The next time you think about going without sleep, consider this: Laboratory animals that are kept awake for long periods of time ...die.

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Well,you might say,Okay,what we meant was anybody who's awake while they're dying,dies alone.

你也许会说，人在清醒时候死去是孤独的。

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Your brain is active as if you were awake, your EEGs are similar to waking, paralyzed except for the eyes, oh, men get erections and you have dreams.

大脑处于活跃状态，像清醒时一样，脑电图也和清醒时相似，但除了眼部，全身都不会动，男人会勃起，梦境会出现。

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Partly because I think it's a good exercise, but also I don't want this class to be a class where you sit there, with your cup of Willoughby's coffee if needed to keep awake, and you watch me solve models because that's not how you learn.

一方面是由于我认为这是个好的锻炼机会,此外,我也不希望这个课程,变成你们坐在这,用威洛比咖啡来保持清醒,一边看我解决问题,因为你们不应那样学习

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