Dreams" is such a fun topic that I'm going to devote half a class to sleeping and dreams.

梦“是个很有意思的话题,我将会用半节课的时间来说说睡眠和梦。

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Well, first there's a distinction, a distinction between real dreams versus sleep thought.

首先，我们要区分，真正的梦和半睡半醒的想法。

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So, if you're woken up during slow-wave sleep you're going to be thinking "Did I take the-- yes, while I was dreaming I was thinking about the garbage," but if you're woken up during REM, "But a monkey was eating my grandmother," and that sort of thing. So, there is a distinction.

在慢波睡眠中醒过来,你会想“我倒垃圾了吗？,原来我睡觉是想着倒垃圾了”,但如果你在REM睡眠中醒过来，“天啊，有只猴子在吃我奶奶”,这就是真正的梦和半睡半醒的想法之间的区别。

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