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Dreams — What Do They Mean?
梦意味着什么?
Gerald Mosback
杰拉尔德·莫斯巴克
Dreams have always held a universal fascination. Some primitive societies believe that the soul leaves the body and visits the scene of the dream. Generally, however, dreams are accepted to be illusions, having much in common with day dreams — the fantasies of our waking life. When dreaming, however, one tends to believe fully in the reality of the dream world, however inconsistent, illogical and odd it may be.
梦一向具有一种普遍的吸引力。有些原始部落认为做梦是灵魂离开了躯体去寻访梦中的场景。但是，梦普遍地被认为是幻觉，跟白日梦—我们醒着的时候产生的幻想—有很多相同之处。 然而，人在做梦时，不论梦境是多么的不连贯，多么的有悖逻辑，多么的怪诞，却往往全然信其真。
Although most dreams happen without apparent cause, dream activity maybe provoked by external influences. “Suffocation” dreams are connected with the breathing difficulties of a heavy cold, for instance. Internal disorders such as indigestion can cause vivid dreams, and dreams of racing fire-engines may be caused by the ringing of an alarm bell.
尽管大多数梦的产生没有明显的原因，梦幻活动却可能是受外部影响的刺激而产生。例如，“窒息”的梦与重感冒引起的呼吸困难有关。消化不良这类身体内部的不适可能会引起生动的梦境，而梦见疾驶的消防车则可能是由于闹钟的铃声而导致的。
