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Your body is a temple… but mine is also an underfunded museum of natural history.
你的身体是一座寺庙......我的则是一座资金不足的自然历史博物馆。
It shuts down at noon, because I didn’t get enough sleep from the night before.
中午会闭馆，因为我头天晚上没睡够。
I‘m a TERRIBLE sleeper. It turns out I’m not alone in this.
我的睡眠严重不足。事实证明，并非只有我有这种情况。
“This is hard to hear, but no shocker really...”
“虽然听了很难接受，但其实并不意外......”
“The Center for Disease Control says insufficient sleep is public health epidemic…”
“疾控中心说睡眠不足是非常普遍的大众健康问题......”
“More than a third of Americans aren’t getting enough sleep...”
“超过三分之一的美国人都有睡眠不足的问题......”
The recommended amount of sleep varies by age, with newborns needing the most, and adults needing at least seven hours.
最佳睡眠量因年龄而异，新生儿需求最大，成年人则需要至少七个小时的睡眠。
But, while over 60% of Americans are getting enough restful sleep, there is a striking disparity when you look at race.
然而，尽管超过60％的美国人睡眠都较充足，不同种族的睡眠量仍存在惊人的差异。
Only a little over half of black Americans reported getting 7 hours or more of sleep.
据报道，睡眠时间达到7小时以上的美国黑人为数刚刚过半。
Sleep is essential to health.Everyone has to do it.
睡眠对身体健康至关重要。每个人都得睡觉。
So why aren't black americans getting enough of it?
那为什么美国黑人会睡眠不足呢？
What does a good night’s sleep look like?
那怎样的睡眠才算高质量睡眠呢？
A good night’s sleep is spending at least 85% of the time sleeping in the bed —
好的睡眠应该至少有85％的时间是躺着睡的-
like on an actual bed, not on the floor, not on the couch, not underneath someone’s desk, sorry Sam —
就是正儿八经地在床上，而不是在地板上、沙发上，也不是在某人的桌子底下，萨姆，委屈你啦-
falling asleep in 30 minutes or under, waking up only once per night, and if you do wake up it’s for less than 20 minutes.
入睡时间在30分钟以内，每晚只醒一次，即便醒来，也不超过20分钟。
And don’t forget the recommended 7 hours or more of sleep.
而且，别忘了，总的睡眠时间要达到7小时以上。
Bad sleep is spending less than 74% of sleeping time in bed,
在床上睡觉的时间不到总睡眠时间的74％，
taking more than an hour to fall asleep, waking up numerous times throughout the night,
入睡时间超过一个小时，入睡之后反复醒来，
and if you do wake up it’s for 41 minutes or more during the night.
醒来的时间也超过41分钟，就是糟糕的睡眠。
Getting too little or bad sleep can have negative effects.
睡得太少或睡眠质量差都会产生负面影响。
There is a suspicion that disparities in sleep are also contributing to disparities in other areas in health,
有人怀疑，睡眠不足也会引发其他健康问题，
like heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and maybe even early death.
比如心脏病，糖尿病，肥胖甚至是早逝。
All these health risks and conditions disproportionately affect black Americans, who are five times more likely to get short sleep.
所有这些健康风险及不良状况对睡眠不足概率比其他种族高出五倍的美国黑人影响尤为严重。
Researchers point to stress caused by discrimination as one strong possibility.
研究人员指出，由歧视引起的压力造成黑人睡眠不足的可能性极大。
Since 2000, over 700 published studies have established a connection between discrimination and physical and mental wellness.
自2000年以来，已有700多篇研究都将歧视与身心健康联系在一起。
In one study, scientists found that the more discrimination a person felt, the less deep sleep they experienced.
某项研究的科学家就发现，一个人感受到的歧视越多，深度睡眠的时间就越短。
The black participants of this study perceived more discrimination and slept more in light sleep and less in deep sleep.
接受调查的黑人感受到的歧视更多，浅睡时间更长，深度睡眠的时间更短。
Poor sleep quality is also strongly associated with how much money you make.
睡眠质量差还和赚钱多少密切相关。
Black americans are more likely to live in poverty compared to white americans.
与美国白人相比，黑人贫困的可能性更大。
It's a function of economics.
这是经济学带来的后果。
It shows people who are working shifts probably won’t get the best sleep compared to folks who have a consistent schedule.
它显示，与日程稳定的人相比，轮班的人可能无法获得足够的睡眠。
