听力文摘：睡不着? 暖暖手吧!

You okay, Don?

你还好吗，唐？

Sorry,Yael . I've been having trouble sleeping lately.

抱歉，我最近睡眠不好。

Have you tried thinking warm thoughts about your hands and feet?

你有没有想办法暖手暖脚呢？

Uh,No. Why would I wanna do that?

没有，我为什么要那样做？

Because it could help you fall asleep. See, when we’re falling asleep, the body naturally cools down. To make this happen, blood flows from the body’s core¹ out to the legs, arms, hands and feet. This makes the central part of the body cooler and makes the hands and feet warmer.

因为那样可以帮助你入睡。想象一下，当你睡着的时候，身体就会自然降温。要做到这一点，血液就会从身体的中心流向腿，胳膊，手和脚。这样身体的中心部分就会降低温度，使手和脚暖和起来。

OK. But what does that have to do with thinking about my hands and feet?

哦，但是那和我想到手和脚有什么关系呢？

Well, for some people, the natural cooling-off process doesn’t work the way it should. But sleep researchers have found that you can sort of kick-start the process by imagining that your hands and feet are becoming warmer.

对有些人来说，这个自然降温的过程无法正常进行。睡眠研究人员发现，我们可以启动这个过程，通过想象自己的手和脚变暖。

You mean that if I think about holding my hands over a campfire or something like that, I can trick my body into making the blood flow and actually warming up my hands.

你的意思是，如果我想象自己把手放在篝火旁或类似的做法，我就可以让身体里的血液流动，这样就可以暖手了。

Exactly,at least that's the idea It’s been tested on a handful² of people with sleep disorders³ and there’s some evidence⁴ that it actually works⁵.

一点儿没错，至少这种想法已经在少数失眠的人身上做过测试，并且也有一些证据证明这种做法是有用的。

1 core   

n.中心；核心；(苹果、梨等果实的)果心

参考例句：

• We didn't get to the core of the subject.我们没触及问题的核心。
• The pear is rotten to the core.这梨全烂了。

2 handful   

n.一把；少量，少数，一小撮

参考例句：

• We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.我们邀请了30人，但是只到了几个人。
• He pulled out a handful of coins from his pocket.他从口袋里掏出一把硬币。

3 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 evidence   

n.明显，显著，明白，迹象，根据，[物]证据，证物

参考例句：

• The first signs of spring are in evidence.春天的最初迹象已显然可见。
• From the evidence I must conclude that you are wrong.从证据看，我敢断定你错了。

5 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。