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Men overestimate their sleep quality
男性往往高估自己的睡眠质量
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Men overestimate their sleep quality
男性往往高估自己的睡眠质量
最近的一项研究表明，与普遍认知相反，女性实际上比男性睡得更深、更健康。这是因为男性往往记不住夜间的短暂清醒，从而产生了一种整夜安睡的错觉。研究发现，女性平均睡眠时间为400分钟，而男性仅为382分钟，且女性深度睡眠的时间更长。由于男性的睡眠质量会随年龄增长更迅速地下降，因此比起主观记忆，我们更应关注身体发出的真实信号。
Most people think women sleep worse than men.
大多数人认为女性比男性睡得更差。Most people 大多数人 / sleep worse 睡眠质量更差
A new study says this is actually a paradox.
但一项新研究表明，这其实是一个 paradox。new study 一项新研究 / actually 实际上 / paradox 悖论
Women feel tired, but they objectively sleep much better.
虽然女性感到疲劳，但 objectively 来看，她们睡得好得多。feel tired 感到疲惫 / objectively 客观地 / sleep much better 睡得更好
Men often overestimate how well they sleep at night.
男性经常会 overestimate 自己的睡眠质量。often overestimate 经常高估 / how well 睡得有多好 / sleep at night 晚间睡眠
They simply don't remember waking up during the night.
他们只是不记得夜里曾醒来过。simply 仅仅 / remember waking up 记得醒来 / during the night 在半夜
Researchers studied 238 men and 238 women at home.
研究人员在受访者家中对男女各 238 人进行了调查。Researchers 研究人员 / studied 进行了研究 / at home 在家
They tracked brain waves and muscle tension all night.
他们整晚追踪了受访者的脑电波和肌肉紧张度。tracked brain waves 追踪脑电波 / muscle tension 肌肉张力 / all night 彻夜
The data showed women slept for 400 minutes total.
data showed，女性的总睡眠时间为 400 分钟。data showed 数据显示 / 400 minutes total 总共 400 分钟
Men only slept for 382 minutes on average.
而男性平均仅睡了 382 分钟。only slept 仅睡了 / on average 平均
Women also got more deep, restful sleep than men.
女性也比男性获得了更多深层、舒适的睡眠。deep, restful sleep 深度且安稳的睡眠 / more than 比...更多
So why do women complain more about their rest?
那么，为什么女性会对休息状况 complain more 呢？complain more 更多抱怨 / their rest 他们的休息
It takes five minutes of being awake to remember it.
因为人至少要清醒 5 分钟才能产生记忆。takes five minutes 需要 5 分钟 / being awake 保持清醒 / remember it 记住它
Women stay awake for nine minutes when they wake.
女性在醒来后通常会 stay awake 9 分钟。stay awake 保持清醒 / nine minutes 9 分钟 / when they wake 醒来时
Men only stay awake for about seven minutes.
而男性仅会 stay awake 约 7 分钟。stay awake 保持清醒 / about seven minutes 约 7 分钟
Men underestimate their wake-ups by a huge 72 percent.
男性对自己醒来次数的 underestimate 程度高达 72%。underestimate 低估 / wake-ups 醒来次数 / huge 72 percent 惊人的 72%
They think they slept through the entire night.
他们以为自己 slept through 了一整晚。slept through 一觉到头 / entire night 整晚
This matters because men might ignore real health problems.
这一点很重要，因为男性可能会 ignore 潜在的健康问题。This matters 这很重要 / ignore 忽视 / health problems 健康问题
Their sleep quality also drops much faster with age.
而且随着年龄增长，男性的睡眠质量下降得更快。sleep quality 睡眠质量 / drops much faster 下降速度快得多 / with age 随着年龄增长
We must listen to our bodies, not just our memories.
比起主观记忆，我们更应该 listen to our bodies。listen to bodies 倾听身体的声音 / not just 不仅仅是 / memories 记忆
Quiz 🧠
Q1. If you wake up for only one minute at night, do you usually remember it?
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✅ No
大脑需要保持清醒几分钟才能形成记忆。非常短暂的醒来通常都会被遗忘。
The brain needs several minutes of being awake to form a memory. Very short wake-ups are usually forgotten.
