10.11早讀 | “分心”不是“專注”的敵人，分心是因?yàn)槲覀兊拇竽X被過(guò)度刺激了

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聽(tīng)前想一想：用英語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)？

1. 我們認(rèn)為分心是專注的敵人。

2. 發(fā)熱是很多疾病的一種癥狀。

3. 父母應(yīng)給孩子能啟發(fā)他們的書(shū)。

4. 我們的大腦被過(guò)度刺激了。

10.11 早讀原文

We'd like to think of distraction as the enemy of focus. It is not. It is a symptom of why we find it difficult to focus, which is the fact that our mind is overstimulated.

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音標(biāo)符號(hào)來(lái)自權(quán)威詞典| Longman Dictionary

今日發(fā)音練習(xí)重點(diǎn)：

1. the(j) enemy(j) of focus 注意詞間元元連讀，同化現(xiàn)象

2. focus 不卷舌

言之有物

1. think of...as...把...當(dāng)作

利用 think of 的表達(dá)，think of A as B 表示“把 A 想成 B”，“認(rèn)為”。如果用 oneself 替掉 A 的話，think of oneself as 則表示“自己認(rèn)為自己……”。

I always think of you as one of the family.

我一直把你當(dāng)成自家人。

I'd like to think of myself as a freelancer.

我喜歡把自己當(dāng)成一個(gè)自由職業(yè)者。

原聲例句：So you are not to think of yourself simply as an individual.

所以你不能簡(jiǎn)單地把自己看作一個(gè)個(gè)體。

原聲例句：We don't think of ourselves as that vehicle to success.

我們不認(rèn)為自己是成功的載體。

It's what she's been institutionalized to think of as normal.

而是她受到長(zhǎng)期管制后認(rèn)為這是正常的。

圖源《犯罪心理》

My work I think of as a kind of prayer.

在我看來(lái)，我的工作就是一種禱告。

圖源《圣殿春秋》

2. a symptom of...XX的癥狀

Fever is a symptom of many illnesses.

發(fā)熱是很多疾病的一種癥狀。

Your problem with sleep is just a symptom of a larger problem.

你的睡眠問(wèn)題是更大病癥的一個(gè)癥狀。

3. overstimulated adj. 過(guò)度刺激的

over（過(guò)度）+stimulated（刺激的）

stimulate verb. 促進(jìn)；激發(fā)

Parents should give children books that stimulate them.

父母應(yīng)給孩子能啟發(fā)他們的書(shū)。

It is a complex yet stimulating book...

這是一本情節(jié)復(fù)雜但能振奮人心的書(shū)。

Is teaching not stimulating enough for you anymore, Sherlock?

平時(shí)教書(shū)還不夠刺激嗎，大偵探？

圖源《源代碼》

Although I'm sure you had a stimulating meeting.

雖然我知道你今晚的聚會(huì)非常刺激。

圖源《大西洋帝國(guó)》

over-為前綴的單詞，表“過(guò)度XX”

over-react verb. 反應(yīng)過(guò)激

overdo verb. 過(guò)火

overdue adj. 過(guò)期的

overflow verb. 溢出

Many high prey drive dogs become overstimulated when they know a toy is the reward.

如果擁有很高獵取動(dòng)力的狗知道了獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)是玩具，它將會(huì)變得過(guò)度興奮。

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請(qǐng)用 think of...as... 隨意造句

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