2013英語專業四級 Dictation

Some theories of the purpose of dreams

One theory is that we dream to release the deep， secret desires that we are not allowed to express in real life because of the rules of polite society。 Most people know about Freudian dream analysis – a dream about a train going into a tunnel is a dream about sexual intercourse。 But couldn’t it just be a dream about travelling on a train？

Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve problems that we can’t solve in real life。 We go to sleep with a problem and wake up with the answer。 This may be more of a way to ‘use’ our dreams than a ‘purpose’ of dreaming。 If you believe that your dreams are important then analysing them may help you to focus your mind on the problem and help you to find the solution。