留美老师带你每日说英文 第938期:手机会让我们上瘾

 The problem is, our devices are designed to keep us engaged. They're intentionally¹ addicting³. But if you understand the tricks that grab your attention, you can learn to have a healthier relationship with your phone.

问题在于手机的设计会让我们不想放下手机，它们本来就是故意要让我们用上瘾的。但如果你知道了它是运用哪些手法来抓住你的注意力，你就可以学着和你的手机维持在一种比较健康的关系。

学习重点：

1.device 设备；装置

device (n.) 设备；装置

machine (n.) 机器；机械

utensil⁴ (n.) 器皿；用具

2.engaged 忙于……的；已订婚的

engaged (adj.) 忙于……的；已订婚的

occupied (adj.) 已占用的；无空闲的

preoccupied⁵ (adj.) 心事重重的；入神的

3.intentionally 有意地，故意地

intentionally (adv.) 有意地，故意地

purposely (adv.) 故意地

on purpose (adv.) 故意地

4.addict² 使沉溺；使成瘾

addict (v.) 使沉溺；使成瘾

addictive⁶ (adj.) 使成瘾的；上瘾的

hypnotize (v.) 催眠；使着迷

5.trick 诡计；花招；恶作剧

trick (n.) 诡计；花招；恶作剧

tricky⁷ (adj.) 难对付的；诡计多端的

trickery (n.) 欺骗；奸计

1 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

2 addict   

v.使沉溺；使上瘾；n.沉溺于不良嗜好的人

参考例句：

• He became gambling addict,and lost all his possessions.他习染上了赌博，最终输掉了全部家产。
• He assisted a drug addict to escape from drug but failed firstly.一开始他帮助一个吸毒者戒毒但失败了。

3 addicting   

使沉溺（addict的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• I love salt and vinegar chips. They are very addicting. 我爱盐和醋芯片。他们非常上瘾。
• Leave it to Britney to sing a juicy and addicting song. 布兰妮呈现了一首很刺激也很让人上瘾的歌曲！

4 utensil   

n.器皿，用具

参考例句：

• The best carving utensil is a long, sharp, flexible knife.最好的雕刻工具是锋利而柔韧的长刻刀。
• Wok is a very common cooking utensil in every Chinese family.炒菜锅是每个中国人家庭里很常用的厨房食用具。

5 preoccupied   

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

参考例句：

• He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
• The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 addictive   

adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的，成为习惯的

参考例句：

• The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
• Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。

7 tricky   

adj.狡猾的，奸诈的；(工作等)棘手的，微妙的

参考例句：

• I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手，你能帮我吗？
• He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题，只做了个笼统的表述。