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最新一期节目音频已上传至手机app “喜马拉雅”、“荔枝”、“蜻蜓” 搜索关键字“英语曰曰曰” 订阅收听 【编者按】 Do Brain Games Really Work? ①You've probably seen ads for apps promising to make you smarter in just a few minutes a day. ②Hundreds of so-called 'brain training' programs can be purchased for download. ①你很可能看见过App的广告，说每天用上几分钟，就能让你变得更聪明。②成百上千的所谓“大脑训练”软件可以付费下载。 ③These simple games are designed to challenge mental abilities, with the ultimate goal of improving the performance of important everyday tasks. ③这些简单的游戏是为了挑战思考能力设计的，终极目标是改善在日常重要任务中的表现。 ④But can just clicking away at animations of swimming fish or flashed streets signs on your phone really help you improve the way your brain functions? ④但是仅仅在手机上点击游泳的鱼的动画或者闪烁的路标真的能帮助你改善大脑运行的方式吗？ ⑤Two large groups of scientists and mental health practitioners published consensus statements, months apart in 2014, on the effectiveness of these kinds of brain games. ⑤两组科学家和精神健康从业者在2014年间隔几月分别出版了有关此类益智游戏的有效性的共识声明。 【BGM】Whispering Still (by Charity Children) 【句读精讲】 Do Brain Games Really Work? ①You've probably seen ads for apps promising to make you smarter in just a few minutes a day. ②Hundreds of so-called 'brain training' programs can be purchased for download. ①你很可能看见过App的广告，说每天用上几分钟，就能让你变得更聪明。②成百上千的所谓“大脑训练”软件可以付费下载。 ③These simple games are designed to challenge mental abilities, with the ultimate goal of improving the performance of important everyday tasks. ③这些简单的游戏是为了挑战思考能力设计的，终极目标是改善在日常重要任务中的表现。 ultimate 英 [ˈʌltɪmət] 美 [ˈʌltəmɪt] adj.最后的； 极限的； 首要的； 最大的 n.终极； 顶点； 基本原理； 基本事实 【英】You use ultimate to describe the final result or aim of a long series of events. 最后的；最终的 【例】The ultimate aim is to expand the network further. 最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。 【例】He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome. 他说现在还无法预料最终的结局。 【原】Doctors ultimately attributed this to chronic sleep deprivation and over-consumption of caffeine. (美音) 医生最终将此归因于长期睡眠不足和过度摄入咖啡因。 ④But can just clicking away at animations of swimming fish or flashed streets signs on your phone really help you improve the way your brain functions? ④但是仅仅在手机上点击游泳的鱼的动画或者闪烁的路标真的能帮助你改善大脑运行的方式吗？ animation 英 [ˌænɪˈmeɪʃn] 美 [ˌænəˈmeʃən] n.生气，活泼； 动画片制作，动画片摄制； [影视]动画片 【英】Animation is the process of making films in which drawings or puppets appear to move. 动画片绘制；卡通片制作 【例】The films are a mix of animation and full-length features. 这些电影将动画制作和长篇故事片融为一体。 【例】computer animation:电脑动画制作 function 英 [ˈfʌŋkʃn] 美 [ˈfʌŋkʃən] n.功能，作用； 应变量，函数； 职务； 重大聚会 vi.有或起作用； 行使职责 【英】If a machine or system is functioning, it is working or operating. 工作；运转；运行 【例】The authorities say the prison is now functioning normally. 当局称监狱现在运转正常。 【例】Conservation programs cannot function without local support. 没有地方的支持，自然环境保护项目就无法运作。 ⑤Two large groups of scientists and mental health practitioners published consensus statements, months apart in 2014, on the effectiveness of these kinds of brain games. ⑤两组科学家和精神健康从业者在2014年间隔几月分别出版了有关此类益智游戏的有效性的共识声明。 