Experiencing bad dreams every night can be horrifying for anybody. Bad dreams can disturb the sleep and make a person feel stressed throughout the next day. That’s why one should take steps to stop them as soon as they become an everyday occurrence.
Before knowing how to get rid of bad dreams, we need to understand what can result in them. Researches have shown that when a person is under some sort of physical or mental stress, he is more likely to get bad dreams and disturbed sleep. So, to stop bad dreams, it’s necessary to find out the causes of physical and mental stress in your life and remove these. For instance, if you’re overworked, learn to take things slow. Don’t be ambitious to the point that it starts affecting your health.
Besides, some trauma(損傷) that a person might have experienced recently or in the past which they’re unable to get over can make the person suffer from bad dreams. Death of a very close family member is often seen to be the reason behind recurrent nightmares. In such a case, taking therapy and dealing with the trauma is the only solution to stop bad dreams.
Eating fatty and high-protein foods in dinner is also known to cause bad dreams in some people. So, bad dreams occurring because of these reasons can be stopped if the diet is changed. Taking a light dinner of soups and salad is the best, both for the health and for stopping disturbed sleep in some cases.
Besides these, there are many other things a person can do to have a good night’s sleep. For example, your bedroom should be the most comfortable place in the world. So, get rid of all electronic gadgets including television. In addition, if you have negative thoughts, it can have side effects on the kind of dreams you have. So, from now on try to be a happy and positive person.
Title: Bad Dreams
 


【小題1】Effects / Harms
【小題2】disturb
【小題3】overcome / get over   
【小題4】fatty and high-protein
【小題5】Tips/advice
【小題6】slow  
【小題7】too ambitious    
【小題8】Change the diet
【小題9】comfortable (enough)
【小題10】happy and positive

解析【小題1】Effects / Harms     推理題。指做噩夢的影響。
【小題2】disturb   原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第一段第二句Bad dreams can disturb the sleep。
【小題3】overcome / get over   原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第三段第二行they’re unable to get over。
【小題4】 fatty and high-protein 原詞再現(xiàn)、根據(jù)第四段第一行Eating fatty and high-protein foods in dinner
【小題5】Tips/advice   歸納總結。本部分是關于消除噩夢的建議。
【小題6】slow  原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二行l(wèi)earn to take things slow。
【小題7】too ambitious    原詞再現(xiàn)。根據(jù)第二段倒數(shù)第二行Don’t be ambitious。
【小題8】Change the diet     句式轉換。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第二行if the diet is changed.
【小題9】comfortable (enough)  原詞再現(xiàn)。最后一段第二行the most comfortable place in the world.
【小題10】happy and positive 原詞再現(xiàn)。文章最后一行try to be a happy and positive person.

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