How many times do you check your Moments or Facebook page in a day to see whether your latest post has got another "like" or "thumbs up"?
你一天會檢查多少次你的朋友圈或臉書,查看你最新發布的狀態是否得到了他人的喜歡或點zan呢?
.thumbs/θ?mz/ up 豎起大拇指;贊成
That movie must be good, it got two thumbs up from John and Grace.
那個片一定好看!John和Grace兩個人都表示很贊!
Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this, don&`&t worry - psychological/?sa?k??lɑ?d??kl/ ?findings have shown it's completely(=totally) normal.
也許你可能會不好意思承認自己刷了多少次,其實不用擔心,心理學家研究證明,這種情況完全正常。
.embarrassed(感到)尷尬的;害羞的
I`ve never felt so embarrassed in my life!
.embarrassing令人尷尬的,使人難堪的
It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
非得在眾人面前唱歌太難為情了。
In fact, the pleasure we derive from getting a "like" is equal to that of eating chocolate or winning money, and we can`t help wanting more.
其實,當我們得到一個“zan”時感受到的快樂和我們吃巧克力或者贏錢是一樣的,而且我們情不自禁地想要更多。
can`t help doing 忍不住
I couldn`t help laughing after he fell into the river.
他掉進河里后,我忍不住大笑起來。
Too much desire for attention can create anxiety/???za??ti/ , and in turn ruin your happiness even when you get it.
事實上,太過渴求關注會導致焦慮,甚至會在你得到關注的時候反過來破壞你的幸福感。
ruin /?ru?.?n/ v. 毀掉,糟蹋
The bad weather ruined our trip.
壞天氣破壞了我們的旅行。