什么是睡眠性交症（Sexsomnia）？：英语精读讲义

You wake up to the sound of shouting and screaming. 短語搭配

你被叫喊声和尖叫声惊醒。

Your girlfriend is pushing you out of the bed

女朋友正把你往床下推，

demanding that you leave or

要你离开，或者

at least sleep on the sofa.

至少去沙发上睡。

What's going on?

这是怎么回事？

You were fast asleep minding your own business. 習語

你明明一直在安安分分地熟睡。

Is she tripping or something? 用詞

她是神志不清了还是怎么了？

Hearing her voice going to high pitched mode

听着她的嗓音越来越尖，

as she hurls accusations your way, 短語搭配

一边朝你劈头盖脸地指责，

your automatic reaction is to get defensive. 短語搭配

你的第一反应就是为自己辩解。

Still,

不过，

you try to stay calm and defend yourself.

你还是努力保持冷静，为自己解释。

This has happened before

这种事以前也发生过，

and you know how it ended last time.

你知道上次最后闹成了什么样。

After a few moments,

过了一会儿，

you take in what she's actually saying. 短語動詞

你终于听明白她到底在说什么。

She's claiming

她声称，

you were aggressively thrusting

你当时在用力顶动身体，

and trying to get fresh with her while she was asleep. 習語

还趁她睡着时对她动手动脚。

Nonsense.

胡说八道。

You were asleep too.

你当时也睡着了。

Maybe she was just dreaming.

也许她只是在做梦。

But she seems so convinced

可她似乎深信不疑，

that you don't dare suggest it. 語法

让你根本不敢这么说。

What's going on?

到底是怎么回事？

Sexsomnia is a rare disorder

睡眠性行为症是一种罕见障碍，

that causes some unusual sleeping habits.

会导致一些不同寻常的睡眠习惯。

Whereas insomniacs have trouble sleeping, 表達脈絡

失眠者难以入睡，

sexsomniacs engage in sexual acts while asleep. 短語搭配

睡眠性行为症患者却会在睡着时进行性行为。

This is different from having a wet dream

这不同于做春梦

or an orgasmic experience during your slumber

或在睡梦中体验性高潮，

because the person engages in full-on sexual acts

因为患者会进行实打实的性行为，

like masturbation or intercourse.

比如自慰或性交。

When they wake up,

等他们醒来时，

they have no idea what just happened.

完全不知道刚才发生了什么。

Imagine you could lose your virginity

想象一下，你可能已经失去童贞，

and not even realize.

自己却毫不知情。

Madness.

太疯狂了。

It's also possible to combine this sleep sex

还可能把这种睡梦中的性行为

with sleep talking and sleepwalking.

与说梦话和梦游结合起来。

So,

所以，

you could have the full shebang with some freaky outdoor sex outside 習語

你甚至可能跑到户外，把疯狂野战的全套都来一遍，

and dirty talk.

还说着露骨的情话。

Madness.

太疯狂了。

Having sex in your sleep might sound harmless or even pleasurable,

在睡梦中做爱听起来无害，甚至很享受，

but it can lead to some dire consequences. 短語搭配

但它可能造成一些可怕的后果。

But first, 表達脈絡

不过首先，

let's look at the science behind this sexy phenomenon.

让我们看看这种性感现象背后的科学原理。

Sexsomnia is a type of parasomnia,

睡眠性行为症属于异态睡眠，

a term that encompasses all kinds of abnormal activities

这个术语涵盖了各种

that can happen while we're asleep.

可能在睡眠中发生的异常活动。

Sleepwalking and sleep talking are the most common and well-known.

梦游和说梦话最常见，也最为人熟知。

But it turns out 表達脈絡

但事实证明，

we can get up to all kinds of weird stuff. 短語動詞

我们睡着后什么怪事都可能干得出来。

Sleep-related eating disorders

睡眠相关进食障碍

make people binge eat while asleep.

会让人在睡梦中暴饮暴食。

Confusional arousals

意识模糊性觉醒

aren't the weird stuff

可不是那种

you're into that you shouldn't tell others about.