Q2. What does 'overestimate' mean in 'He overestimated his running speed'?
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✅ Guessed too high
‘Overestimate’的意思是对实际的数量或能力估计过高，即‘高估’。
To overestimate something means to think that an amount or ability is higher than it really is.
Q3. Why is it risky when people do not realize they wake up during sleep?
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✅ They ignore health issues
如果误以为自己睡得很好，就可能会忽略身体潜在的健康隐患，从而延误就医。
When people think they sleep well, they might miss warning signs of hidden medical problems.
Dialogue 🎧
Charlotte: Liam, did you read about that sleep study? Most people think women sleep worse than men.
Charlotte: Liam，你看过关于睡眠研究的那篇文章吗？通常大家都觉得女性比男性更睡不好。
Liam: Yeah, I saw it. I always thought that was a simple fact. Isn't it true?
Liam: 看过。我一直以为那是事实呢。难道实际情况不是这样吗？
Charlotte: Actually, it is a mystery. Scientists say this is a paradox.
Charlotte: 其实这很神秘。科学家称之为 paradox。
Liam: A paradox? That sounds serious. What did the study find?
Liam: 悖论？听起来挺深奥的。研究结果是怎么说的？
Charlotte: Women feel tired, but they objectively sleep much better than men.
Charlotte: 虽然女性感到更疲劳，但 objectively 来看，她们其实比男性睡得好得多。
Liam: Wait, that doesn't make sense. Don't men sleep through the night?
Liam: 等一下，这不合理。男性不是通常一觉睡到大天亮吗？
Charlotte: Men think they do. They often overestimate how well they sleep.
Charlotte: 男性只是自以为如此。他们经常会 overestimate 自己的睡眠质量。
Liam: Seriously? Why do they think that? Is it just a feeling?
Liam: 真的吗？为什么会这样？只是心理作用吗？
Charlotte: They simply don't remember waking up during the night.
Charlotte: 是因为他们根本不记得夜里曾醒来过。
Liam: Hold on. How did the researchers track their brain waves?
Liam: 稍等。研究人员是怎么追踪 brain waves 的？
Charlotte: They studied 238 men and 238 women at home.
Charlotte: 他们对男女各 238 名受访者进行了居家研究。
Liam: That's a lot of people. It must be very accurate. What else did they measure?
Liam: 样本量不小呢，那应该挺准确的。还测量了别的指标吗？
Charlotte: They tracked brain waves and muscle tension all night.
Charlotte: 他们整晚追踪了脑电波和 muscle tension。
Liam: That sounds intense. And what did the data show?
Liam: 哇，真专业。那 data showed 结果如何？
Charlotte: Women slept for 400 minutes. Men only slept for 382 minutes on average.
Charlotte: 女性平均睡了 400 分钟，而男性只有 382 分钟。
Liam: No way. So women sleep longer? I'm surprised by that.
Liam: 难以置信。女性反而睡得更久？这太让人意外了。
Charlotte: Yes. Women also got more deep, restful sleep than men.
Charlotte: 没错。而且女性的 deep, restful sleep 也比男性多。
Liam: So why do women complain more about their rest?
Liam: 那为什么女性对休息状况的 complain more 呢？
Charlotte: It takes five minutes of being awake to remember it.
Charlotte: 因为人至少要清醒 5 分钟，大脑才能记住自己醒过。
Liam: Wait, I think I see the problem. Is it about memory?
Liam: 哦，我明白了。原来是记忆的问题？
Charlotte: Women stay awake for nine minutes. Men only stay awake for about seven.
Charlotte: 是的，女性醒后会 stay awake 约 9 分钟，而男性通常只有 7 分钟左右。
Liam: So men forget they woke up? That's wild.
Liam: 所以男性其实是忘了自己醒过的事实？真有趣。
Charlotte: Exactly. Men underestimate their wake-ups by a huge 72 percent.
Charlotte: 正是如此。男性对自己醒来次数的 underestimate 程度竟然高达 72%。
Liam: This matters because men might ignore health problems. We must listen to our bodies, not just our memories.
Liam: 这可是个大问题。这意味着男性可能会 ignore 潜在的健康隐患。我们真的应该 listen to our bodies，而不是仅凭记忆判断。