What Does Your Sleep Position Mean?你的睡姿意味著什么？

Many people want to know what their preferred sleep position says about their personality. Now lets take a look.

很多人都想知道他們喜歡的睡姿能反映出他們什么樣的性格。現在讓我們來看看。

The fetal position gets its name from the shape of a baby inside the mother. The position is the most common one in the world. People who sleep in this position tend towards worry and anxiety. They are also often shy and sensitive.

胎兒型睡姿得名于胎兒在母體內的姿勢。這是世界上最常見的姿勢。這種睡姿的人容易擔憂和焦慮。他們通常也害羞和敏感。

When sleeping like a starfish， people lie on their back with arms up near the pillow and legs outstretched. Sleep scientist Idzikowski says starfish sleepers value friendship， and that they are good listeners and quick to help others.

當人們像海星一樣睡覺時，他們會平躺著，手臂舉在枕頭附近，雙腿伸展。睡眠科學家Idzikowski說，海星型睡姿的人重視友誼，他們是很好的傾聽者，能迅速做出反應去幫助別人。

In the soldier position， people lie as straight as a soldier stands. The legs are not bent， and the arms lie straight along the sides of the body. Soldier sleepers are quiet， but they hold high standards.

在士兵型睡姿中，人們像站立的士兵一樣筆直地躺著。腿不彎曲，手臂沿身體兩側伸直。士兵型睡姿的人很安靜，但他們有很高的標準。

When sleeping， a sleeper has both the arms and legs extended， which makes the body look like a log. Log sleepers are usually social， easy-going and trusting. But this personality may make them easily be cheated.

睡覺時，睡眠者雙臂和雙腿伸直，使身體看起來像原木。原木型睡姿的人通常是善交際的、隨和的，容易相信別人。但這種性格可能使他們很容易受騙。

The yearner sleepers look like theyre grasping for something. People who prefer this position tend to be open， though not as open as those who prefer the log position.

渴望型睡姿的人看起來像是想要抓住什么東西。喜歡這種睡姿的人傾向于開放，盡管沒有那些喜歡原木型睡姿的人開放。

In this freefall position， also called stomach sleep position， sleepers have their hands on or around their pillow， with their head turned to one side. People who prefer this position are social. Deep down， however， they are more sensitive and can become upset by criticism. They like to be in control of everything around their life. But once they make a choice， they stick to it.

在這種自由落體型（也被稱為俯臥型）睡姿中，睡眠者把手放在枕頭上或放在枕頭周圍，頭轉向一側。喜歡這種睡姿的人善交際。然而，在內心深處，他們更敏感，可能會因為批評而心煩意亂。他們喜歡掌控生活中的一切，一旦他們做出選擇，他們就會堅持下去。

Word Bank

bent /bent/ adj. 彎曲的

Do this exercise with your knees bent.

grasp /ɡrɑ?sp/ v. 抓緊；抓牢

He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.