大学英语自学教程 下册 un12

[00:00.00]Unit 12 text A
[00:04.88]Let Your Mind Wander
[00:06.96]让心情畅游
[00:09.04]Until recently daydreaming was generally considered either a waste of time
[00:13.47]直到最近,白日梦通常被认为不是浪费时间
[00:17.89]or a symptom of neurotic tendencies,
[00:20.72]就是要患精神病的征兆。
[00:23.54]and habitual daydreaming was regarded as evidence of maladjustment
[00:27.51]习惯性白日做梦被看做精神失调的证据
[00:31.48]or an escape from life's realities and responsibilities.
[00:34.90]或是对现实生活和责任的逃避.
[00:38.32]It was believed
[00:39.94]人们相信,
[00:41.56]hat habitual daydreaming would eventually distance people from society
[00:45.35]惯性白日梦会使人远离社会,
[00:49.14]and reduce their effectiveness in coping with real problems.
[00:52.36]降低其处理现实问题的效率.
[00:55.59]At its best,daydreaming was considered
[01:01.05]a compensatory substitute for the real things in life.
[01:04.29]就最好的情况来讲,白日做梦被认为是代替生活现实的补偿品.
[01:07.53]As with anything carried to excess,daydreaming can be harmful.
[01:11.16]  任何事情做得过分都可能有害,白日梦也是一样.
[01:14.79]There are always those who would substitute fantasy lives
[01:21.27]for the rewards of real activity.
[01:23.70]总有那么一些人,他们用想入非非的生活来代替实际活动得到的好处.
[01:26.13]But such extremes are relatively rare,
[01:28.56]但是这一类极端的情况较为罕见,
[01:30.98]and there is a growing body of evidence to support the fact
[01:34.55]愈来愈多的资料都支持这样一种看法:
[01:38.12]that most people suffer from a lack of daydreaming
[01:44.57]rather than an excess of it.
[01:46.50]大多人白日梦做的太少了,而不是太多了.
[01:48.43]We are now beginning to learn how valuable it really is
[01:51.40]现在我们才开始了解到它确实是多么有价值.
[01:54.36]and that when individuals are completely prevented from daydreaming
[02:01.03]their emotional balance can be disturbed.
[02:03.65]当一个被禁止做白日梦时,他们的感情平衡就可能被扰乱.
[02:06.28]Not only are they less able to deal with the pressures ofday-to-day existence,
[02:10.55]不但使他们更难以处理日常的生存压力,
[02:14.82]but also their self-controland self-direction become endangered.
[02:18.40]而且他们的自我控制和自我定向变得岌岌可危.
[02:21.98]Recent research indicates that daydreaming is part of daily life
[02:26.06]  最近的研究表明,白日梦是日常生活的一部分,
[02:30.15]and that a certain amount each dayis essential for maintaining equilibrium.
[02:34.23]每天做一定数量的白日梦对保持平衡是必不可少的.
[02:38.30]Daydreaming,science has discovered,is an effective relaxation technique.
[02:42.39]科学已经发现白日梦是一种有效的消遣技巧.
[02:46.48]But its beneficial effects go beyond this.
[02:49.14]但它的有利影响不只这一点,
[02:51.81]Experiments show that daydreaming significantly contributes
[02:55.07]实验表明白日梦特别有助于智力的发展,
[02:58.34]to intellectual growth, powers of concentration,
[03:01.97]全神贯注的能力
[03:05.60]and the ability to interact and communicate with others.
[03:08.93]和与人交往,交流的能力.
[03:12.26]In an experiment with schoolchildren in New York.
[03:14.90]在纽约对学音的一次实验中,
[03:17.54]Dr.Joan Freyberg observed improved concentration:
[03:21.01]琼.弗雷伯格博士观察到了注意力的改善:
[03:24.49]"There was less running around,more happy feelings,
[03:27.80]"四处跑的现象少了,孩子们更开心,
[03:31.12]more talking and playing in the group,and more attention paid to detail.
[03:34.99]更爱一起谈话一起玩了,而且更多地注意细节."
[03:38.85]In another experiment at Yale University,
[03:41.39]在耶鲁大学的另一个实验中,
[03:43.92]Dr.Jerome Singer found that daydreaming resulted
[03:46.95]杰罗姆.辛发现,白日梦能可以
[03:49.98]in improved self-control and enhanced creative thinking ability.
[03:54.11]提高自我控制力和增强创造性的思维能力.
[03:58.24]Daydreaming,Singer pointed out,
[04:00.46]辛格指出,
[04:02.68]is one way individualscan improve upon reality.
[04:05.85]白日做梦是个人超越现实一种方式.
[04:09.03]It is,he concluded,a powerful spur to achievement.
[04:12.36]他得出一个结论,白日做梦对成功是一种强有力的刺激.