0318.Reading notes《The Willpower Instinct 》

Chaptrer 4   下

● WHEN SIN LOOKS LIKE VIRTUE    当罪恶看起来像美德

● THE HALO EFFECT  光环效应

● MAGIC WORDS 神奇词语

● UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: ARE YOU HANDING OUT HALOS? 深入剖析:你正在被光环笼罩吗?

● A SHOPPER SEDUCED BY SAVINGS SPENDS MORE 省钱的念头诱惑了购物者

● THE RISKS OF GOING GREEN  环保的挑战

● UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? 深入剖析:你认为你是谁?

● THE LAST WORD

►► words and phrases

(1)trap   [træp]

vt. 诱捕;使…受限制;使…陷入困境

n. 陷阱;圈套;[建] 存水湾

vi. 设陷阱

eg:There's one last licensing trap we must learn to avoid.

还有一个我们必须学会去避免的“许可陷阱”。

(2)has to do with  与...有关

eg:It has to do with our deep desire.   它和我们深切的欲望有关。

(3)entree  ['ɑntre]

eg:IWe are having four courses: appetizers, salad, entree and dessert.

我们有四道菜:开胃菜、凉拌菜、主菜和甜品。

main dish   主菜、主碟、热菜、主食

eg:Yes, sir. What main dish would you like,sir?

好的,先生。你喜欢什么主菜?

(4)estimate  ['ɛstə,met]

vi. 估计,估价

n. 估计,估价;判断,看法

vt. 估计,估量;判断,评价

estimate for    对…估价、估计

cost estimate   成本估算,成本估计

by itself    自动地、独自地、单独地

underestimate   低估

eg:Researchers have found that if you pair a cheeseburger with a green salad, diners estimate that the meal has fewer calories than the same cheeseburger served by itself.

研究人员发现,如果把汉堡和沙拉一起端上来,客人会觉得汉堡比单独端上来的时候少了很多卡路里。

(4)make no sense   毫无意义

eg:Towels that hang there just to look pretty make no sense to me.

挂在那只是为了好看的毛巾对我来说没有任何意义。

(5)in terms of    依据;按照;在…方面;以…措词

The problem here is that when we think of food or products in terms of “good” and “bad,” we let a good feeling take the place of common sense.

当我们按照“好”和“坏”来界定食物或商品的时候,感觉良好会取代常识判断。

(6)get in the way  妨碍、 阻碍

     be consistent with  与一致和…符合

When a halo effect is getting in the way of your willpower challenge, look for a the most concrete measure (e.g., calories, cost, time spent or wasted) of whether a choice is consistent with your goals.

当光环效应影响到你的意志力挑战的时候,去寻找最具体的测量标准(例如,卡路里,花费,浪费的时间),看这些选择是否与目标一致。

(7)compete [kəm'pit]

vi. 竞争;比赛;对抗

过去式 competed,过去分词 competed,现在分词 competing

Compete Ability   竞争力

eg:Compete only with yourself.    只与自己竞争。

(8)organic  [ɔr'gænɪk]

adj. [有化] 有机的;组织的;器官的;根本的

Organic agriculture   有机农业

eg:The shop sells organic food. 这家商店出售有机食品

(9) tray [tre]

         n  盘子,托盘,文件盒

        a tray of food  一盘食物

(10)halo ['helo]  effect    晕轮效应,光环效应,成见效应

           Going Green     环保


►►Sentence

♬ (1)

Dieters—who in theory should be the most likely to know the calorie counts of foods—were the most susceptible to (易受...影响)the halo effect, taking 100 calories off their estimates when a salad was added.

从理论上说,节食者应该更清楚食物的卡路里含量,然而他们也是最容易受到光环效应影响的,当看到配菜是沙拉的时候,他们会低估100卡路里。

♬ (2)

Halo effects pop up(出现) all over the place, whenever something indulgent is paired with (be paired with  与...配对)something more virtuous. 

无论什么时候,只要使你放纵的东西和让你觉得品德高尚的东西同时出现。

♬ (3)

Do you give yourself permission to indulge in something by focusing on its most virtuous quality? Do you have any magic words that give you permission to indulge, like “Buy 1 Get 1 Free,” “All Natural,” “Light,” “Fair Trade,” “Organic,” or “For a Good Cause”? This week, see if you can catch yourself in the act of handing out a halo to something that undermines(暗中破坏) your goals.

你会不会因为关注一个食物最有益的品质,而允许自己沉溺于它?有没有什么“神奇词语”会给你放纵的许可?比如说“买一赠一”,“纯天然”,“清淡”,“公平贸易”,“有机”,“为了慈善”,这一周,看看你是否被那些破坏长远目标的光环所影响。

♬ (4)

Thinking in terms of “right” and “wrong” instead of remembering what we really want will trigger competing impulses and license self-sabotaging behavior.

如果只是按照“正确”和“错误”来判断做过的事,而不是记住我们真正想要的东西,这会引发和目标相抵触的冲动,并允许我们做出一些妨碍自己的行为。


►►Summary

The halo effect exists in our daily life.We often choose to judge others and things  by oneself with prejudice.We need to expand our perspective  in order to  get a comprehensive understanding of all things.

When we turn willpower challenges into measures of moral worth, being good gives us permission to be bad. For better self-control, forget virtue, and focus on goals and values.

Thanks for Everything!

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