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9/9Test8边走路边通话的危害Justasbehavioralscientistshavefoundtimeandagainthatdriversaredistractedbytheirmobilephones,sotoohavetheyfoundthatpedestrianshaveatoughtimewalkingandtalkingatonce.Inanothertest,researchersconfirmedthis“in-attentionalblindness”whentheyfoundthat,comparedtotypicalpedestrians,peopletalkingandwalkingwerelesslikelytonoticeevensomethingasridiculousasaclownonaunicycle.Attherootoftheproblemisthefactthatatacognitivelevel,there’salotmoreworkinvolvedinmaintainingacellphonecallthanyoumightthink.What’simportantaboutthenewdataonhospitalvisitsisthattheincreaseininjurieswhiletalkingandwalkingoccurredevenastotalpedestrianinjuriesdecreased.NewYork’s“LOOK”campaigntriestoalertdistractedpedestriansbeforetheycrossthestreet,andonecanalsoimaginesomejoltingpedestrianequivalenttohighwayrumblestrips.

Justasbehavioralscientistshavefoundtimeandagainthatdriversaredistractedbytheirmobilephones,sotoohavetheyfoundthatpedestrianshaveatoughtimewalkingandtalkingatonce.正如行为科学家已经屡次发现手机会分散司机的注意力那样，他们也发现行人很难边走路边通话。Inanothertest,researchersconfirmedthis“in-attentionalblindness”whentheyfoundthat,comparedtotypicalpedestrians,peopletalkingandwalkingwerelesslikelytonoticeevensomethingasridiculousasaclownonaunicycle.在另一项测试中，研究人员证实了这个“不注意视盲”，他们发现与正常的行人相比，边走路边通话的行人甚至连小丑骑在独轮车上这样滑稽的事情都不太可能注意到。Attherootoftheproblemisthefactthatatacognitivelevel,there’salotmoreworkinvolvedinmaintainingacellphonecallthanyoumightthink.问题的根源是这样一个事实：在认知水平上，保持手机通话所涉及的工作比你可能想象的要多得多。What’simportantaboutthenewdataonhospitalvisitsisthattheincreaseininjurieswhiletalkingandwalkingoccurredevenastotalpedestrianinjuriesdecreased.重要的是，有关医院就诊（就医）的新数据显示，即使在行人受伤总数下降的情况下，边走路边通话所造成的伤害仍然在上升。NewYork’s“LOOK”campaigntriestoalertdistractedpedestriansbeforetheycrossthestreet,andonecanalsoimaginesomejoltingpedestrianequivalenttohighwayrumblestrips.纽约的“看一看”活动试图向在过马路之前分心的行人发出警告，人们也可以将摇摇晃晃的行人想象成高速公路上的减速振动带。Attention:并不是所有的and都要翻译，有时候and不过是起连接句子的作用。Test7丢掉工作的痛苦Thosewhohavebeentheresayitfeelslikebeingrobbedofyouridentityandisaspainfulasthelossofalovedone.Whetheryouwereexpectingthecutorwereshockedbythenews,theseemotionscanleaveyoufeelingparalyzedandunsureofwhattodonext.Forexample,yourspousemayinsistonkeepingclosewatchonyourjobsearchprocessoryourchildren,feelingthetension,maystartbehavingbadlyatschool.Reachingaplaceofacceptancedoesn’thavetomeanyouagreewiththecompany’saction–justthatyou’vedecidedtomoveonwithyourlife.Itmaybehardtobelieveatfirst,butyoucanultimatelyusethisexperiencetoyouradvantage–tofindanotherjob;tostrengthenyourrelationshipwithyourfamily;andtomakesomemuch-neededchangesinyourlife.

Thosewhohavebeentheresayitfeelslikebeingrobbedofyouridentityandisaspainfulasthelossofalovedone.那些品尝过这般滋味的人说，这种感觉就像是你被剥夺了身份，如同失去自己心爱的人一样痛苦。Whetheryouwereexpectingthecutorwereshockedbythenews,theseemotionscanleaveyoufeelingparalyzedandunsureofwhattodonext.不管你对裁员早有预料，还是对这个消息感到震惊，这些情感都会让你不知所措，不确定下一步该怎么办。Forexample,yourspousemayinsistonkeepingclosewatchonyourjobsearchprocessoryourchildren,feelingthetension,maystartbehavingbadlyatschool.比如，你的伴侣可能会坚持要密切关注你找工作的进程，或者你的孩子由于感受到压力而开始在学校表现糟糕。Reachingaplaceofacceptancedoesn’thavetomeanyouagreewiththecompany’saction–justthatyou’vedecidedtomoveonwithyourlife.到了接受事实的这一地步并不一定意味着你同意了公司的举措，只不过你已经决定了要继续自己的人生而已。Itmaybehardtobelieveatfirst,butyoucanultimatelyusethisexperiencetoyouradvantage–tofindanotherjob;tostrengthenyourrelationshipwithyourfamily;andtomakesomemuch-neededchangesinyourlife.起初这可能很难让人相信，但是最终你将利用这段经历使自己有所收获——找到另一份工作，增强和家人间的感情，以及做出一些在你的生活中非常必要的改变。

Test6铅笔在现代社会中的地位Foroverfourcenturies,theclassicwoodenpencilhasdefiedout-of-datedness–afeatthatgenerationsoflaptopsandpalmdevicescannotmatch.Evenintheoutcomeofthegreattechnologyfailure,worldwideoutputofbasicblack-leadpencilshascontinuedtogrowandnowreachesanestimated15billionayear.“Wealwaysareaskedhowthepenciljustifiesitselfwhentherearesuchfashionableproductslikedigitalpensandpalms.”Infact,theplainyellowNo.2pencilhasbecomearallyingpointforananti-technologymovementbyagrowingnumberofdevice-wearywriters,thinkers,architectsandmusicians.“Leaditesunite!”urgesthedeclarationoftheLeadPencilClub,agroupthathasturneditscollectivebackonacomputer-crazedworldthattheycomplainhasdegradedthewrittenwordandreplacedtoomanysensoryexperienceswithvirtualrealitysubstitutes.

