SSS 2010-01-27
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(一)月
We all know that talking on a cell phone can impair 1 our ability to drive (although too many of us do it anyway). Now a study in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin and Review shows that the reverse is also true: driving makes it hard to keep track of what we’re talking about.
Previous studies had found that motorists are able to converse 2 just fine. But to Gary Dell of the University of Illinois that finding just didn’t make sense. Because comprehending speech requires attention, as does steering 3 the family sedan. So Dell did a study in a driving simulator.
Ninety-six participants were paired up, with one taking the wheel while the other sat in the passenger seat or talked to the driver on a hands-free phone. Each participant listened to and was asked to repeat a handful of stories, and then to remember them after getting out of the car. As you can imagine, the drivers had a tougher time recalling the details than the passengers. And their conversational 4 skills took the biggest nosedive while they were trying to navigate 5 intersections 6 or handle traffic.
Next, maybe the scientists will determine whether driving also impairs 7 our ability to sing, eat breakfast, and put on makeup 8. And, of course, text.
—Karen Hopkin
- Loud noise can impair your hearing.巨大的噪音有损听觉。
- It can not impair the intellectual vigor of the young.这不能磨灭青年人思想活力。
- He can converse in three languages.他可以用3种语言谈话。
- I wanted to appear friendly and approachable but I think I gave the converse impression.我想显得友好、平易近人些,却发觉给人的印象恰恰相反。
- He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
- Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。
- The article is written in a conversational style.该文是以对话的形式写成的。
- She values herself on her conversational powers.她常夸耀自己的能言善辩。
- He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
- Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。
- Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections. 所有重要的交叉路口都安装了交通信号灯。
- Intersections are of the greatest importance in highway design. 在道路设计中，交叉口占有最重要的地位。 来自辞典例句