时差N小时 论眼神接触的重要性(上)

You know how eye contact is a pretty important component¹ of interacting with people, right?

我们都知道在与人交流时目光交流很重要。

So scientists recently tested this by measuring people's brain activity as they responded to pictures of angry people and pictures of people who look afraid.

因此，科学家最近做了这样一个实验：给被实验者看一些发怒的人和看起来让人害怕的人的照片，测量当时他们的大脑活动。

It turns out that eye contact plays an important role when people are evaluating potential threats.

结果发现，人们在评估潜在威胁时，目光接触起着重要的作用。

If we measured your brain activity, we'd see that the part of their brain that regulates emotions and detects potential threats is hard at work.

如果测量大脑活动，我们会看到大脑的一部分控制着情绪，并会察觉出潜在威胁。

On the other hand, if I've been scowling² at something else, like this microphone, this wouldn't have bothered you nearly as much. And the exact opposite is true for fear.

另一方面，如果我是盯着其他东西，像话筒，就不会使你感到不安。

1 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

2 scowling   

怒视，生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• There she was, grey-suited, sweet-faced, demure, but scowling. 她就在那里，穿着灰色的衣服，漂亮的脸上显得严肃而忧郁。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Scowling, Chueh-hui bit his lips. 他马上把眉毛竖起来。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）