托福词汇之“sleep paralysiss”

　　Sleep paralysis episodes typically occur either early in the night, assomeone is falling asleep, or towards the end of the night, as someone is wakingup. Stressful life events, anxiety, sleep quality and genetics are all linked toit.

　　睡眠瘫痪症通常发生在晚间刚入睡时，或者凌晨正要苏醒时。生活压力、焦虑情绪、睡眠质量、以及基因遗传都与之相关。

　　In a recent UK study, nearly 30 per cent of respondents said that they hadexperienced at least one episode of sleep paralysis in their lifetime.

　　在英国最近的一次调查中，近30%的受访者称曾经经历过至少一次睡眠瘫痪症。

　　While sleep paralysis can be a terrifying ordeal to go through, those whodo experience it should try to remember that it is a temporary and harmlessevent.

　　尽管睡眠瘫痪症是一种令人恐惧的经历，但曾发作过的人们应该记住，睡眠瘫痪症是暂时性的，而且对身体无害。