Pay attention! 请注意！
<p>随身英语<span word="Pay">Pay</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>! 请注意！ </p><p>鱼比人类更聪明这个说法是真的吗？金鱼的注意力持续时间要比人类的长，这也是真的吗？本期《随身英语》讨论多屏的现代生活给人们的注意力持续时间带来的挑战。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="Concentration">Concentration</span> 词汇: 注意力 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="listen">listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>? <span word="With">With</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="distractions">distractions</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="focussed">focussed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> – <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="see">see</span>!</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="spans">spans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goldfish">goldfish</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortest">shortest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="span">span</span> – <span word="just">just</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> – <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="overloaded">overloaded</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Dscout">Dscout</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="for">for</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span>, 2.42 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tempting">tempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="glancing">glancing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="focussing">focussing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smartphones">smartphones</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="span">span</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000 <span word="was">was</span> 12 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span>.</p>
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