梦的含义

What did you dream about last night?

你昨晚梦见了什么？

What did you dream about last night? Did your teeth fall out or did you fly? Maybe you died or someone you know did. Or maybe you were back in high school and realized suddenly that you were naked. These are among the most common dreams people report, said Ivy Norris, field director for the Oklahoma Schools of Metaphysics, and they all mean something.

你昨晚梦见了什么?牙掉了抑或是在飞翔？也许梦见你死了，或许你认识的某人死了。或者也许你回到了高中时代且突然发现自己赤身裸体。俄克拉荷马州大学学科领导人艾维诺里斯说，这些都是人们最经常叙述的梦境，而且他们都代表特殊的含义。

    Many dream researchers, Norris included, think that understanding your dreams can lead to significant improvements in your waking life.

    包括诺里斯在内的许多梦的研究者认为，理解你所做的梦可以对你醒着时的生活带来重大的改进。

    "If people know what the symbols represent, then they know what part of themselves that they’re running from or that they need to face or need to embrace,” Norris said. For example, dreams of death represent changes in your daily life, as do babies in dreams. Cars in dreams represent the physical body and can indicate health problems. And animals represent habitual behaviors that can be detrimental and need changing.

   “假如人们知道这些梦境代表什么，那么他们就知道自己执行的是身体哪部分的需求，或者自身需要面对或迎接的是什么”诺里斯说，例如，梦见死亡或婴儿代表日常生活中的改变。梦中的汽车代表身体，梦见汽车则可能暗示健康问题。而梦见动物则象征着习惯性行为可能有害，需要进行改变。

    People in dreams represent aspects of the dreamer. People of the opposite sex represent subconscious aspects of the dreamer while people of the same sex represent aspects of your conscious mind with which you’re more familiar.

    梦中的人，象征着做梦者的某些方面。梦见异性象征着做梦者下意识里的某些方面；而梦见同性则象征着做梦者潜意识里某些熟悉的方面。

    Dreams are a universal connection, Norris said, because almost everyone dreams and a "symbolic universal language of mind” applies to anyone at anytime. Many dreams have very specific interpretations. Here are some of the most common dreams and their interpretations or symbolism.

    诺里斯说，梦具有普遍性，因为几乎人人都会做梦，而且“思想的通用符号语言”在任何时候都适用于任何人。许多梦境都有其特别的含义。这里谈到了一些最为普遍的梦及这些梦的含义或象征意义。

    Dreams of flying. Dreams of flying represent feelings of freedom that may result from an instance when you overcame a limitation or obstacle. Usually, children have more flying dreams than adults, Norris said, because children are more open to their possibilities, and adults have often accepted limitations imposed by society.

    梦见在飞翔。梦见在飞翔象征着自由的感觉，这种感觉可能起因于，例如当你克服了某项限制或困难。通常，儿童比成人更常梦见在飞，诺里斯宣传，因为成人通常已经接受了社会强加给他们的限制，而儿童则留有天性。

    Teeth falling out. Food in a dream is symbolic of knowledge because food nourishes the physical body and knowledge nourishes the soul. Teeth are a means to break down food or knowledge. When your teeth fall out in a dream, it could signify that you feel ill-equipped to break down the knowledge that you have available, that the way you break things down has changed. That change can be either positive or negative.

    梦见掉牙。梦中的食物象征着知识，因为食物滋养身体，同样，知识滋养心灵。牙齿意味着分解食物或知识。当在梦中你的牙掉了，这可能意味着你并未充分准备好消化你所拥有的知识，或者你消化东西的方式发生了改变。这种改变可以是积极的或消极的。

    High school dreams. Either you’re woefully unprepared for a big test or you’re naked. High school is a place of learning from the past, Norris said, and dreaming of being unprepared for a high school test can indicate a struggle to access information you need to handle in your life.

    梦见高校。不管是你悲伤地参加一次毫无准备的大考还是你赤身裸体。高校是过去学习的地方，诺里斯说，而梦见正参加高校无准备的考试可能预示着想努力获得你生活中需要运用的信息。

    Being naked in a dream indicates open and honest expression. Clothes represent how we express ourselves and the face we show the public. If your dream nudity makes you feel embarrassed, this could mean that you need to work on being more open and honest in your daily life. If your nudity doesn’t bother you, you are more comfortable with your self expression.

    在梦里赤身裸体象征着开放及真诚的情感。衣物代表我们表达自身的方式以及展现给大众的一面。如果梦中裸体令你感觉困窘不安，这可能意味着你需要努力使自己在日常生活中更加开放与真诚。如果梦中裸体没有烦扰到你，那你将更加坦然地面对自己的情感。

    Recurring dreams and nightmares. Recurring dreams are your subconscious mind’s way of trying to get your attention. A recurring dream is a step down from a nightmare that is a louder, more insistent way your subconscious mind communicates. If you have a recurring dream, Norris recommends trying to stop in the dream and identify what the dream is trying to tell you. That could mean asking someone who is chasing you what he or she wants as in the case Norris recalls of a woman who dreamed for years that an old, haggard woman was chasing her around her Home. When she finally stopped in the dream and asked the old woman what she represented, the old woman suddenly turned into a beautiful young woman and replied, "I represent your question of ‘what if?’”

    重复的梦及噩梦。重复的梦是你试图下意识地引起自身注意的方式。重复的梦是噩梦的下一步，是你的潜意识里更响亮，更坚决的传达方式。假如你做了重复的梦，诺里斯建议，试着在梦中停下，去搞清楚这个梦到底想要告诉你什么。这可能意味着寻问追赶你的那个人，他或她到底想要的是什么，就像诺里斯回想到的这个案例中的一样，一个女人多年来一直梦见一个又老又憔悴的妇人在她家周围追赶她。当她终于在梦中停下来问那个妇人，她代表的是什么的时候，那个老妇人瞬间变为一个漂亮的年轻女子，并回答她说：“我正代表你的疑问—‘假如…(我老了…)’”。