时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(六)月


英语课

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science.I'm Karren Hopkin.This'll just take a minute.

Location, location, location. We all know it's true of real estate. But it may also apply to the ballot 1 box. Because a team of American researchers has found that where people vote affects how they vote. The scientists looked at results from the 2000 general election. In Arizona that year, the ballot included an initiative to raise state taxes to support education. What they found is that people who happened to be voting in a school building were more likely to vote for the proposal than people who voted at a firehouse or a church. Their results appeared in the june 23rd issue the of  Proceedings 2 of the National Academy of Sciences. And same thing happened in the lab. Subjects were shown a  series of images, some of which pertained 3 to schools. Later on in what they were told was an unrelated experiment they were asked to vote on funding for education. Folks who'd looked at  the lockers 4 were more likely to vote 'yes'. Whether voting in a church might affect where people stand on gay marriage or stem cell  research remains 5 to be seen. But it is probably a good thing that more people don't cast ballots 6 in diners might make it impossible to get rid of all that political pork.


Thanks for the minute for Scientific American's 60-Second Science.I'm Karren Hopkin.



1 ballot
n.(不记名)投票,投票总数,投票权;vi.投票
  • The members have demanded a ballot.会员们要求投票表决。
  • The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike.工会称他们将要求会员投票表决是否罢工。
2 proceedings
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
3 pertained
关于( pertain的过去式和过去分词 ); 有关; 存在; 适用
  • These are the privileges that pertained only to the wealthier class. 这些是属于富有阶级独享的特权。
  • And did you feel it, in your heart, it pertained to everything? 而你是否感受到,在你心里,它如何和谐于万物?
4 lockers
n.寄物柜( locker的名词复数 )
  • I care about more lockers for the teachers. 我关心教师要有更多的储物柜。 来自辞典例句
  • Passengers are requested to stow their hand-baggage in the lockers above the seats. 旅客须将随身携带的行李放入座位上方的贮藏柜里。 来自辞典例句
5 remains
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
6 ballots
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 );选举;选票;投票总数v.(使)投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
  • They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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