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And today we are going to talk about a new invention that promises to influence our dreams.
今天我们将谈论一个新的发明，它将影响我们的梦。
Oh, that sounds exciting! I love new inventions!
哇，这听起来很令人兴奋！我喜欢这些新发明！
That’s good, Rosie! But calm down - hold your horses - because we have to start with the usual challenge for our listeners. Now, I want to put a question to you and the answer is linked to sleep and dreams. What do the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the former French leader Napoleon Bonaparte and the famous English nurse Florence Nightingale have in common?
这真棒，罗西！但先冷静一下，别着急，因为我们要从给听众们的通常问题开始。现在，我想向你提出一个问题，答案与睡眠和梦相关联。英国前首相玛格丽特·撒切尔、法国前领导人拿破仑·波拿巴和英国著名护士弗罗伦斯·南丁格尔有什么共同之处？
Oh, that’s difficult because I didn’t think they had very much in common.
哦，这真是个难题，我不认为他们有很多共同之处。
Let me make it easier for you by giving you three options. What do Margaret Thatcher, Napoleon Bonaparte and Florence Nightingale have in common? Is it that:a) They all dreamt of becoming farmers when they were children.b) They all suffered from a recurring nightmare of being bitten by spiders.c) They all usually slept for just four hours a night.
我给你三个选项，这会让问题容易些。玛格丽特·撒切尔、拿破仑·波拿巴和弗罗伦斯·南丁格尔有什么共同之处？答案是：a）他们在孩童时代都梦想成为农民。b）他们都遭受了一场被蜘蛛咬了的噩梦。c）他们通常一晚只睡4个小时。
Mmm… dreaming of being farmers… I dream about being a movie star!
啊...梦想成为农民...我梦想成为影视明星！
Well, farmer or movie star, they ended up becoming famous due to their remarkable achievements. I will give you the answer by the end of the programme. Now, let’s talk about this interesting invention that got you so fired up. It works in smartphones, Rosie.
嗯，不管是农民还是电影明星，他们最终都因非凡的成就而著名。在节目最后我将揭晓答案。现在，我们来谈论一下那些令你兴奋的有趣发明吧。罗西，它作用于智能手机。
That’s so cool! I just adore my iPhone and have loads of applications on it!
真棒！我只是崇拜我的iPhone，它有大量的应用程序！
An ’app’ or application is what Professor Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire has developed to influence dreams. It plays specific sounds to you while you are sleeping. You select the sound and the phone automatically plays it when you’re dreaming by monitoring your movements. Let’s hear a report by the BBC’s John McManus.
来自英国赫特福德大学的教授理查德·怀斯曼开发了一个影响梦的应用程序。它在你睡觉的时候发出特定的声音。你选定声音，手机就会在你睡觉的时候通过监控你的动作而自动播放声音。让我们听听BBC记者约翰·麦克马纳斯的报道。
Professor Wiseman says most people have about five dreams every night, but if they are pleasant, they can lead to people feeling more positive and being more productive during the day. A recent survey found that most people would choose sounds that prompted relaxing visions, perhaps set in woods filled with birdsong. Others though, wanted some night time adventure.
怀斯曼教授说，大多数人每天晚上都能做5个梦，但如果它们是令人愉快的，白天的时候它们会令人们感到更积极更富有成效。最近的一项调查发现，大多数人会选择促使人们产生放松愿景的声音，比如充满鸟鸣声的树林。然而有些人想要夜间探险。
So some people wake up feeling better after an agreeable, or a pleasant, dream. They are able to work more and are more productive. You know, I feel really sleepy when I get up and I need about three hours before I actually feel awake.
所以有些人在一个令人愉快的梦境后醒来会感觉舒适。他们会工作的更多更为高效。当我起床感到非常困倦的时候，我需要大约3个小时才能感到清醒。
And what sort of sounds would make your mind produce – or prompt – relaxing visions, Rosie?

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