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　　Author and radio host Diane Brandon has interpreted hundreds of dreams during her 40 years as a student of sleep research.

　　作家兼廣播主持人黛安-布蘭森40多年來一直進行睡眠研究，她將成百上千個夢境進行了研究解析。

　　"I feel that our unconscious, which is the source of most but not all of our dreams, is a wonderful inner ally that is trying to bring us to wholeness and balance," Brandon tell us.

　　布蘭森說：“我認為我們的潛意識也就是大部分夢境的源頭，是我們身體的好盟友，會試圖使我們完整和平衡。”

　　Brandon helped us compile a list of the 10 most common nightmares, or dreams with negative meanings.

　　布蘭森還列舉出十個最常見的噩夢或帶有消極意義的夢境。

　　10. Having a disease or health emergency

　　10. 夢到患某種疾病或遇到健康危機

　　This nightmare could reflect a fear of an unknown thing suddenly having a negative impact on the dreamer’s life. It could also reflect an underlying fear of illness or of contracting a serious disease. It could also express a fear of not being able to enjoy life or that there’s something wrong (“ill” or “rotten”) in one’s life.

　　這個夢境通常反映的是做夢的人對突發未知事件的一種恐懼，害怕會對自己生活產生消極影響。這還可以反映出對某一潛在疾病的恐懼，又或者表達的是對不能享受生活的擔憂，或生活中出現了不如意的地方。

　　A nightmare about an illness could also be a way of telling the dreamer that he or she actually has an illness, even if consciously unaware of it.

　　關于疾病的噩夢，甚至可以告訴夢者他們的確患上了某種疾病，即使是在他們尚未察覺的情況下。

　　9. Being attacked or injured

　　9. 夢到被打或受傷

　　This type of nightmare could reflect a fear of others, a fear of not fitting in, a literal fear of violence, or a fear of being figuratively “attacked" or criticized by others. It’s important to take into account the actual scenario and what’s going on in the dreamer’s life for meanings.

　　這種噩夢表達的是害怕別人，害怕不合群，害怕暴力或害怕被其他人采取其他方式的“襲擊”或批評。了解實際情況，知道做夢的人生活中發生了些什么，對了解夢境的含義十分重要。

　　8. Car trouble

　　8. 夢到車子出毛病

　　This nightmare can reflect a feeling of not being able to move forward in life or even of one’s life being out of control. Our car is frequently how we not only travel, but “get to places" in life.

　　這類噩夢反應的是實際生活中不能前進或是生活失去控制的感覺。車子反應的不僅僅是我們如何旅行，還有我們如何到達目的地。

　　7. Drowning

　　7. 夢到溺水

　　This nightmare could mean you feel overwhelmed or put out a lot of effort with no success or return. It could also simply represent a fear of water. It's important to pay attention to the whole scenario as different meanings or even nuances could emerge.

　　這個噩夢可能表示你有挫敗感，又或者辛辛苦苦付出努力卻沒有獲得任何成功或回報。當然也能簡單的表示你怕水。關注夢里的整個場景是十分重要的，即使小差別都有著完全不同的含義。

　　For example, if the dreamer is drowning, it could mean one thing, but if the dreamer is drowning along with other people or being drowned by someone, there could be entirely different meanings.

　　比如，如果做夢的人溺水了，可以代表一件事，但如果夢者和其他人一起溺水，又或差點被淹死，含義將會大不相同。

　　6. Falling

　　6. 夢到掉下來

　　We suddenly may feel that we’re falling, jerk awake, and then realize that we had indeed been sleeping. Nightmares of falling could reflect a fear of heights, a fear of not being in control, a feeling of having nothing solid to hold onto in life, or even a fear of death.

　　我們也許會突然覺得自己在墜落，然后驚醒發現不過是個夢境。墜落的噩夢可以反映恐高，對失去控制的恐懼以及一種生活中無所依靠的感覺，甚至是對死亡的恐懼。

　　5. Teeth falling out

　　5. 夢到掉牙

　　This nightmare generally means you feel out of control, powerless, or inadequate. It can also reflect social embarrassment, fear of being unattractive, or fear of being revealed as inadequate or not up to snuff. It would be important to consider what the dreamer was going through in life for more specific meanings.

　　這類噩夢意味著你感覺失去控制，無力或不滿足。還能反映社交中的不如意，害怕不夠吸引人，或害怕發現被人揭穿不夠好抑或干了什么不正當的事情。要想知道更多詳細的含義，就需要了解夢者到底在現實生活中經歷了什么。

　　4. Being lost

　　4. 夢到迷路

　　This nightmare may be worse for children than for adults, but both can have it.

　　盡管大人小孩都會做這樣的夢，但對于小孩來說，會更加嚴重一點。

　　For adults, it can mean that the dreamer does not feel in control in life or does not know what to do next or which direction to go into.

　　對于大人，這夢就意味著夢者感覺生活不受控制，又或不知道接下來該干些什么，失去了方向感。

　　It can reveal a figurative feeling of "not being able to find one’s way." It could also potentially reflect a feeling of not paying attention to or following directions.

　　這也可有一層隱含之意，表達的是“沒有能力找到自己的方向。” 這還有可能表達一種沒有注意到或把握方向的感覺。

　　3. Failing a test

　　3. 夢到掛科

　　This nightmare is fairly common, although the exact scenario can vary. It can indicate that one feels unprepared or hasn’t done something correctly in life. It can also refer to feeling that one has to prove oneself and either doesn’t know how or feels inadequate.

　　這種噩夢十分常見，盡管實際的場景會發生改變。還能表示人們感覺準備不足又或什么事做錯了。這還能表示人們必須要證明自己，卻不知道如何證明或覺得不夠格。

　　2. Being naked in public

　　2. 夢到在公眾場合裸體

　　This nightmare can often mean that the dreamer feels vulnerable or exposed in some way. It could also mean feeling small or ganged up on.

　　這類夢意味著夢者感覺有些脆弱或暴露了自己。這還可能意味著夢者感覺被孤立或有人聯合起來對付他。

　　1. Being chased

　　1. 夢到被人追趕

　　Many people report nightmares in which they’re being chased. This is often indicative of feeling overwhelmed, stressed, that something being avoided is catching up with them, or not getting everything done in their lives.

　　很多人都說做過被人追的噩夢。這通常意味著挫敗感，壓力，或逃避的事又來了，又或沒有完成生活中的所有事。

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