你偷偷喜欢、却不该告诉别人的怪癖。

They're also known as sleep drunkenness

它也被称为睡醉，

because they make us function at lower brain capacity

因为它会让我们的大脑以较低水平运作，

and talk rubbish.

还会胡言乱语。

And REM sleep behavior disorders

而快速眼动睡眠行为障碍患者

see people fighting imaginary intruders

会与想象中的入侵者搏斗，

or running away from non-existent monsters.

或逃离根本不存在的怪物。

Different types of parasomnia take place

不同类型的异态睡眠

at different points in the sleep cycle.

会发生在睡眠周期的不同阶段。

When we first nod off, 短語動詞

我们刚打起瞌睡时，

we go into a light sleep for a few minutes.

会先进入几分钟的浅睡眠。

Then we enter the second stage of sleep,

然后进入睡眠的第二阶段，

which is also pretty light and ideal

这个阶段也很浅，非常适合

for brief naps.

短暂小睡。

In the third and fourth stages,

到了第三和第四阶段，

we finally enter deep sleep,

我们终于进入深度睡眠，

a restorative state that helps us boost our immune system,

这是一种恢复状态，有助于增强免疫系统、

energy,

恢复精力，

and repair our body tissue.

并修复身体组织。

Afterward,

之后，

we go into rapid eye movement

我们会进入快速眼动睡眠，

or REM sleep for around 90 minutes.

也就是REM睡眠，持续约90分钟。

At this point,

这时，

the brain becomes more active

大脑会变得更加活跃，

and we can consolidate our memories. 短語搭配

我们也能巩固记忆。

It's also the part of sleep where we dream.

这也是睡眠中会做梦的阶段。

Most cases of sexsomnia take

大多数睡眠性行为症病例

place during non-rapid eye movement

发生在非快速眼动睡眠中，

or NREM during stages three and four.

也就是第三和第四阶段的NREM睡眠。

Since these are the deepest stages of the sleep cycle

由于这是睡眠周期中最深的阶段，

and don't involve dreams,

而且不涉及做梦，

the mind can go a little crazy.

大脑可能会变得有点疯狂。

The parts of the brain that control

大脑中负责控制

vision, movement,

视觉和运动，

and emotion remain awake during NREM sleep.

以及情绪的部分在NREM睡眠期间仍然清醒。

But the parts controlling memory,

但负责记忆、

decision-making,

决策，

and rationality are asleep.

以及理性思考的部分却睡着了。

Yep,

没错，

sounds like a recipe for disaster. 習語

听起来就是一套酿成灾难的配方。

Most types of parasomnia occur during NREM sleep,

大多数异态睡眠都发生在NREM睡眠期间，

including sleepwalking and sleep talking.

包括梦游和说梦话。

But there are also a few disorders that can happen during REM sleep.

不过，也有少数障碍会在REM睡眠期间发生。

A key example is sleep paralysis, 文化背景

一个典型例子就是睡眠瘫痪，

waking up paralyzed

也就是醒来时身体无法动弹，

while partially emerged in a dream state,

此时还没有完全脱离梦境，

which is why it's so terrifying.

所以才会如此恐怖。

Because sexsomnia occurs during deep sleep 語法

由于睡眠性行为症发生在深度睡眠中，

and we don't remember it when we wake up,

而且醒来后不会记得，

it's difficult to diagnose yourself.

所以很难自行诊断。

Symptoms include heavy breathing,

症状包括呼吸沉重、

sweating, masturbating,

出汗、自慰、

pelvic thrusting,

骨盆顶动、

spontaneous orgasm,

自发性高潮、

fondling,

抚摸、

an elevated heart rate,

心率升高，

and blank stares.

以及眼神空洞。

To me,

在我看来，

that just sounds like the normal state of a hormone-filled teenager.

这听起来不过是荷尔蒙爆棚的青少年的正常状态。

But there you go.

不过，就是这么回事。

Although we have a vague understanding of sexsomnia now, 語法

虽然我们现在对睡眠性行为症有了模糊的认识，

it's still murky on the details.

但具体细节仍然迷雾重重。

What causes it?

它是什么造成的？

How often does it happen?

多久会发生一次？

We're still not sure.

我们仍然不确定。

Naturally,

当然，

it's pretty challenging for scientists to investigate sexsomnia.

科学家很难研究睡眠性行为症。

You can't just repeatedly make two people fall asleep together

你不可能让两个人一遍又一遍地一起入睡，

in a laboratory

待在实验室里，

hoping that eventually they'll have sex while sleeping.

盼着他们最终能在睡梦中做爱。

Then repeat it with a hundred other couples

然后再让另外一百对情侣重复这个过程，

because you need a bigger sample size to reach any conclusion. 短語搭配

因为你需要更大的样本量才能得出结论。

We'll probably be in the dark about this one for a long time. 習語

关于这个问题，我们很可能还要摸黑很久。

However,

不过，

there are some theories.

倒是有一些理论。

Some researchers think the causes of sexsomnia could be exhaustion,

一些研究人员认为，睡眠性行为症可能由过度疲劳、

alcohol, drugs, anxiety,

酒精、毒品、焦虑，

or poor sleeping conditions,

或恶劣的睡眠条件引起，

and sharing a bed with someone,

与别人同床也可能是诱因，

although it's hard to ignore that one altogether.

不过这一点确实很难完全忽略。

So,

所以，

we can only assume that attempting to cope with extreme stress 短語搭配

我们只能认为，试图应对极端压力时

by taking drugs,

靠吸毒、

partying until the early hours,

狂欢到凌晨，

and getting into bed with your friend who has an uncomfortable mattress

再爬上床和一个床垫很不舒服的朋友一起睡，

is a terrible idea and not a healthy coping mechanism.

绝对是个糟糕的主意，也不是健康的应对方式。

You learn something new every day.

每天都能学到新东西。

Even though it's notoriously difficult to research sexsomnia, 語法

尽管睡眠性行为症出了名地难以研究，

a few cases have been found

人们还是发现了几个病例，

and I'll tell you now,

我现在就可以告诉你，

it doesn't end well.

这些事都没有好结果。

The first case of sexsomnia was reported as recently as 1986. 語法

直到1986年，首例睡眠性行为症才被报告。

That could be because humans are getting progressively hornier over time,

这可能是因为人类随着时间推移变得越来越饥渴，

but most likely it's just because nobody thought it was worthwhile to report before then.

但更可能只是此前没人觉得这种事值得报告。

I mean,

我是说，

what person in their right mind would ring up their doctor after they masturbated in their sleep? 講解

哪个神志正常的人会在梦中自慰后给医生打电话？

You'd just shrug it off and go about your day, 短語動詞

你只会耸耸肩，然后照常过日子，

wouldn't you? 語氣意圖

不是吗？

Even now,

即使到了现在，

only 194 cases have ever been reported

有记录的病例也只有194例，

and there's very little information available about most of them.

而且其中大多数可查到的信息都非常少。

But in 2017,

但在2017年，

one man in the UK was successfully diagnosed

英国一名男子终于得到了正确诊断，

after ending up in hot water with both his current and his ex-girlfriend. 習語

此前他因为现任女友和前女友都惹上了麻烦。

We don't know his actual name,

我们不知道他的真名，

so let's call him Bob.

所以就叫他Bob吧。

First,

首先，

Bob crashed at his ex-girlfriend's house one night. 用詞

有一晚，Bob借宿在前女友家里。

It's not a good idea at the best of times,

这种事任何时候都不算好主意，

but in fairness to him, 表達脈絡

但平心而论，

they had a kid together.

他们共同养育着一个孩子。

What could go wrong, 語氣意圖

能出什么问题呢，

right?

对吧？

Turns out a lot can go wrong. 表達脈絡

事实证明，能出的问题可多了。

Bob woke up to find his ex screaming at him 語法

Bob醒来时，发现前女友正冲他尖叫，

accusing him of rape.

