照顾好自己是处理许多 麻烦事的好方法。那假如我要告诉你入睡也可以学外语，你信吗？听起来是否像在作梦？

Maybe not. Researchers in Switzerland dug a little deeper into the “learn while sleep” myth, and the results were quite surprising. In the study, native German speaking participants were introduced to a series of Dutch-German word pairs late at night. The participants were then divided into two groups: one group stayed awake and listened to a recording of the word pairs (along with some new word pairs not previously introduced), while the other group listened to the playback as they caught some zzz’s.

或许是确实哦。法国的科学研究*威专家针对“睡眠质量学习培训”神话传说干了深层次的科学研究，結果令人惊讶。科学研究中，分配汉语是法语的参加者在晚间听一系列荷兰语短语，另外附带德语翻译。随后她们被分为2个组：一个组的组员头脑清醒并听一些短语的音频（在其中还掺杂着一些她们以前沒有听过的短语），另一组的组员则在睡眠质量中听音频。

学习外语福利多多啦：在梦中也可以背单词

After four hours, once the latter group woke from their slumber, researchers administered a test of the Dutch vocabulary to all participants. Here’s where the surprise comes in: the participants who “slept on it” performed considerably better than their counterparts who stayed awake.

四小时后，当第二组参加者从睡眠质量中醒来时，科学研究工作人员对全部参加者开展了荷兰语语汇的记忆测试。令人诧异的事儿来啦：入睡听英语单词的参加者比醒着听的参加者主要表现得好些许多 。

Brilliant, right? Just pop in some tapes while you sleep and you’ll be fluent in no time! Actually… it doesn’t quite work like that. The study highlights an importantprecursor for success—this act of “verbal cueing” only works when learners have actively studied the words beforehand:“Re-exposure to Dutch words during sleep improved later memory for the German translation of the cued words when compared with uncued words.”

超棒，有没有？只需在睡觉的时候听些录音带，随后迅速就能说一口流畅的外国语！实际上，并沒有那么简易。科学研究注重了此方式取得成功的一个关键前提条件——这类“语汇暗示着”只是对学生在睡听以前就早已独立思*的英语单词才有效：“与沒有学过的英语单词对比，睡觉时再度再现这种早已学习培训过的荷兰语语汇有利于学生加重德语翻译记忆力。”

Essentially, new foreign words won’t magically appear in your vocabulary after hearing them in your sleep. You actually have to put in the effort in your conscious state first. The only thing better than a good night’s sleep? Improving your language skills while you do it.

本质上，新外国语英语单词并不会在睡听后就纯属偶然出現在你的語言中，你务必先在意识状态层面花点时间。有什么叫**比照顾好自己更强的？那便是，你要能够另外提高你的语言表达技巧。

Have you tried listening to another language in your sleep? Have you found it helpful?Just try it！

你是不是试过晚上睡觉听外国语呢？是不是确实有效？试试吧！