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① without (so much as) a second thought 不假思索
② make no mistake 別誤會;搞清楚
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Green Living 綠色生活 2022.06.02 Unit 2 ★★★
GET SOME GREEN IN YOUR LIFE 家居好「盆」友
What can having a houseplant do for you?
As it turns out, a lot!
種植室內植物能為您做什麼？
事實證明，很多！
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Your probably pass by them every day without so much as a second thought. After all, houseplants aren't like house pets. You can't play with them. They don't cuddle with you on the couch while you binge TV shows. But make no mistake your plants are showing you love each and every day.
There are a lot of benefits to keeping plants in your home. Studies have found that having houseplants can actually reduce stress. The simple act of potting a plant, for example, was shown to reduce the stress response of participants. They can also increase your attention span. In another study, people were asked to study in a room with a real plant, a fake plant, a photo of a plant, or no plant at all. Believe it or not, those who studied with the real plants showed higher levels of concentration.
Plants can be real-life therapists, too. Doctors in the UK "prescribe" potted plants to people suffering from depression or anxiety to increase their well-being. Another study found that people recovering from surgery needed less recovery time if they were around plants. So, if you want to live a healthier, happier life, bring the garden indoors!
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家居好盆友 6月2日Get Some Green in Your Life
栽種室內盆栽對你有什麼好處?結論是:可多著呢!
也許你每天都從它們身邊走過而不假任何思索·畢竟,室内盆栽
並不像家庭龍物一樣,你不能同它們玩耍。它們不會在你追電視劇時
和你依偎在沙發上。但千萬別金:你的植物可是每天都在向你示委
呢。
在家裡培養盆栽有許多好處。研究現,育有室内栽實可以
降低壓力。舉例而言,將植物培育於栽中的一個簡單行為,便顯示
出受試者的壓力反得到減輕。室内植物也能增進你集中注意力的時
間·在另一項研究中,受試者被要求在一間分别有真植物、假植物、
植物相片或者完全沒有植物的房間中請書。信不信由你,在真實植物
陪伴下讀書的那些人表現出了更強的專注力。
植物也可以是現實生活中的治療師。英國的醫生開出盆栽「處
方」給那些豪症及焦患者增進他們的幸福感。另一則研究則
顯示手術後的人們在周遭有植物時,需费的痊感時間會减少,所以,
如果你想要有一個更健康、更快樂的生活,就把花進家裡來吧!
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單字片語 ◎ Words & Phrases ◎
1. without (so much as) a second thought 不假思索
● Dean jumped into the water without a second thought to save the drowning girl.
迪恩不假思索就跳進水裡拯救那個溺水的女孩。
2. make no mistake 別誤會;搞清楚
● Make no mistake; this is the most serious threat our industry has ever seen.
你要搞清楚;這是我們產業所見過最嚴重的威脅。
3. participant I par'trsapent] n.參與者,參賽者
● All the participants in that race are the best at their schools.
那場比賽所有的參賽者都是他們學校中的佼佼者。
4. fake a.假的・冒牌的
● It wasn't until the end of the lawsuit that Ella found out she had hired a fake lawyer.
直到官司結束,艾拉才發現她倔了一個假律師。
* lawsuit n.訴訟
5.concentration n.專注·專心
● Linda's concentration was broken by the noise outside.
琳達的專注力被外面的噪音打斷了。
6. depression n.憂鬱(症);喪
● Many unemployed people experience feelings of isolation and depression.
許多失業者會感到孤立和沮。
7. surgery n.手術
● A team of doctors were performing surgery on Gary's tumor.
一組醫生團隊正在對蓋瑞的腫瘤進行手術。
* tumor n.腫瘤
8. recovery n.恢復・痊癒
● My mother made a full recovery from the operation.
我母親術後完全痊癒了。
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補充詞彙 ◎ Extra Words & Phrases◎ 補充詞彙
● houseplant n.室内植物;觀菜盆栽
● cuddle vi.依偎;摟抱在一起
● binge vt.追(劇);盡情享用
● each and every... 每一個⋯⋯
● pot vt.把⋯···栽在盆裡
● span n.一段時間
● therapist n.治療師
● prescribe vt.開(藥方)・指示(療法)
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英文試金石 You Can Do This 依句意在空格內填入適當的字詞
① 蘭斯突然被抑鬱的感覺壓垮了。
Lance was suddenly overwhelmed by feelings of ＿＿ .
② 麗莎的頭部創傷得到了顯著的恢復。
Lisa made a remarkable ＿＿ from a head injury.
③ 要搞清楚:這個颶風將帶來巨大的危險。
＿＿＿＿＿; this hurricane will bringgreat danger.
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英文試金石 You Can Do This 答案
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1. depression 2. recovery 3. Make no mistake
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