清醒早晨-让自己暴露在灯光下(1)

ways to improve your alertness and cognitive¹ functionin the morning.

 

早晨提高你的警觉性及认知能力

 

Expose yourself to light

 

It's important to 'find the light' in order toproperly wake your body up.

 

This can be done by opening the curtains, steppingoutside, or even using an illuminating² alarm clock if you have to wake upbefore the sun.

 

These alarm clocks aim to imitate a sunrise andslowly fill the room up with light.

 

Exposure to light is an important part of waking up,as it is directly linked to the body's production of melatonin.

 

Melatonin is a hormone³ secreted⁴ in the brain that plays a major role in regulating sleep.

 

It's produced when you are in darkness, and drops when exposed to sunlight.

 

1 cognitive   

adj.认知的，认识的，有感知的

参考例句：

• As children grow older,their cognitive processes become sharper.孩子们越长越大，他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
• The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。

2 illuminating   

a.富于启发性的，有助阐明的

参考例句：

• We didn't find the examples he used particularly illuminating. 我们觉得他采用的那些例证启发性不是特别大。
• I found his talk most illuminating. 我觉得他的话很有启发性。

3 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

4 secreted   

v.（尤指动物或植物器官）分泌( secrete的过去式和过去分词 )；隐匿，隐藏

参考例句：

• Insulin is secreted by the pancreas. 胰岛素是胰腺分泌的。
• He secreted his winnings in a drawer. 他把赢来的钱藏在抽届里。 来自《简明英汉词典》