新聞?wù)?/h1>You might be genetically predisposed to procrastination
? ? ? ? 你可能天生就“愛拖延”
·might 情態(tài)動詞，表推測，“可能”
genetically?adv.從遺傳性角度
gene n. 基因? ?genetical adj. 基因的，遺傳的
·predispose/?pri?d??spo?z/
v. 有…的傾向，使傾向于做…
搭配短語：predispose sb. to sth.
predispose sb. to sth. 例句：Fatigue predisposes people to colds.疲勞容易讓人感冒。
· procrastination/pro??kr?st??ne??n/
n. 拖延，拖延癥
英文釋義：the act of delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring
相關(guān)詞匯：procrastinate（v. 拖延，耽擱）
If you like to put things off or surf the internet instead of getting work done, you might be able to blame your ancestors. Procrastination is based in our genetics, says Sharad Paul, MD, author of The Genetics Of Health: Understand Your Genes for Better Health.
? ? ? ? 如果你總是喜歡做事拖延或者寧愿上網(wǎng)也不愿先把工作做完，你也許可以把這些歸咎于你的祖先?！督】档幕驑?gòu)成：了解你的基因，更好地促進(jìn)健康》一書的作者——沙拉德·保羅醫(yī)學(xué)博士說，拖延癥根植于我們的基因中。
·?put sth. off
推遲，阻止
搭配短語：put off the plan
相關(guān)詞匯：put sb. off（令（某人）退卻，使（某人）掃興）
put sb. off 例句：The smell of hospitals always puts me off.
·?surf the internet
上網(wǎng)，上網(wǎng)沖浪
surf v.沖浪
·sth. based in somewhere 某物的基地在某地
·?genetics/d???net?ks/
n. 基因（構(gòu)成）
·?MD=Doctor of Medicine醫(yī)學(xué)博士的簡稱?
While procrastination seems like a character flaw, it evolved for a reason. “The genes progressed down generations because these people were still holed up in caves fearful of predators [saying], ‘My tools are not sharp enough. I better spend more time perfecting this spear,’” he says. “These people survived more because they avoided conflict, and these genes were handed down to future generations.”
? ? ? ? 盡管拖延癥似乎是一種性格缺陷，但它的形成是有原因的。保羅說，“（拖延的）基因能夠一代又一代地進(jìn)化下來，是因?yàn)楫?dāng)時的人們?nèi)匀灰蚝ε缕渌橙鈩游锒悴卦诙囱ɡ铮琜并說著]‘我的工具不夠鋒利，我最好再花些時間來修繕這支矛’。這些人更多地幸存下來，因?yàn)樗麄兌氵^了外出戰(zhàn)斗。他們的這些基因也因此被傳給了后代。"
·While 放句首引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，表“盡管...”
character flaw?性格缺陷
flaw? n.缺點(diǎn)，瑕疵
evolved v.使進(jìn)化，使轉(zhuǎn)變
·progress/pr??ɡres/（重音在后）
v. 緩慢進(jìn)行，取得進(jìn)展
英文釋義：to continue gradually
相關(guān)詞匯：progress（n. 進(jìn)步，進(jìn)展）/?prɑ?ɡres/（重音在前）
progress（n.）搭配短語：make progress
·hole up
躲藏，把…監(jiān)禁
搭配短語：hole up/be holed up in the mountain
·predator/?pred?t?r/
n. 食肉動物，捕食者
·perfect/p??r?f?kt/ （重音在后）
v. 使完美；改善，提高
相關(guān)詞匯：perfect（adj. 完美的）/?p??rf?kt?/（重音在前）
搭配短語：perfect the basketball technique
·hand down
把…傳下來
例句：These customs have been handed down through the ages.
While it’s tempting to simply blame your parents, the buck stops with you, says Paul. “People think that genes determine their fate. This is only true if their actions lead in that direction.”
? ? ? ?保羅說，雖然你可能禁不住想把拖延癥歸咎于父母，但這個責(zé)任終歸在于你自己。“人們認(rèn)為，基因決定了他們的命運(yùn)。但只有當(dāng)他們就按照這個方向行事時，這個觀點(diǎn)才是正確的。”
·the buck stops with sb.
責(zé)無旁貸，不能再推卸責(zé)任
（美國前總統(tǒng)杜魯門曾經(jīng)講這句話刻在白宮的辦公桌來督促自己。）
例句：The buck stops with me.
·determine v.決定
The best thing to combat procrastination is to get moving, says Paul. “Start slow and keep building endurance levels up,” he says. “There are many different forms of endurance exercise and many involve leg movement. Pick one that you like and make sure you vary it. An average of just 30 minutes a day has been shown to be beneficial.”
? ? ? ?保羅說，戰(zhàn)勝拖延癥最好的辦法就是行動起來。他說，“（你可以）慢慢開始，不斷提高耐力水平。鍛煉耐力有許多不同的方式，其中許多都涉及到腿部運(yùn)動。挑選一個你喜歡的運(yùn)動，并確保你能把它玩出各種花樣。事實(shí)證明，平均每天只需鍛煉30分鐘就會讓你身心受益?！?/p>
·slow adv. 緩慢地
·endurance/?n?d?r?ns/
n. 耐受力，忍耐力
相關(guān)詞匯：endure（v. 忍耐）
endure 例句：We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.
· vary/?v?ri/
v. 改變；更改? ? ? ?文中根據(jù)上下文譯成“變換”
英文釋義：cause something to change in amount or level.
Anything can be modified or improved, including our gene expressions, says Paul, who likes to reference the 10,000-hours theory Malcolm Gladwell shares in his book The Outliers, suggesting that talent is made with practice and commitment, not an innate trait.
? ? ? ? 保羅說，任何東西都可以被調(diào)整或完善，包括我們的基因表現(xiàn)。他常引用馬爾科姆·格拉德威爾在其著作《異數(shù)》中所分享的 10000 小時定律，認(rèn)為天才是通過（不斷的）練習(xí)和付出錘煉而成的，而非天資過人。
·modify/?mɑ?d?fa?/
v.（稍作）修改，更改
例句：Please modify this e-mail to make it more polite.
·gene expressions 基因表現(xiàn)
生物學(xué)專有名詞，用基因中的信息來合成基因產(chǎn)物的過程。
·reference/?refr?ns/
v. 引用
詞性拓展：reference（n. 談及；引用；參考；推薦信）
搭配短語：to reference sth.
·innate/??ne?t/
adj. 天生的，固有的
英文釋義：If a characteristic or ability is already present in a person or animal when they are born, it is innate.
搭配短語：innate sense of humor
·trait/tre?t/
n.（個人的）特征，品質(zhì)
英文釋義：A trait is something about you that makes you "you".
同義詞：characteristic; feature; quality
“If you have the right genes, this could be perhaps a bit faster, but not by much,” he says. “Therefore, there is hope for us all.”
? ? ? ? “如果你剛好有合適的基因，這個過程可能會快一點(diǎn)，但也不會快很多，”他說，“因此，我們大家都是有希望的。
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