10.11早读 | “分心”不是“专注”的敌人，分心是因为我们的大脑被过度刺激了

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听前想一想：用英语怎么说？

1. 我们认为分心是专注的敌人。

2. 发热是很多疾病的一种症状。

3. 父母应给孩子能启发他们的书。

4. 我们的大脑被过度刺激了。

10.11 早读原文

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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音标符号来自权威词典| Longman Dictionary

今日发音练习重点：

1. the(j) enemy(j) of focus 注意词间元元连读，同化现象

2. focus 不卷舌

言之有物

1. think of...as...把...当作

利用 think of 的表达，think of A as B 表示“把 A 想成 B”，“认为”。如果用 oneself 替掉 A 的话，think of oneself as 则表示“自己认为自己……”。

I always think of you as one of the family.

我一直把你当成自家人。

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

我喜欢把自己当成一个自由职业者。

原声例句：So you are not to think of yourself simply as an individual.

所以你不能简单地把自己看作一个个体。

原声例句：We don't think of ourselves as that vehicle to success.

我们不认为自己是成功的载体。

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

而是她受到长期管制后认为这是正常的。

图源《犯罪心理》

My work I think of as a kind of prayer.

在我看来，我的工作就是一种祷告。

图源《圣殿春秋》

2. a symptom of...XX的症状

Fever is a symptom of many illnesses.

发热是很多疾病的一种症状。

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

你的睡眠问题是更大病症的一个症状。

3. overstimulated adj. 过度刺激的

over（过度）+stimulated（刺激的）

stimulate verb. 促进；激发

Parents should give children books that stimulate them.

父母应给孩子能启发他们的书。

It is a complex yet stimulating book...

这是一本情节复杂但能振奋人心的书。

Is teaching not stimulating enough for you anymore, Sherlock?

平时教书还不够刺激吗，大侦探？

图源《源代码》

Although I'm sure you had a stimulating meeting.

虽然我知道你今晚的聚会非常刺激。

图源《大西洋帝国》

over-为前缀的单词，表“过度XX”

over-react verb. 反应过激

overdo verb. 过火

overdue adj. 过期的

overflow verb. 溢出

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

如果拥有很高猎取动力的狗知道了奖励是玩具，它将会变得过度兴奋。

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请用 think of...as... 随意造句

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