【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 的 We?ve had some difficulty raising finance for the project. 我們?cè)跒檫@個(gè)項(xiàng)目籌集資金的過程中遇到過一些困難。 If you do have financial difficulty， you can apply for a student loan. 如果你確實(shí)經(jīng)濟(jì)上有困難，可以申請(qǐng)學(xué)生貸款。 ： vt 欣賞，鑒賞，感激，感謝 派生詞： appreciation n. 欣賞，鑒賞 用法： appreciate 后接動(dòng)名詞作賓語。 We shall appreciate hearing from you again. 我們將樂于再收到你的信。 You can?t appreciate English poetry unless you understand its rhythm. 你不懂英文詩的韻律，就不能欣賞英文詩。 課文精講 Controlling your concentration CONCENTARATION IS CENTERING YOUR ATTENTION Psychologically defined， concentration is the process of centering one? s attention over a period of time. In practical application， however， concentration is not as simple to deal successfully with as the definition may imply. For this reason， it is helpful to keep the following points in mind.? this reason， it is helpful to keep the following points in mind. be helpful to … 。 對(duì) … 很有益； keep … 。 in mind 把 … 記在心里； 譯文：因此，記住下列幾點(diǎn)是很有幫助的。 Your attention span varies Even with the greatest effort， our span of attention fluctuates. You can demonstrate for yourself this fluctuation of attention. In a quiet room， place a watch so that it can just scarcely be heard. ? Listen carefully and notice how the ticking increases in apparent intensity， fades to a point where it cannot be heard， and then increases again.? This phenomenon reveals how our span of attention fluctuates， for the intensity of the 10 ticking is actually constant. a quiet room， place a watch so that it can just scarcely be heard. 該句主句是祈使句 place a watch so that 引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句 譯文：在一個(gè)安靜的房間里，放一塊表，表的聲音幾乎剛剛能聽見。 carefully and notice how the ticking increases in apparent intensity， fades to a point where it cannot be heard， and then increases again. where it cannot be heard 是定語從句修飾 point 譯文：注意聽表的走動(dòng)聲，并且注意表 的嘀嗒聲怎樣明顯增大，然后小到聽不見，然后又變大。 You pay attention to one thing at a time Evidence to date indicates that you attend to one idea at a time. It is possible for your attention to shift so rapidly that it seems that you attend to several concepts at once.? But apparently this is only an illusion. In high concentration the shift from the focus of attention is of short duration and relatively infrequent. is possible for your attention to shift so rapidly that it seems that you attend to several concepts at once. so …that… 結(jié)果狀語從句 全句意為：你的注意有可能轉(zhuǎn)移得十分迅速，以至于好像你同時(shí)能夠?qū)Ｐ挠趲讉€(gè)想法。 An illustration of periods of high， moderate， and low attention High attention has long periods of attending and short distraction periods. In low attention the periods of attending are short and the distraction periods long. In moderate attention there is a mixture of the extremes. Thus it is easy to see that it is highly unlikely that the student who has most of his attention centered on fancying at large will be able to recall even the major points of a lecture.? Thus it is easy to see that it is highly unlikely that the student who has most of his attention centered on fancying at large will be able to recall even the major points of a lecture. see 之后是一個(gè)由 that引導(dǎo)的賓語從句，在 that 引導(dǎo)的賓語從句中 ， 含有一個(gè) who 引導(dǎo)的定語從句 修飾 the student 譯文：這樣我們可以很容易地看到，如果一個(gè)學(xué)生的大部分注意力用于自由幻想，即使是講課要點(diǎn)，他也不可能回想起來。 Lack of concentration is a symptom， not the cause， of difficulty. When a student says “I can?t concentrate”， what he is really saying is， “I can?t attend to the task at hand because my distractors are too strong.” 11 DISTARCTORS ARE OF TWO SORTS PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL A distractor is anything which causes attention to vary from a central focal point. In the study situation distractors may be thought of as either psychological or physical in nature. ? Both types of distractors must be understood before the student can attempt to remedy his lack of concentration. In the study situation distractors may be thought of as either psychological or physical in nature. thought of as 把 … 看作，認(rèn)為 … 譯文：在學(xué)習(xí)的情況下，干擾物實(shí)際上可以被認(rèn)為是心理的或者是物質(zhì)的。 Emotions are the most powerful distractors The angry man fets the pain of injury， the fearful man finds it difficult to enjoy pleasure and the tense or anxious person may react violently to the smallest of matters.? In the student?s life there are many psychological pressures and tensions which block effective productivity. The fears about making the grade， the doubts of the friendliness of a friend?s behaviour and the pressures of limited friendliness of a friend?s behaviour and the pressures of limited finances these are only a few of the emotional forces which affect the student. angry man fets the pain of injury， the fearful man finds it difficult to enjoy pleasure and the tense of anxious person may react violently to the smallest of matters. react … to 對(duì) … 有反應(yīng) 全句大意：憤怒的人會(huì)忘記傷痛，人害怕的時(shí)候很難享受快樂，人在緊張或焦慮的時(shí)候可能對(duì)非常小的事情做出強(qiáng)烈的反應(yīng)。 Emotional reaction varies greatly from person to person.? Some person gain goal and direction from their tensions and actually do better because of them . Others fall apart under pressure ， while a few people do well despite the pressure. reaction varies greatly from person to person. vary … from … 。 to … 全句大意：人與人的情緒反應(yīng)差異很大。 Physical distractors are always present and rarely understood Our environment is much more important to how we feel and react than we often think.? Particularly is this true of the effect of physical distractors on mental tasks.? One research report has shown that prehension and retention of reading were decreased when students listened to lively music. However， rate of reading was not affected ， so that many students were not aware that they were affected by the background distractor. Another study found that the ability to recall accurately was affected by distracting conditions. Most of the evidence indicates that noise affects adversely hi