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He wrote that the human mind is capable of excitement without the application of grossand violent stimulants. And it appears that simply reading those words by William Wordsworth prove his point. 英国诗人威廉华兹华斯曾写道：人的心灵，不用巨大猛烈的刺激，也能够兴奋起来。要说明这一点，看上去似乎单是读一下这句话就够了。 Researchers at the University of Liverpool found the prose of Shakespeare and Wordsworth and the like had a beneficial effect on the mind, providing a rocket-boost to morale by catching the readers attention and triggering moments of self-reflection. 利物浦大学的研究人员发现，莎士比亚和华兹华斯以及其他类似作家的作品对思维具有裨益，能够吸引读者的注意力，让读者自我反省，像火箭助推器一样提升人的精神状态。 Using scanners, they monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they read pieces of classical English literature both in their original form and in a more dumbed-down, modern translation. 研究员们使用扫描仪，监测志愿者们阅读经典英国文学作品时的大脑活动。他们阅读的既有原作，又有简化的现代版译文。 And, according to the Sunday Telegraph, the experiment showed the more challenging prose and poetry set off far more electrical activity in the brain than the pedestrianversions. | 
