But I think the real answer lies in our workaholic culture's contempt for a time-waster like sleep.

但是我觉得真正的原因来还是自于美国工作狂文化背景下对于诸如睡觉此类浪费时间的行为的一种蔑视。

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Meditation, like sleep, reduces sensory input, and this quiet state may provide a time for neurons to process and solidify new information and memories.

就想睡眠一样，冥想减少了感官输入，这种安静的状态可以为神经细胞加强和巩固新信息和记忆提供了时间。

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He said patients suspected of being in a non-reversible coma should be "tested 10 times" and that comas, like sleep, have different stages and need to be monitored.

他说，被疑为处于不可逆昏迷状态的患者应该“被检查十次”，昏迷，就像睡觉，有不同的阶段，需要得到监测。

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The Bush administration strenuously defended so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" like sleep deprivation to obtain information from detainees, and admitted to harsher treatment, like the simulated drowning technique called water boarding, that was used in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks.

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Whenever I tried to sleep I would see huge, wobbly, white bags, like the full udders of cows, suspended from the ceiling above me.

每次我即将入睡,总会看到白色的大袋子摇晃着，如同母牛涨涨的乳房从房顶垂下来。

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When you're really tired sleep is what you want to do like when you're really hungry you want to eat.

你累了，就会想睡觉,正如你饿了想吃东西一样。

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Basis can also get at other things like sleep, stress and relaxation by using its sensors.

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There are actually quite a lot of studies showing cellphone radiation associated with other events, like sleep disturbances.

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Without treatment, sleep disorders -- like sleep apnea, which affects about 25% of transportation workers -- worsen accident risk.

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