For centuries people have wondered about the strange things that they dream about Some psychologists say that this nighttime activity of the mind has no special meaning.
几个世纪以来，人们一直想知道他们梦到的奇怪的事情。一些心理学家说，大脑的这种夜间活动没有特殊的意义。
Others believe that dreams can tell us about a person's mind and emotions. Before modern timesmany people thought that dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams in a scientific way.
其他人认为梦可以告诉我们一个人的思想和情感。在现代以前，许多人认为梦包含着来自上帝的信息。直到20世纪，人们才开始以科学的方式研究梦。
The Austrian psychologistSigmund Freudwas probably the first person to study dreams scientifically.In his book,Freud wrote that dreams are an expression of a person's wishes. He believed that dreams allow people to express the feeling thought, and fears that they are afraid to express in real life.
奥地利心理学家西格蒙德·弗洛伊德可能是第一个从科学的角度研究梦的人。弗洛伊德在他的书中写道，梦是一个人愿望的表达。他认为，梦可以让人们表达他们在现实生活中不敢表达的感觉、思想和恐惧。
The Swiss psychiatrist CarlJung was once a student of Freuds. Jung,however,hada different idea about dreams. Jung believed that the purpose of a dream was to communicate a message to the dreamer. He thought people could learn more about themselves by thinking about their dreams.
瑞士精神病学家CarlJung曾经是弗洛伊德的学生。然而，荣格对梦有不同的看法。荣格认为梦的目的是向做梦者传达信息。他认为人们可以通过思考自己的梦想来更多地了解自己。
For example people who dream about falling may learn that they have too high an opinionof themselves. On the other hand,people who dream about being heroes may learn that they think too little of themselves.
例如，梦到跌倒的人可能知道他们对自己的评价太高了。另一方面，那些梦想成为英雄的人可能会发现他们太小看自己了。
Modern-day psychologists continue to develop theories about dreams. For example,psychologist William Domhoff from the University of California, Santa Cruz,believes that dreams are tightly linked to a person's daily lifethoughtsand behavior. A criminal,for example,might dream about crime.
现代心理学家继续发展关于梦的理论。例如，加州大学圣克鲁兹分校的心理学家威廉·多姆霍夫认为，梦与一个人的日常生活思想和行为密切相关。例如，一个罪犯可能会梦到犯罪.
Can dreams help us understand ourselves？Psychologists continue to try to answer this question in different ways.
However,one thing they agree on is this: lf you dream that something terrible is going to occuryou shouldn't panic. The dream have meaning,but it doesn't mean that some terrible event will actually take place.
梦能帮助我们了解自己吗?心理学家们继续尝试以不同的方式来回答这个问题，然而，有一点他们是一致的:如果你梦见可怕的事情将要发生，你不应该惊慌。虽然，梦是有意义的，但这并非意味着一些可怕的事件将一定发生。
