Some years ago an American psychiatrist named William Dement published experiments dealing with the recording of eye-movements during sleep.
前些年，美国一位精神病学者发表了一篇报告，报告中记录了眼球在睡眠时的活动情况。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 19 The stuff of dreams
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 精神病专家，精神病医生;精神病医生;
💡 psych灵魂+iatr=iatreia治疗+ist从事某种职业的人→ n.精神科医生，精神病专家
"on the psychiatrist's couch"
在精神病医生的诊察台上
近义：psychoanalyst, shrink, analyst, alienist
n. 美国人;美洲人; 美国英语;
adj. 美国的 ;美洲的;地道美国式的;
"a clean-cut all-American boy"
整洁体面的典型美国男孩
近义：us
n. 行为，交易;
v. [牌戏]分( deal的现在分词 );分配;经营;施予;
"The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment."
政府迟迟未解决失业问题。
近义：trade, trading, traffic, business, commerce, intercourse
recording
[ri'kɔ:diŋ]
n. 记录，录音;唱片;录了音的磁带;录音的节目;
adj. 记录的，录音的，录影的;自记的;记录用的;
v. 记录，录音，拍摄( record的现在分词);显示，自动记下;标明;发表正式（或法律方面的）声明;
"How long will the recording of the song take?"
录下这首歌得花多少时间?
近义：tape, consignation, consignment, census, narration, recital
vi.& link-v. 睡，睡觉;
vi. 睡，睡觉;睡眠状态;
vt. 为…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡觉打发日子;
n. 睡眠;
💡 s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡觉 船(ship)上的她入睡（sleep）后像只绵羊（sheep）
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义：doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum
反义：awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness