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You are getting very, very sleepy …….. Sound familiar? No, it’s not what you tell yourself during math class; it’s the classic line spoken by a hypnotist to his subject. Many of us have seen a master hypnotist on stage as he makes people act like a chicken (or some such nonsense). But did you know that hypnosis is also used seriously by therapists and physicians?

你越来越想睡……很想睡……听起来很熟悉吗？不，这可不是你在上数学课时告诉自己的话；而是一位催眠师对他的催眠对象所说的经典台词。许多人都曾经看过，舞台上的催眠大师让人们表现地活像只鸡（或是其它愚蠢的举动）。但你知道催眠也被治疗师和医师们正式拿来运用吗？

The term hypnosis was coined by a British physician and derived from the Greek word “hypnos,” or sleep. This special “sleep” has proven efficacious in the treatment of a multitude of disorders, including depression, overeating, headaches, skin irritations, and even chronic pain. Interestingly, the hypnotic method is quite simple to master. All one needs is a soothing voice and a willing subject. In fact, the key to success is the person being hypnotized. The very old and the very young (and of course the unwilling), though, make poor subjects.

一位英国医师创造了hypnosis（催眠）这个字，它是源自于希腊文中的hypnos，也就是睡眠。这种特殊「睡眠」已被证实对治疗许多身体失调都极有疗效，包括忧郁症、饮食过量、头疼、皮肤发炎、甚至慢性疼痛。有趣的是，催眠的方法其实相当容易就可以精通。所需具备的条件就只是轻柔的嗓音和一个自愿者。事实上，催眠成功的关键在于被催眠者。但是，非常年迈和非常年轻的人（当然还有被迫者）则是较不易施行的对象。

Nobody knows exactly or why hypnosis works, but part of the answer seems to lie in the fact it helps patients relax. There is also likely some sort of placebo effect happening.

没有人切确知道催眠如何作用及为什么有用，但部分答案似乎在于它帮助病患放松，也可能是它具有某种安慰效果（译注：没有真正疗效，只是让病人感到宽心）。

If you want to give hypnosis a try, you can always begin with yourself. It’s quite easy, but don’t expect miracles to happen. You cannot hypnotize yourself into losing weight while you’re holding a chocolate bar in your hand!

如果你想试试催眠，你可以从自己开始。它相当简单，但不要盼望有什么奇迹出现。你可不能一边催眠自己减肥，手里却还一边握着巧克力棒！

−By Amy Lovestrand & Robert Kelly

Vocabulary

hypnotist [ˋhɪpnətɪst] n. 施行催眠术的人﹐催眠师

physician [fɪˋzɪʃən] n. 医师

coin [kɔɪn] v. 创造，杜撰（新词等）

efficacious [͵ɛfəˋkeʃəs] adj. 有效的；灵验的

irritation [͵ɪrəˋteʃən] n. 过敏；疼痛；发炎

soothing [ˋsuðɪŋ] adj. 抚慰的,使人宽心的

willing [ˋwɪlɪŋ] adj. 出于自愿的

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subject [ˋsʌbdʒɪkt] n. 对象

nonsense [ˋnɑnsɛns] n. 胡扯,胡闹

hypnosis [hɪpˋnosɪs] n. 催眠状态; 催眠

therapist [ˋθɛrəpɪst] n. 治疗专家﹐ 理疗师

multitude [ˋmʌltə͵tjud] n. 许多[C][（+of）]

chronic [ˋkrɑnɪk] adj. 慢性的

hypnotize [ˋhɪpnə͵taɪz] v. 施催眠术

placebo [pləˋsibo] n. 安慰剂

give something a try: 尝试   to make a try at something

Reading Questions

1.   What point does the author mainly want to let us know?

A.  Not everyone can become a hypnotist as the skill is too complex.

B.  There is no evidence that hypnosis is helpful in treating certain disorders.

C.  Telling yourself to doze off in math class is another form of hypnosis.

D.  Hypnosis is used to treat many medical and psychological problems.

2.   What kind of person can we expect hypnosis to work well with?

A.  An overweight boy who expects to lose weight but won’t stop eating chocolate.

B.  A teen-age girl trying to get rid of her pimples.

C.  A man in his eighties seeking a cure for his backache.

D.  An engineer forced to be the subject of hypnosis.

3.   Which of the following statement is TRUE about hypnosis?

A.  It is a term derived from the Latin word “hypnos.”

B.  Once a subject is hypnotized, he or she will act like a chicken.

C.  Hypnosis works partly because it can help patients reduce stress.

D.  The success of hypnosis depends on the hypnotist’s knowledge of nutrition.

doze off:  打盹﹐ 打瞌睡 to fall into a light sleep.

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