Dictation Instructions
Listen to the following passage or together the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading which will be read in normal speed .Listen and try to understand the meaning . For the second and third readings the passage will be read sentence by sentence or phrase by phrase. with intervals or 15 seconds. The last reading will be read in normal speed again and during this time you should take your work you will then be given 2 minutes to check your work once more. Please write the whole passage on answer sheet II
Now listen to the passage.
Dreams
Dreams are a product of the sleeper's mind. They include events and feelings that he has experienced. Most dreams are related to events of the day before the dream and strong wishes of the dreamer. Many minor incidents of the hours before sleep appear in dreams. Few events more than two days old turn up. Deep wishes or fears - especially those held since childhood- often appear in dreams, and many dreams fulfil such wishes. Events in the sleeper's surrounding- a loud noise, for example, may become part of a dream, but they do not cause dreams.
Some dreams involve deep feelings that a person may not realize he has. Psychiatrists(精神病醫(yī)生)often use material from a patient's dreams to help the person understand himself better.
Dreaming may help maintain good learning ability, memory, and emotional adjustment.( People who get plenty of sleep-but are awakened each time they begin to dream- become anxious and restless.)