practitioner 英 [prækˈtɪʃənə(r)] 美 [prækˈtɪʃənɚ] n.从业者； 执业医生； 习艺者； 专门人才 【英】Doctors are sometimes referred to as practitioners or medical practitioners .执业医生 【例】She was trained as a nurse practitioner. 她接受培训，成为了一名执业护士。 consensus 英 [kənˈsensəs] 美 [kənˈsɛnsəs] n.一致； 舆论； 一致同意，合意 【英】A consensus is general agreement among a group of people. 一致看法；共识 【例】The consensus amongst the world's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades. 世界各国科学家一致认为在未来几十年里地球有可能变暖。 【例】I realize there's no consensus on what are male or female values. 我意识到人们对什么是男性价值观和什么是女性价值观并无共识。 【原】Other biologists, linguists and psychologists have probed the same question and have reached little consensus. (The Economist / 英音) 虽然其他各路生物学家、语言学家和心理学家也一直在探寻这个问题，却并没有达成多少共识。 ⑥Both included people with years of research experience and expertise in cognition, learning, skill acquisition, neuroscience and dementia. ⑦Both groups carefully considered the same body of evidence available at the time. neuroscience 英 [ˈnjʊərəʊsaɪəns] 美 [ˈnʊroʊsaɪəns] n.神经系统科学（指神经病学、神经化学等） 【英】The Department has a strong bias towards neuroscience. 这个系特别偏重神经科学。 【例】Computational neuroscience proposes certain proof for algorithmism cognition theory. 计算神经科学为计算主义认知观提供了一定的证据。 dementia 英 [dɪˈmenʃə] 美 [dɪˈmɛnʃə] n.[医]痴呆 【英】Dementia is a serious illness of the mind. 痴呆 【例】What exactly goes wrong with those suffering from senile dementia? 那些患老年痴呆症的人到底出了什么问题？ 【例】Within the umbrella term 'dementia' there are many different kinds of disease. “痴呆”这一统称里包括多种不同的疾病。 ⑧Yet, they issued exactly opposite statements. opposite 英 [ˈɒpəzɪt] 美 [ˈɑpəzət] adj.相对的；对面的；对立的；[数学]（顶、边等）对的 prep.（表示位置）在…的对面；[数学]（顶、边等）对的；与…在一排；（表示方式）与…联合主演 adv.在对面，对过 n.对立面，对立物，相反的人[事物] 【英】Opposite is used to describe things of the same kind which are completely different in a particular way. For example, north and south are opposite directions, and winning and losing are opposite results in a game. （同一类事物）截然相反的，全然不同的 【例】The argument contained herein takes exactly the opposite point of view. 本文所持的论点恰恰是站在相反的立场。 ⑨一项声明得出结论，“几乎没有证据可以表明玩益智游戏能改善潜在的广阔认知能力，或者能让一个人更好地应对日常生活的复杂情况。 ⑩另一项则称“大量的、越来越多的证据显示，某些认知训练法能显著改善认知功能，包括了可以推广至日常生活的方式。 substantial 英 [səbˈstænʃl] 美 [səbˈstænʃəl] adj.大量的；结实的，牢固的；重大的 n.本质；重要材料 【英】Substantial means large in amount or degree. 大量的；相当程度的；重大的 【例】That is a very substantial improvement in the present situation. 在当前形势下这是一个非常巨大的进步。 【例】The party has just lost office and with it a substantial number of seats. 该党刚刚竞选失利，同时还失去了许多席位。 regimen 英 [ˈredʒɪmən] 美 [ˈrɛdʒəmən, -ˌmɛn] n.（为病人规定的）生活规则，养生法；养生之道 【英】A regimen is a set of rules about food and exercise that some people follow in order to stay healthy. 养生法 【例】Whatever regimen has been prescribed should be rigorously followed. 不管制订的是什么样的养生计划，都要严格遵守。 ⑪大脑训练软件是很具有吸引力的捷径，一个“快速变聪明”的计划。⑫但是改善或者维持认知很可能不会快速便捷。⑬相反，认知能力的挑战和学习可能需要一生的时间，或者至少一个延长的周期。 【结语】 人们总会把自己的“瘾”合理化，从而让自己的心里好受一些。如果你自己找不到好理由，那商家就会帮你找。
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