SSS 2011-01-12
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(一)月
This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute.
Remember affirmations?
"Because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit, people like me."
Well, if Stuart Smalley's shot-in-the-arm makes you smile, you're not alone. Because a new study shows that young people would rather pump up their self-esteem than see a friend, have a drink or cash a big fat paycheck. The results appear in the Journal 1 of Personality.
We all like feeling good about ourselves. But can a little praise really trump 2 a slice of pizza, a great party or a wad of cash? College students were given a questionnaire. And they were asked to rate various activities based on how much they liked or wanted them. Things like: drinking, hanging with friends, having sex, and getting paid.
The results? Undergrads do like those things. But not as much as they say they like getting good grades or a compliment 3. Study author Brad Bushman says "American society seems to believe that self-esteem is the cure all for every social ill, from bad grades to teen pregnancies 4 to violence. But there has been no evidence that boosting 5 self-esteem actually helps with these problems. We may be too focused on increasing self-esteem."
Thanks for the minute. For Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I'm Karen Hopkin.
- He kept a journal during his visit to Japan.他在访问日本期间坚持记日记。
- He got a job as editor of a trade journal.他找到了一份当商业杂志编辑的工作。
- He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
- The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
- The manager paid her a compliment on her work.经理赞扬了她的工作。
- Your presence is a great compliment.承蒙光临，不胜荣幸。
- Since the wartime population needed replenishment, pregnancies were a good sign. 最后一桩倒不失为好现象，战时人口正该补充。
- She's had three pregnancies in four years. 她在四年中怀孕叁次。