时差N小时 眼球可以保持不动多长时间?(上)

Yael, say you're looking at an object on a table in front of you. How long do you think your eyeballs stay in one position?

雅伊尔，假设你一直在看面前桌上的东西。眼球能持续盯在一个地方多长时间?

You mean, how long before they move? I'm going to guess... a minute.

你是说，眼球能保持不动多长时间？我想……一分钟吧。

More like less than a second.

更像是不到一秒钟。

Yow!

真的假的!

Though we feel as if our eyes stay completely still when we focus on something,

虽然当我们专注于某件事情时，会感觉眼球是完全静止的，

researchers have found they only stay still at most for a couple seconds--often just a few milliseconds.

但研究人员发现，眼球最多只会静止几秒钟——通常只有几毫秒。

What's fascinating about this is that every time our eyes move, we are momentarily visually impaired¹. We aren't seeing anything but a blur².

有趣的是，其实当我们的眼球转动时，会出现短时的视觉失效。我们看到的只是一片模糊。

So if we're always moving our eyeballs, and are always impaired, why don't we experience the world as a confusing rush?

所以，如果我们经常转动眼珠，视力总被削弱，那为什么我们没感觉世界是一片混乱的呢？

I bet³ you have an answer.

我猜你已经知道答案。

1 impaired   

adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 blur   

n.模糊不清的事物；vt.使模糊，使看不清楚

参考例句：

• The houses appeared as a blur in the mist.房子在薄雾中隐隐约约看不清。
• If you move your eyes and your head,the picture will blur.如果你的眼睛或头动了，图像就会变得模糊不清。

3 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。