留美老师带你每日说英文 第505期:关于自恋这回事

 台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是：

More recently, social media has multiplied the possibilities for self-promotion¹, though it's worth noting that there's no clear evidence that social media causes narcissism². Rather, it provides narcissists a means to seek social status and attention.

最近，社交媒体增加了自我鼓吹地可能性。值得注意的是，目前并无切确证据显示社交媒体导致了自恋现象，应该说，它为自恋者提供了一种去寻求社会地位和关注的渠道。

关于自恋这回事

学习重点：

1.multiply 相乘

multiply (v.) 相乘

multiple (adj.) 多样的

2.possibility 可能性

possibility (n.) 可能性

possibly (adv.) 也许、可能

probability (n.) 可能性

probably (adv.) 大概、或许

3.promotion 提升、晋级

promotion (n.) 提升、晋级

promote (v.) 晋升

4.evidence 证据

evidence (n.) 证据

evident (adj.) 明显的

proof (n.) 证据、物证

5.narcissism 自恋

narcissism (n.) 自恋

narcissist³ (n.) 自恋的人

6.status 状态

status (n.) 状态

statue (n.) 雕像、塑像

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 narcissism   

n.自我陶醉，自恋

参考例句：

• Those who suffer from narcissism become self-absorbed.自恋的人会变得自私。
• The collective narcissism of the Kerouac circle is ultimately boring.凯鲁亚克和他周围人物的集体自我陶醉欲最终使人厌烦不已。

3 narcissist   

n.自我陶醉者

参考例句：

• Don't get caught in the trap of always trying to please a narcissist. 不要让自己一直陷入讨好自恋者的困境中。 来自互联网