[补]Lan的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练D

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[Day 1747 2019-07-09]

Lesson 19-1 The stuff of dreams

It is fairly clear that the sleeping period must have some function, and because there

is so much of it the function would seem to be important. Speculations about its nature

have been going on for literally thousands of years, and one odd finding that makes the

problem puzzling is that it looks very much as if sleeping is not simply a matter of

giving the body a rest. 'Rest', in terms of muscle relaxation and so on, can be achieved

by a brief period lying, or even sitting down. The body's tissues are self-repairing and

self-restoring to a degree, and function best when more or less continuously active. In

fact a basic amount of movement occurs during sleep which is specifically concerned

with preventing muscle inactivity.

任务配置：L0+L1+L4

知识笔记：

Speculations    n. 推测; 猜测; 推断; 投机买卖; 炒股;

literally    adv. 按字面; 字面上; (强调事实可能令人惊讶) 真正地，确实地; (加强即使字面意义并不真实的词语) 简直;

tissues    n. (人、动植物细胞的) 组织; (尤指用作手帕的) 纸巾，手巾纸; (用于包装易碎物品的) 薄纸，绵纸;

self-repairing    网络 自修复; 自我修补; 自我修复; 修复系统; 自行修整的;

self-restoring    网络 自恢复性; 自行恢复的; 自我恢复;

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