睡觉使人聪明

 Amazing news for lazy people; sleep makes you smarter. Not studying, reading or revising, just sleeping, although the other three won’t hurt either. A joint¹ study conducted by Harvard Medical School and the University of Pennsylvania found that shut-eye enhances your ability to recall recently learned memories, even when those memories are challenged hours later by new information.

这是一则让懒人惊异的消息：睡觉可以让你更聪明。不是学习、不是阅读和修正，而是睡觉，尽管另外的三项也没有害处。在哈佛医学院和宾夕法尼亚大学的一项共同研究中，发现睡觉可以提高你回想在记忆中的最近学过的东西，尽管这些记忆中的知识在数小时后会受到新知识的挑战。

Head researcher Dr Jeffery Ellenbogen says: “This shows us that sleep does not just passively protect memories, but rather, plays an active role in memory consolidation². Taking a stimulant³ to stay awake can help with alertness in the short term, but peoplereally need sleep to retain knowledge and brain function at their best.” Scientists at Stanford University have suggested that a more supportive pillow can reduce the breathing difficulties that can interrupt your snoozing, so a clever, memory foam⁴ pillowwill let you sleep soundly enough to sound clever the next day.

首席研究员杰弗瑞·艾伦伯根说：“这项研究让我们知道睡觉不仅仅是被动的保护了记忆，而是在记忆巩固中起着积极主动的作用。通过服用保持清醒刺激物可以让你在短期内保持机警，但是人们确实需要睡觉来保存知识和让你的大脑功能处在最佳状态。”斯坦福大学的科学家曾建议，一个更加舒适的枕头可以减少呼吸困难从而避免因此而打断睡眠，所以一个聪明的、记忆泡沫枕头将让你睡得非常好，也让你在第二天表现的更为聪明。

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 consolidation   

n.合并,巩固

参考例句：

• The denser population necessitates closer consolidation both for internal and external action. 住得日益稠密的居民，对内和对外都不得不更紧密地团结起来。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• The state ensures the consolidation and growth of the state economy. 国家保障国营经济的巩固和发展。 来自汉英非文学 - 中国宪法

3 stimulant   

n.刺激物，兴奋剂

参考例句：

• It is used in medicine for its stimulant quality.由于它有兴奋剂的特性而被应用于医学。
• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。

4 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。