增強創造力
Have you ever wondered how much time we sleep in a lifetime?
你有沒有想過我們一生中會睡多少時間呢？
wonder (v.)(n.)想知道,驚嘆,奇觀Seven Wonders of the Ancient World古代七大奇景
The answer is a third of our lives on average! Believe it or not, sleeping or taking a nap is not as simple as it looks.
答案是平均一生中的三分之一。信不信由你。睡覺或小睡並不如表現上看起來這麽簡單。
average (n.)(adj.)平均on average 平均而言nap (n.)小睡take a nap, take a siesta 小睡一下
According to scientists, there are actually amazing activities taking place in our brain when we are asleep, and some of these activities are the key to healthy brain function.
根據科學家們，當我們睡覺時我們腦中其實有很神奇的活動正在進行，這其中有些活動是腦功能健康的關鍵。
according to… 根據… = based on… = in one’s opiniontake place舉行,發生活動+take placethe key to+N 實現…的關鍵
Like many people, you might feel more clear-headed and productive in the morning.
跟很多人一樣，你早上可能會感到腦袋比較清楚或比較有生產力。
連綴動詞: seem, become, look, smell, sound, taste, feel…productive (adj.)生產力productivity (n.)生產力
That’s because you just woke up from the longest duration of REM sleep, during which our brain is highly active.
那是因為你剛從時間最長的快速動眼期中醒來，在那時候我們的腦袋是高度活躍的。
duration (n.)持續時間REM=rapid eye movement 快速動眼期
While sleeping, our brain also releases a chemical that makes our brain more flexible, which allows neocortex, a complex brain structure responsible for higher functions, to unconsciously search and establish connections between seemingly unrelated things.
在睡覺時，我們的腦袋釋放出一種讓我們的頭腦更有彈性的化學物質，這讓新皮質，一種負責高階功能的複雜頭腦結構，無意識地搜尋並連結看似無關聯的事情。
flexible (adj.)有彈性的neocortex (n.)新皮質unconsciously (adv.)無意識地unconscious (adj.)無意識的the unconscious 淺意識
This is how sleep boosts creativity and creative problem-solving.
這就是睡眠如何增強創造力和有創意地解決問題的能力。
creativity (n.)創造力boost creativity 增強創造力originality (n.)獨創性
This is also the reason why in the morning, people often find solutions to a problem they have been working on the previous night.
這也是為何人們常在早上為前一晚的問題找到解決方法。
solution (n.)解決方法work on sth. 努力做某件事,從事
Therefore, the next time when you get stuck on a problem, try sleeping on it.
因此，下次當你被問題卡住時，試試看先睡一下再說。
get stuck 卡住