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1、TED英語演講稿：我們?yōu)槭裁匆X簡介：一生中，我們有三分之一的時間都在睡眠中度過。關(guān)于睡眠，你又了解多少?睡眠專家RussellFoster為我們解答為什么要睡覺，以及睡眠對健康的影響。WhatI'dliketodotodayistalkaboutoneofmyfavoritesubjects,andthatistheneuroscienceofsleep.Now,thereisasound--(Alarmclock)--aah,itworked--asoundthatisdesperately,desperat
2、elyfamiliartomostofus,andofcourseit'sthesoundofthealarmclock.Andwhatthattrulyghastly,awfulsounddoesisstopthesinglemostimportantbehavioralexperiencethatwehave,andthat'ssleep.Ifyou'reanaveragesortofperson,36percentofyourlifewillbespentasleep,whichmeansthatifyoul
3、iveto90,then32yearswillhavebeenspententirelyasleep.Nowwhatthat32yearsistellingusisthatsleepatsomelevelisimportant.Andyet,formostofus,wedon'tgivesleepasecondthought.Wethrowitaway.Wereallyjustdon'tthinkaboutsleep.AndsowhatI'dliketodotodayischangeyourviews,change
4、yourideasandyourthoughtsaboutsleep.AndthejourneythatIwanttotakeyouon,weneedtostartbygoingbackintime."Enjoythehoney-heavydewofslumber."Anyideaswhosaidthat?Shakespeare'sJuliusCaesar.Yes,letmegiveyouafewmorequotes."Osleep,Ogentlesleep,nature'ssoftnurse,howhaveIfr
5、ightedthee?"Shakespeareagain,from--Iwon'tsayit--theScottishplay.[Correction:HenryIV,Part2](Laughter)Fromthesametime:"Sleepisthegoldenchainthattieshealthandourbodiestogether."Extremelyprophetic,byThomasDekker,anotherElizabethandramatist.Butifwejumpforward400yea
6、rs,thetoneaboutsleepchangessomewhat.ThisisfromThomasEdison,fromthebeginningofthe20thcentury."Sleepisacriminalwasteoftimeandaheritagefromourcavedays."Bang.(Laughter)Andifwealsojumpintothe1980s,someofyoumayrememberthatMargaretThatcherwasreportedtohavesaid,"Sleep
7、isforwimps."Andofcoursetheinfamous--whatwashisname?--theinfamousGordonGekkofrom"WallStreet"said,"Moneyneversleeps."Whatdowedointhe20thcenturyaboutsleep?Well,ofcourse,weuseThomasEdison'slightbulbtoinvadethenight,andweoccupiedthedark,andintheprocessofthisoccupat
8、ion,we'vetreatedsleepasanillness,almost.We'vetreateditasanenemy.Atmostnow,Isuppose,wetoleratetheneedforsleep,andatworstperhapsmanyofusthinkofsleepasanillnessthatneedssomesortofacur
