-vaulting champion, used daydreaming techniques before each meet. He would imagine himself winning. He would vividly picture himself clearing the bar at a certain height. He would go over all the details in his mind. He would picture the st
12、adium and the crowds. Hed even imagine the smell of the grass and the earth. He said that this exercise of the imagination left memory traces in his mind that would later help his actual performance. Why would a mental vision of success help produce real success? Dr. Maxwel Maltz, a surgeon and auth
13、or, say this: Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and real experience. In either case it reacts automatically to information that you give it It reacts appropriately to what you think or imagine to be true. He believes that purposeful daydreaming builds new
14、memories in the brain. These positive memories improve a persons self-image. And self-image has an important effect on a persons action and accomplishments. Can you use purposeful daydreaming to shape your own future? Why not try? Here is how those who believe in creative daydreaming recommend going
15、 about it. Choose a time when you can be alone and undisturbed. Close your eyes, to permit your imagination to soar more freely. Many people find that they get best results by pretending that they are sitting before a large screen. They project the desired image of themselves onto that screen. Now p
16、icture yourself as vividly as possible the way you want to be. Remember to picture your desired goals as if you had already attained them. Go over all the details of this picture. See them clearly and sharply. Impress them strongly on your memory. The resulting memory traces will supposedly start af
17、fecting your everyday life. They will help lead you to the attainment to your goals. Of course daydreaming is no substitute for hard work. If its athletic achievement you want, you also have to get lots of practice in your sport. You have to work hard to develop skills. If its school success youre a
18、fter, you cant neglect studying Daydreaming alone cant turn you into your hearts desire. But in combination with the more usual methods of self-development, it might make a critical difference. It could be the difference between becoming merely good at something and becoming a champion. If what rese
19、archers are saying is true, a life lived without fantasies and daydreams isnt as rich and rewarding as life can be. So they suggest setting aside a few minutes each day for daydreaming. By so doing, you may improve your physical and mental well-being. By taking a ten-or fifteen-minute vacation into
20、the realm of imagination each day, you may add much to the excitement and enjoyment of your life. And who knows: You might see your own daydreams come true. 做点白日梦 “巴勃，你又在做白日梦啦？如果你那样消磨时间，你将一事无成！你就不能找点儿有用的事做做？” 许多年轻人都听父亲讲过类似的话，而且直到最近，对待白日梦的这种敌视态度还是非常常见的。做白日梦被认为是浪费时间，或者逃避现实生活及其职责的不健康行为。但是，现在有些人对白日梦有了全新
21、的看法。有人认为做白日梦也许有益于健康。 人们对白日梦的态度正在变化，这与人们对夜间做梦的态度的变化非常相似。人们一直认为夜间做梦打扰了他们所需要的的休息。后来，研究者试图打断睡眠者的梦，但他们获悉，不让睡眠者做梦，他们就不能从休息中获益。他们变得紧张不安，烦躁易怒，精神难以集中，他们的精神健康受到了暂时的损害。要恢复健康，就得让他们做梦。 现在研究人员正发现白日梦对心理健康也很重要。他们告诉我们，白日做梦是一种很好的休息方式。但它们的好处并不仅限于此，一些心理学家进行过实验，得出一些令人吃惊的结论。 琼.T.弗雷伯格博士已得出结论，白日做梦会促进智力发展。她说：“白日做梦还可以使人的注意力更
22、集中，延长注意力集中的时间，并能增强与别人相处的能力。对在校儿童进行的一项试验中，这位研究人员发现白日梦能使孩子们更加注意细节，他们感到更加愉快，能更好的合作。另一名研究人员报告说，白日做梦似乎能改善自制力和创造力。 但这仅仅是事情的一部分。有关白日做梦的最引人瞩目的事情也许是它们在按照我们的愿望塑造我们未来生活中的用处。工业家亨利.J.凯泽认为，他的成功大部分应归功于对白日梦的积极利用。他坚持认为“你可以想象你的未来”。佛罗伦斯.南丁格尔曾梦想成为一名护士。年轻时代的托马斯.爱迪生把自己想象成一个发明家。对这些著名的成功者来说，似乎他们的白日梦变成了现实。 哈里.埃莫森.福斯迪克博士认为，我
23、们想象自己是什么样子，结果往往就成为什么样子的人。他个我们一个忠告，“在你心目中给自己树立一个形象.这样你就会向这个形象靠拢。如果你比真的想想自己被打败了，单这一点你就不可能再获得成功。如果你想想自己胜利了，那将会对成功起到不可估量的作用。如果你不在以上中为自己树立一个形象，你就会随波逐流” 一些运动员的经历似乎证实了这种看法。例如，前撑杆跳冠军约翰.尤赛尔斯每次运动会前都要运用白日做梦的技术。他想想自己赢了，他逼真的想想自己在某个高度越过了横杆。他在脑海里把所有细节都一一想象一遍。他想象着体育馆和观众，甚至还有草地和泥土的气息。他说这种想象力的练习在他脑海中留下了记忆痕迹，而这些记忆痕迹将有
24、助于他后来的实际发挥。 为什么脑海中的幻想成功有助于取得实际上的成功？外科医生兼作家马克斯韦尔.莫尔茨博士这样说道：“你的神经系统不能区别想象的经历和真正经历。在两种情况下，他都会对你给它的信息作出机械的反应。” 他认为，有目的的白日梦可以在头脑中建立起新的“记忆”。那些积极的记忆可以改善人的自我形象，而自我形象对一个人的行为和成就有着重要的影响。 你能利用有目的的白日梦来塑造你的未来吗？为什么不试试？下面是那些相信创造性白日梦的人推荐做法；选择一个你可以不被打扰的时间。闭上眼睛，让你的想象更自由的翱翔。许多人发现，当他们想象自己坐在一个大屏幕前时效果最佳。他们把自己的想象投到这个屏幕上。 现
25、在尽可能生动的按照你自己的愿望想想你自己。记住想象你想要达到的目标，就好像你已经达到了一样。把细节逐一细细想象一番。每一个细节都要看得清清楚楚。把它们牢牢的刻在你的记忆力里。据说这样形成的记忆痕迹会影响你的生活，还会帮你实现你的目标。 当然白日梦并不能代替艰苦的工作。如果你想想在运动上有所成就，呢还的进行大量的练习。你必须努力工作来提高技巧。如果你想在学业上取得成功，你就不能忽视学习。仅仅靠白日梦并不能把你心中的愿望变为现实。但如果与更为平常的自我提高的方法结合，他就可能会起关键性的作用。它可能会决定是仅仅擅长做某事，还是成为冠军。 如果研究人员所说是真的，没有幻想，没有白日梦的生活就不想真正的生活那样丰富而有益。所以他们建议每天抽出几分钟来做做白日梦。这样做可以促进你的身心健康。每天到想象的王国里度十到十五分钟的“假”，你就可能为生活增加许多兴奋与喜悦。谁知道呢，你也许会看到你的白日梦变为现实。
