1、LESS IS MORE Door closer, are you? 朗读课文片段 Instead of the excuse to maintain future options open, underneath it all the students desire was to avoid the immediate, though temporary, pain of watching options close. Closing a door on an option is experienced as a loss, and people are willing to pay a b
2、ig price to avoid the emotion of loss, Dr. Ariely says. In the experiment, the price was easily measured in lost cash. In life, the corresponding costs are often less obvious such as wasted time or missed opportunities. wordsphrasessentencestranslation underneath prep. 1. used for describing what sb
3、. or sth. is really like, despite how they may seem 在里面；在背后 Underneath her shy exterior, shes actually a very warm and friendly person. 在她腼腆的外表里面，她实际上是一个非常热情和友好的人。2. directly under another object or covered by it 在下面；在底下 The tunnel goes right underneath the city. 隧道正好在城市的下面。They found a bomb underne
4、ath the car. 他们发现了汽车下面的炸弹 temporaryadj. 1.continuing for only a limited period of time 暂时的；临时的 Most adolescent problems are temporary. 大多数的青少年问题是暂时的。 We like Bill, but, unfortunately, his job here is only temporary. 我们喜欢比尔，不过可惜的是，他在这儿的工作只是暂时的。wordsphrasessentencestranslation pay a big price to do st
5、h. do sth. at a high price 花很大代价做某事 Xiang Yu paid a big price to burn his ships and belongings; but he could have paid an even bigger price if all of his men had died in the battle. 项羽烧毁他的船只和物品付出了巨大的代价，但如果他所有的士兵都死在战斗中的话，他付出的代价会更大。 It is the most luxurious and beautiful villa I have ever seen; but th
6、e owner had to pay a big price to get it. 这是我所见过的最豪华和漂亮的别墅，但屋主得花很大代价才能得到它。 be measured in sth. be judged or assessed by sth. 用某事物来衡量 Energy is measured in calories. 能量是用热量来计量的。wordsphrasessentencestranslation Instead of the excuse to maintain future options open, underneath it all the students desir
7、e was to avoid the immediate, （though temporary）, pain of watching options close. Maintainvt. 保持; 保养; 坚持; 固执己见; Keep, maintain, preserve区别keep 最常用，表示“保持”某一状态或“保持”某物完好无损。maintain 系统正式用语。侧重表示小心使用及经常加以维护或补充使之“保持”正常状态。一般可与keep换用。Preserve 侧重表示使某物“保持”原样，不受外界变化或危险的影响，常含有该物相当珍贵、无法替换因而需加以精心保护之意。插入语副词，不定式，分句等均可做插入语，不作句子成分，有附加说明的作用wordsphrasessentencestranslationTranslation this paragraph 在他们为将来多留一些机会的借口背后反映出的是所有的学生都不堪目睹眼前的选择机会被剥夺，尽管这种痛苦是临时的。 阿雷利博士说：“每闭上一扇选择之门就如同经受了一次损失，人们宁愿付出很大的代价，也要避免情感的失落。” 在实验中，损失很容易用丢失的现金来衡量。 在生活中，相应的损失就往往没那么明显，如浪费时间，错过机会。