指控他强奸。

He was confused and alarmed

他既困惑又惊慌，

believing he'd done nothing of the sort, 習語

认为自己绝对没做过那种事，

but decided it was best to leave promptly

但还是决定最好马上离开，

and let her calm down. 語法

让她冷静一下。

It was probably a bad call to not talk it out 講解

没有把事情说开

and investigate further

并进一步调查，或许是个糟糕的决定，

because the incident ended with him being accused of rape 語法

因为这起事件最终让他遭到强奸指控，

and convicted as guilty by the jury.

并被陪审团判定有罪。

Still,

尽管如此，

Bob didn't understand what had happened and believed he was innocent.

Bob仍不明白发生了什么，并坚信自己无辜。

Then a similar pattern happened with his next girlfriend.

后来，他和下一任女友之间又出现了类似的情况。

The first night they slept in the same bed,

他们第一次睡在同一张床上的那晚，

she was annoyed to find him fondling her

她恼火地发现他在抚摸自己，

and thrusting in the middle of the night,

还在半夜顶动骨盆，

but brushed it off and said nothing.

但她没太当回事，什么也没说。

Then another night after a boozy party,

后来又有一晚，他们参加了一场酒局，

she was woken up in the middle of the night.

她半夜被弄醒。

She shouted at Bob angrily,

她愤怒地冲Bob大喊，

angry that he'd wake her up and have such little respect for her boundaries. 短語搭配

气他吵醒自己，还如此不尊重她的界限。

It was so out of character, 習語

这种行为也完全不像平时的他。

too.

一点都不像。

He was usually so gentle and thoughtful.

他平时总是那么温柔体贴。

Much to her surprise, 短語搭配

让她大感意外的是，

Bob seemed taken aback, 習語

Bob似乎吓了一跳，

confused,

满脸困惑，

and denied anything had happened.

还否认发生过任何事。

Was he an evil gaslighting genius, 用詞

他是个邪恶的煤气灯操纵天才，

or was there something even stranger going on here?

还是这里发生了更加离奇的事？

Bob saw a doctor who pointed out the rare disease of sexsomnia.

Bob去看了医生，医生提到了罕见的睡眠性行为症。

Suddenly,

突然间，

everything made sense.

一切都说得通了。

He wasn't a forgetful sexual predator.

他并不是一个健忘的性侵犯者。

He'd literally been sleeping throughout all the incidents.

所有这些事情发生时，他真的一直都在睡觉。

To verify it really was sexsomnia,

为了确认这确实是睡眠性行为症，

the doctor referred him to a sleep clinic in London 短語搭配

医生把他转诊到伦敦的一家睡眠诊所，

where he could be monitored.

让他在那里接受监测。

The researchers put electrodes to his scalp as he slept

研究人员在他睡觉时把电极贴在他的头皮上，

to monitor his brain activity

以监测他的大脑活动，

and found some surprising results.

并发现了一些惊人的结果。

During the incidents,

在这些事件发生时，

Bob was effectively both awake and asleep at the same time. 語法

Bob实际上同时处于清醒和睡眠状态。

The sleep cycle of regular people was out the window. 習語

普通人的睡眠周期规律在他身上全乱了套。

There were both the slow brain waves associated with deep sleep

既出现了与深度睡眠相关的慢脑波，

and the fast rhythms and brain waves associated with being awake.

也出现了清醒时才有的快速节律和脑波。

They diagnosed him with sexsomnia.

医生诊断他患有睡眠性行为症。

Another man from Scotland was cleared of rape charges 短語搭配

苏格兰另一名男子也被撤销了强奸指控，

after doctors diagnosed him with sexsomnia,

因为医生诊断他患有睡眠性行为症，

but it's still a legal gray area for now. 習語

不过目前这在法律上仍属于灰色地带。

Now,

现在，

check out our videos about why everything you know about sleep is wrong

去看看我们关于为什么你对睡眠的所有认知都是错的

and what your bad dreams say about you.

以及噩梦能透露出什么的那些视频吧。