◎鄭寺音
As you lay your head on your pillow tonight, spare a thought for anyone who might share your bed—particularly if you're selfish, intolerant or anarchic.
今晚把頭放在枕頭上時，花點心思替可能與你同床的人想想─特別是如果你自私、不寬容或是無法無天的話。
Most of us would deny being any of these while awake, but the way people behave as they snooze is an entirely different matter.
我們醒著時，多半會否認有這些特點，但人們睡著時的行為，完全是另外一回事。
Research by Dr Simon Williams of the University of Warwick divides sleepers into eight categories, from the socially attentive, intolerant, selfish and anarchic to the snoozers, nappers, feigners and deviants.
華威大學威廉斯博士領導的研究，將睡眠者分成8類，從謹守社會規範、不寬容、自私、無法無天，到打盹、小睡、假睡、睡眠不正常的人。
The socially attentive are easily roused. "Parents' sleep, particularly mothers', may also be 'retuned', such that the slightest cry of the newborn infant awakens them," writes Dr Williams.
謹守社會規範的人很容易被喚醒。「為人父母者的睡眠方式，特別是母親的，或許也會被『重新調整』，以致新生兒再輕也不過的哭聲，都會把他們叫醒，」威廉斯寫道。
Intolerant sleepers prioritise their own sleep to the detriment of significant others. The selfish include snorers, sleepwalkers who fail to seek treatment, and men who on hearing the baby crying just turn over.
不寬容的睡眠者，把自己的睡眠當成最重要的事，以至於傷害許多其他人的睡眠。自私的睡眠者包括打鼾、未尋求治療的夢遊者，還有聽到寶寶哭泣時卻只轉過身去的男人。
Anarchic sleepers fail to conform to convention regarding the proper time and place for sleep.
無法無天的睡眠者無法遵照傳統，在適切的時間與地點睡覺。
新聞辭典
prioritise︰給予…優先權，把事情優先順序排好。例句：You must learn to prioritize your work.（你必須學著排好工作的優先順序。）
detriment︰損害。例句：Are you sure that I can follow this diet without detriment to my health?（你確定我可以這樣吃來減肥，不會傷身體嗎？）
conform︰遵照。例句：If you don't conform to the traffic laws, you might get hurt.（如果不遵守交通法規，你可能會受傷。）
http://libertytimes.com/2007/new/oct/18/today-int7.htm
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