Anything can happen in a dream. What's more, people often have dreams with similar themes. Here are the 10 most common types of dreams, along with how experts interpret their meanings. The first kind involves car troubles. Have you ever dreamed that you were in a car that had no brakes1 or that the car was about to go off a cliff? Pretty scary, isn't it? However, the meaning is not as simple as being afraid of cars. In fact, you are feeling powerless over something or are headed for disaster in real life.
Dreams about phones or other machines that don't work
properly mean that you are feeling cut
off from the world. Then there are dreams about
being lost or trapped. Maybe you can't get out of a forest
or are caught in a spider web. These reflect your inability
to make the right choice in real life, leading
to the feeling of being stuck. Scenarios2 where
you dream about missing a plane or a bus by mere
seconds refer to a sense of frustration
as well as missing important opportunities in real life.
These often occur when you are struggling over a critical
decision. The fifth type of dream is about failing a test,
which commonly occurs in people who have been out of school
for a long time. Experts say this not only shows that
the person is feeling tested in some way in reality, but
that they fear being unprepared as well.
1.interpret vt. 解讀，闡釋
The researcher spent days trying to interpret all the data he collected.
那位研究人員花了好多天的時間嘗試要解讀他匯集到的數據。
2.inability n. 無能為力
Samantha feels depressed about her inability to give her children a better life.
莎曼珊感到很沮喪，因為她無法讓她的孩子過更好的生活。
3.mere a. 僅僅的，只不過的（須與不定冠詞 a 並用，置於名詞前）
The team won the game by a mere two points.
那支隊伍僅以兩分之差險勝這場比賽。
4.frustration n. 沮喪；挫敗
Andrew felt a sense of frustration over not making the school team.
安德魯沒有被選進校隊裡，因此感到很受挫。
5.critical a. 重要的，關鍵性的
Interest is a critical factor in learning a language.
興趣是學習語言的一個關鍵因素。
1.be headed/heading for + 困境
遭受／面臨某種困境
The company is heading for bankruptcy as a result of bad management.
這間公司因為經營不善而即將面臨破產的慘況。
2.be cut off 被隔絕；被阻斷
The only road to the village was cut off by a huge landslide.
這場嚴重的山崩阻斷了通往那個村莊的唯一道路。
3.lead to... 導致／造成……
Rebecca's positive attitude leads to a happier life.
蕾貝卡積極正向的態度讓她的人生過得比較快樂。
1. brake n. 煞車（常用複數） 2. scenario n. 情節；情況
However, the meaning is not as simple as being afraid of cars.
（不過這種夢的意思不是只有害怕車子那麼簡單。）
本句的"as...as..."為原級比較句構。"as...as..."
可用於肯定句或否定句中，而"so...as..."則只能用於否定句中。 Bruce is so clever as Jack. (X)
→ Bruce is as clever as Jack. (○)
（布魯斯和傑克一樣聰明。） Kate is not as polite as John.
＝ Kate is not so polite as John.
（凱特並不像約翰那麼彬彬有禮。）
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Just a Dream, or Is It? 夢的解析
