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高三英语培优外刊阅读

外刊精选｜成年人还听睡前故事，是过度怀旧吗？

你喜欢听播客吗？尤其是夜深人静的时候，当温柔的声音娓娓道来，它既抚平了我们一天以来的情绪起伏，也陪伴着我们进入梦乡。近期，纽约时报的一篇报导指出，睡前听故事已经成为越来越多人的习惯，疫情的出现更是激起了一波收听潮流。有趣的是，这仿佛对应着我们儿时听母亲讲睡前故事的习惯。睡前故事对睡眠有帮助吗？成年人又为什么会被睡前故事吸引？

OnceUponaTime…BedtimeStoriesWereJustforKids

ByHillaryRichard

Around10p.m.,LindsayColfordsettlesintobedwiththedulcetdrawlofMatthewMcConaughey,whoisabouttotakeheronanaudiojourneythroughthecosmosuntilshefallsasleep.

Ms.Colfordisnotalone.Thousandsofotheradultsarenowsleepingwithstorytellers.Inournever-endingquesttogetagoodnightssleep,bedtimestoriesarethelatestweaponinthearsenal.

Nolongerjustforchildren,bedtimestoriesarenowakeypartofmanymindfulnessandmeditationapps,whichboomedinpopularitythroughoutthepandemic.Theresareasonadultsaredrawntobedtimestories,anditgoesbeyondwhimsyandnostalgia.

“Abedtimestoryworksbydetractingthemindfromself-sabotagingthoughtsandworries,whichallowsthebodysadrenalinetocomedownsothebraincantransitionintothesleepstate,saidDr.ChristineWon,associateprofessorofmedicineatYaleSchoolofMedicine.

“Bedtimestorieshelpmezoneout.SometimesIdontevenremembergoingtosleep,saidMs.Colford.

RebeccaRobbins,aninstructoratHarvardMedicalSchool,saidbedtimestoriesforadultsmakeperfectsense.

“Childrenareamongthemostwell-restedinoursociety,shesaid.Itiseasytothinkthatwe,asadults,aresomehowimmuneortoomatureforthesehabits.Butthetruthiswecouldallbenefitfromapplyingthetechniquesweusewithkids.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.dulcet[?d?ls?t]adj.___________________________________

2.drawl[dr??l]n.___________________________________

3.quest[kwest]n.___________________________________

4.arsenal[?ɑ?s?n?l]n.___________________________________

5.mindfulness[?ma?ndf?ln?s]n.___________________________________