小睡午觉的快乐和好处(双语)

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　　在我的记忆里，我从来不小睡。我总是认为打盹对于完美的下午是一种浪费，而那个时候我总应该在外面做着一些事情，或者任何一件事情。午睡只是对于那些没有什么更好的事情做，只有在白天打盹的人有好处。但是，在过去的几个月里，我改变了偶尔在中午打盹的看法。现在，我其实正在尽最大的努力尝试在一周当中打几次盹，即使只有几分钟。小睡能够给我时间思考，让反思我这周过得怎样，起床之后也让我更加明确目标。清醒地起床使我更加有动力做一些拖延的事情，例如去洗衣店!我发现你们当中的很多人都有小孩，这就妨碍了你们在中午小睡的时机，我的很多朋友也有这样的情况，而且几乎很难再晚上睡觉更不要说是小睡片刻了。不过如果你可以或者有时间的话，我强烈建议你在星期六的下午躺在沙发上，然后试一下打个盹。

　　For as long as I can remember, I never took naps. I always thought they were a waste of a perfectly good afternoon when I should be out doing…something. Anything. Napping was for people who had nothing better to do other than sleep in the middle of the day. However, over the last couple of months or so, I have changed my tune on the occasional afternoon siesta. Now, I am doing my best to actually try to take one a few times a week even if only for a few minutes. It gives me some time to think about things, reflect on how my week has been so far, and then wake up to make my afternoon more purposeful. Waking up refreshed gives me some motivation to do some of those things I put off like the laundry! I realize that many of you have young children, which can seriously hamper your ability to get in a few ZZZ’s in the afternoon; some of my friends are in the same boat and can barely get sleep at night never mind in the afternoon. But if you can and you have the time, I highly recommend laying on the couch some Saturday afternoon and giving it a try.

　　小睡片刻对你的健康有益处：

    Some of the health benefits of napping include:

　　· 降低血压 Lower Blood Pressure

　　· 使你更加机敏 Increased Alertness

　　· 舒缓情绪 Mood Improvement

　　· 提高认知能力 Increased Cognitive Abilities

　　· 对你的心脏有好处 Good For Your Heart

　　所以你怎么看呢?你午睡吗?你觉得那样对你有帮助吗?打盹已经成为了我沉思工作的一部分了，小睡片刻以后，我也很明显地感觉到了改善。但是我要提醒你们在你们尝试小睡的时候——不要在太接近睡觉时间才去休息，不然的话你晚上可能会睡不着!

　　So what about you? Do you nap? Do you feel that it helps you? Napping has become part of my meditative work, and I certainly feel the difference after I take one. But one thing I can advise to those of you thinking of taking a nap – don’t take one too close to bedtime, as you might have trouble getting to sleep for the night!

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Napping has become part of my meditative work,