Foroverfourcenturies,theclassicwoodenpencilhasdefiedout-of-datedness–afeatthatgenerationsoflaptopsandpalmdevicescannotmatch.四个多世纪以来，经典的木制铅笔始终没有过时，这是一个数代笔记本电脑和掌上设备都无法与之相提并论的壮举。Evenintheoutcomeofthegreattechnologyfailure,worldwideoutputofbasicblack-leadpencilshascontinuedtogrowandnowreachesanestimated15billionayear.即使在技术泡沫破裂后的余波里，全世界的基本型石墨铅笔的产量仍然持续增长，现在达到了每年大约150亿支。“Wealwaysareaskedhowthepenciljustifiesitselfwhentherearesuchfashionableproductslikedigitalpensandpalms.”老有人问起，如今有了数码笔、掌上设备这类的时髦产品，铅笔怎样才能证明它存在的意义呢？Infact,theplainyellowNo.2pencilhasbecomearallyingpointforananti-technologymovementbyagrowingnumberofdevice-wearywriters,thinkers,architectsandmusicians.越来越多的作家、思想家、建筑师和音乐家厌烦了电子设备，发起了反对技术的运动，事实上，朴实的黄色二号铅笔成了这一运动的聚焦点。“Leaditesunite!”urgesthedeclarationoftheLeadPencilClub,agroupthathasturneditscollectivebackonacomputer-crazedworldthattheycomplainhasdegradedthewrittenwordandreplacedtoomanysensoryexperienceswithvirtual-realitysubstitutes.“铅笔们团结起来”，石墨铅笔俱乐部的宣言中写道。该组织集体反对这个因电脑而疯狂的世界，他们抱怨它使书写文字退化，将太多感官的书写体验用虚拟现实的东西替代了。

Test5不让一个孩子掉队法案SixyearsafterNoChildLeftBehindwassignedintolaw—andUSschoolsbeganthrowingresourcesintoteachingallkindsofkidstoreadandreadwell-fourth-gradersintheUnitedStatesaredoingnobetterinreadingthantheywerein2001,accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalreadingtestreleasedthisweek.Here’swhat’spuzzling:ifyoubelievethenumberstheUSDepartmentofEducationchurnsout,thereadingscoresofAmericanfourth-gradersshouldberising.ThosenationalscoreshavebeenhailedbysupportersofNoChildLeftBehindasevidencethatthecontroversialfederaleducationreformlawisworking.ThePIRLSdataconfirmsthatthehoursteacherspendonexplicitreadinginstructionishigherintheUnitedStatesthantheinternationalaverage.Atthesametime,thegovernmentsinHongKongandSingapore,whichleapfroggedovertheUnitedStates’testscoresbetween2001and2007,havelaunchedmassivepublicawarenesscampaignstoutingtheimportanceofreadinginschoolandathome.

SixyearsafterNoChildLeftBehindwassignedintolaw—andUSschoolsbeganthrowingresourcesintoteachingallkindsofkidstoreadandreadwell，fourth-gradersintheUnitedStatesaredoingnobetterinreadingthantheywerein2001,accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalreadingtestreleasedthisweek.在《不让一个孩子掉队》法案被写入法律，美国学校开始投入资源用来教各种各样的孩子更好的阅读的六年后，本周发布的一项国际阅读测试的结果表明，美国四年级学生的阅读成绩和2001年相比没有什么进步。Here’swhat’spuzzling:ifyoubelievethenumberstheUSDepartmentofEducationchurnsout,thereadingscoresofAmericanfourth-gradersshouldberising.让人困惑的是，如果你相信美国教育部发布的那些数字，四年级学生的阅读成绩应该在提高才是。ThosenationalscoreshavebeenhailedbysupportersofNoChildLeftBehindasevidencethatthecontroversialfederaleducationreformlawisworking.《不让一个孩子掉队》法案的支持者们将那些全国性的分数作为证据，证明饱受争议的联邦教育改革法正在发挥作用。ThePIRLSdataconfirmsthatthehoursteacherspendonexplicitreadinginstructionishigherintheUnitedStatesthantheinternationalaverage.PIRLS的数据证实，美国老师花在直接的阅读指导上的时间高于国际平均水平。Atthesametime,thegovernmentsinHongKongandSingapore,whichleapfroggedovertheUnitedStates’testscoresbetween2001and2007,havelaunchedmassivepublicawarenesscampaignstoutingtheimportanceofreadinginschoolandathome.同时，从2001年到2007年一直超越美国的阅读成绩的香港和新加坡政府已经发起了大众意识运动，强调在学校和家里阅读的重要性。

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