5. To determine the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier. “We’ve found that if you’re in sleep deficit, performance suffers,” says Dr. David. “Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decision and to concentrate.”
6. The solution of raising the incomes of the poor is likely, unless accompanied by other measures, to be ineffective in a wealthy society.
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5.【参考译文】为了测定睡眠不足带来的后果，研究人员让受试者接受一系列心理测试以及能力测试，这些测试内容包括做数字加法、回忆刚刚听过的文章。“我们发现如果是睡眠不足，那么能力测试就会受到影响”，大卫医生说，“瞬时记忆能力会下降，决策力和集中力同样也会减弱”。
6.【参考译文】提高穷人收入的解决办法，除非伴有其他措施，否则在一个富裕社会不可能奏效。
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