留美老师带你每日说英文第938期:手机会让我们上瘾-英语课

时间：2019-02-14 作者：英语课 分类：留美老师带你每日说英文

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The problem is, our devices are designed to keep us engaged. They're intentionally 1 addicting 3. But if you understand the tricks that grab your attention, you can learn to have a healthier relationship with your phone.

问题在于手机的设计会让我们不想放下手机，它们本来就是故意要让我们用上瘾的。但如果你知道了它是运用哪些手法来抓住你的注意力，你就可以学着和你的手机维持在一种比较健康的关系。
学习重点：
1.device 设备；装置
device (n.) 设备；装置
machine (n.) 机器；机械
utensil 4 (n.) 器皿；用具
2.engaged 忙于……的；已订婚的
engaged (adj.) 忙于……的；已订婚的
occupied (adj.) 已占用的；无空闲的
preoccupied 5 (adj.) 心事重重的；入神的
3.intentionally 有意地，故意地
intentionally (adv.) 有意地，故意地
purposely (adv.) 故意地
on purpose (adv.) 故意地
4.addict 2 使沉溺；使成瘾
addict (v.) 使沉溺；使成瘾
addictive 6 (adj.) 使成瘾的；上瘾的
hypnotize (v.) 催眠；使着迷
5.trick 诡计；花招；恶作剧
trick (n.) 诡计；花招；恶作剧
tricky 7 (adj.) 难对付的；诡计多端的
trickery (n.) 欺骗；奸计

1 intentionally

ad.故意地，有意地

I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

2 addict

v.使沉溺；使上瘾；n.沉溺于不良嗜好的人

He became gambling addict,and lost all his possessions.他习染上了赌博，最终输掉了全部家产。
He assisted a drug addict to escape from drug but failed firstly.一开始他帮助一个吸毒者戒毒但失败了。

3 addicting

使沉溺（addict的现在分词形式）

I love salt and vinegar chips. They are very addicting. 我爱盐和醋芯片。他们非常上瘾。
Leave it to Britney to sing a juicy and addicting song. 布兰妮呈现了一首很刺激也很让人上瘾的歌曲！

4 utensil

n.器皿，用具

The best carving utensil is a long, sharp, flexible knife.最好的雕刻工具是锋利而柔韧的长刻刀。
Wok is a very common cooking utensil in every Chinese family.炒菜锅是每个中国人家庭里很常用的厨房食用具。

5 preoccupied

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

留美老师带你每日说英文 第938期:手机会让我们上瘾

留美老师带你每日说英文第938期:手机会让我们上瘾