Why do people sleep less than eight hours? According to the report, conducted by the Chinese Academy of Social Science in 2023, the middle-income group has the shortest sleep duration. A typical example is that of workers in mega-cities who usually work overtime and have long commutes, which take away their sleep time to a degree; in other words, sleep deprivation.
为什么人们睡眠时间少于八小时呢？根据中国社会科学院于2023年进行的一份报告，中等收入群体睡眠时间最短。一个典型的例子是生活在大城市的工人，他们经常加班，通勤时间也较长，这在一定程度上削减了他们的睡眠时间；换句话说，这就是睡眠不足。
mega-city：美/ ˈmeɡə ˈsɪti /n.大城市
commute：英/ kəˈmjuːt / 美/ kəˈmjuːt / v.通勤 n.通勤
deprivation：英/ ˌdeprɪˈveɪʃn / 美/ ˌdeprəˈveɪʃən; ˌdɪpraɪˈveɪʃən / n.匮乏，剥夺
In addition, various sources of stress are related to sleep quality, such as rising prices, housing, transportation, medical care, children's education, employment, income, personal or family health, relationships, marriage, and so on. The appraisal-anxiety-avoidance theory states that when faced with stress, people evaluate the stressors and wonder whether they can handle the stress. If they judge they cannot do it well, they will develop a perception of stress. At this time, a self-defense mechanism called procrastination will drive people to avoid this pressure. Under these circumstances, sleep procrastination becomes an issue.
此外，各种压力源与睡眠质量相关，如物价上涨、住房、交通、医疗保健、子女教育、就业、收入、个人或家庭健康、人际关系、婚姻等。评估-焦虑-回避理论认为，当人们面对压力时，他们会评估压力源，并思考自己是否能够处理这种压力。如果他们认为自己无法有效处理，他们就会产生压力感。此时，一种名为拖延的自我防御机制会驱使人们避免这种压力。在这种情况下，睡眠拖延就成了一个问题。
appraisal：英/ əˈpreɪz(ə)l / 美/ əˈpreɪz(ə)l / n.评估，估价
procrastination：英/ prəˌkræstɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n / 美/ prəˌkræstɪˈneɪʃn / n.耽搁；拖延症
Besides this, addiction to smartphones has become the most considerable factor disturbing sleep. Entering the era of short videos, not only young people but also middle-aged and even elderly people have formed implicit dependencies on cellphones, excessively watching videos, browsing micro-blogs, or playing mobile games as a form of relaxation before going to bed. This status, also known as "social sleep," refers to not entering a state of sleep physiologically but simply falling asleep socially, which means they are in "do not disturb" mode and usher in internet solitude time.
除此之外，对智能手机的依赖已成为干扰睡眠的最主要因素。进入短视频时代后，不仅是年轻人，甚至中年和老年人也形成了对手机的内在依赖，过度观看视频、浏览微博或玩手机游戏成为他们在睡前放松的方式。这种状态，也被称为“社交睡眠”，指的是不从生理上进入睡眠状态，而只是在社交上入睡，这意味着他们处于“请勿打扰”模式，并迎来了网络独处时间。
implicit：英/ ɪmˈplɪsɪt / 美/ ɪmˈplɪsɪt / adj.含蓄的；内含的；无保留的
physiologically：英/ ˌfɪziəˈlɒdʒɪkli / 美/ ˌfɪziəˈlɑːdʒɪkli / adv.生理方面
usher：英/ ˈʌʃə(r) / 美/ ˈʌʃər / v.引导，使开始（usher sth. in）
Why do they choose social sleep instead of shutting their eyes? At this time, they think they can be themselves and become free without pretending to do anything or care for others' feelings. Despite fatigue, they will enjoy such a period of aimless browsing as compensation for their hard work. Social sleep allows us to draw a demarcation line and enter into a low-energy repair mode, which is more like a way to manage boundaries rather than escape the real world.
为什么他们选择社交睡眠而不是闭上眼睛呢？此时，他们认为可以做自己，自由自在，不用假装做任何事情或关心他人的感受。尽管感到疲劳，他们会享受这段毫无目的的浏览时间，作为对自己辛勤工作的一种补偿。社交睡眠让我们划出了一个界限，并进入低能量修复模式，更像是管理边界的一种方式，而不是逃避现实世界。
fatigue：英/ fəˈtiːɡ / 美/ fəˈtiːɡ / n.疲乏，厌倦
compensation：英/ ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃ(ə)n / 美/ ˌkɑːmpenˈseɪʃ(ə)n / n.赔偿金；弥补
demarcation：英/ ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃn / 美/ ˌdiːmɑːrˈkeɪʃn / n.划界；限界
boundary：英/ ˈbaʊndri / 美/ ˈbaʊndri / n.边界
Anyway, phones kill precious sleep time, especially for those with weak self-discipline and awareness of sleep health. To address this issue, we need to promote sleep knowledge and warn about the dangers of cellphone addiction. Nowadays, we can limit through technical the time a person spends playing games as a way to deal with game addiction. At the same time, there still needs to be a sound solution and sufficient quantitative analysis data for short videos. Sleep deprivation and procrastination caused by mobile phones have already been pervasive problems, so we call for effective social intervention.
无论如何，手机会占用宝贵的睡眠时间，特别是对于那些缺乏自律和对睡眠健康意识较弱的人来说。为了解决这个问题，我们需要宣传睡眠知识，并警告手机成瘾的危险。如今，我们可以通过技术手段限制一个人玩游戏的时间来应对游戏成瘾。同时，对于短视频仍然需要一个完善的解决方案和充足的定量分析数据。由于手机导致的睡眠不足和拖延已经成为普遍问题，因此我们呼吁进行有效的社会干预。
quantitative：英/ ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv / 美/ ˈkwɑːntəteɪtɪv / adj.量化的
pervasive：英/ pəˈveɪsɪv / 美/ pərˈveɪsɪv / adj.普遍的，遍布的
Do you remember what you did before going to bed when you didn't have a phone? People usually put a few books by the bedside and gradually fell asleep while reading. Then, we enjoy mental relaxation, which promotes sound sleep. Sleep is essential for maintaining our health, and everyone should take sleep seriously. From now on, when you do anything at the cost of your sleep time, please carefully consider which is your priority.
你还记得没有手机时睡觉前你做了什么吗？人们通常会在床头摆上几本书，然后边读边慢慢入睡。然后，我们享受心灵上的放松，促进健康的睡眠。睡眠对于维持我们的健康至关重要，每个人都应该认真对待睡眠。从现在开始，当你为了其他事情而牺牲睡眠时间时，请认真考虑哪一个才是你的首要任务。
——本文的英文评论来自Who stole our sleep? Waking up to the issues of late bedtimes: Global Times<节选>
