Loading... We all blink 15–20 times a minute, automatically, without thinking. There are several reasons why we blink. One is to stop our eyes from becoming dry. This helps us see. Another reason is to protect our eyes from dust and insect attacks. Scientists think they have found a further reason. Researchers from Concordia University in Canada found that we blink less when we are listening to someone speak. This happens more when there is background noise. The lead researcher said blinking less gives our brain more energy. This allows us to focus on what someone is saying. The researchers carried out two experiments on 49 participants. The participants listened to sentences being read aloud. In one experiment, there was no background noise. In the other, there was background noise. The people in the test with background noise blinked a lot less. When the background noise increased, blink rates dropped even more. Another researcher said we blink less "when important information is coming". The lead researcher agreed. She said: "We don't just blink randomly. In fact, we blink…less when important information is presented." # 全文翻译 我们每个人每分钟都会无意识地眨眼15到20次。人之所以会眨眼,背后有好几重原因。一是为了防止眼睛干涩,这能帮助我们更好地视物;二是为了保护眼睛免受灰尘和昆虫的侵袭。如今科学家们认为,他们又发现了眨眼的另一个原因。加拿大康考迪亚大学的研究人员发现:当我们在倾听他人讲话时,眨眼频率会降低;且在存在背景噪音的情况下,这种现象会更加明显。该研究的首席研究员表示,减少眨眼次数能为大脑节省更多精力,从而让我们更专注地去理解对方所说的内容。 研究人员对49名受试者开展了两项实验。受试者们需要聆听朗读出来的句子,其中一项实验在无背景噪音的环境下进行,另一项则设置了背景噪音。结果显示,处于有背景噪音环境中的受试者,眨眼次数大幅减少;且背景噪音越大,眨眼频率下降得就越明显。另一位研究员指出,“当有重要信息传入时”,人们的眨眼次数会减少。首席研究员也对此表示认同,她说道:“我们的眨眼并非毫无规律。事实上,当有重要信息呈现时,我们的眨眼次数就会……减少。” # 重点词汇 1. **blink** /blɪŋk/ v. 眨眼;n. 眨眼,一瞬间 2. **automatically** /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪkli/ adv. 自动地;无意识地 3. **dry** /draɪ/ adj. 干燥的;v. (使)变干 4. **protect** /prəˈtekt/ v. 保护,防护 5. **dust** /dʌst/ n. 灰尘,尘土 6. **insect** /ˈɪnsekt/ n. 昆虫 7. **attack** /əˈtæk/ n. & v. 袭击,攻击 8. **researcher** /rɪˈsɜːtʃə(r)/ n. 研究员,调查者 9. **background noise** 背景噪音 10. **focus** /ˈfəʊkəs/ v. 集中注意力;n. 焦点,中心 11. **participant** /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/ n. 参与者,受试者 12. **aloud** /əˈlaʊd/ adv. 大声地,出声地 13. **randomly** /ˈrændəmli/ adv. 随意地,随机地 14. **present** /prɪˈzent/ v. 呈现,展示;/ˈpreznt/ adj. 现在的;n. 礼物 # 重点短语 1. **stop…from doing sth.** 阻止……做某事 2. **protect…from…** 保护……免受……的伤害 3. **carry out** 开展,执行(实验、任务等) 4. **read aloud** 大声朗读 5. **even more** 更加,愈发 6. **focus on** 集中注意力于…… 7. **come in** 传入,进来(文中指信息输入) 8. **not…just…** 不仅仅…… # 核心语法 1. **时态运用** - 一般现在时:描述客观事实或常态,例如 *We all blink 15–20 times a minute* / *This helps us see*。 - 一般过去时:叙述研究人员过去开展的实验和得出的结论,例如 *The researchers carried out two experiments* / *The lead researcher said…*。 2. **状语从句** - **时间状语从句**:由 *when* 引导,例如 *we blink less when we are listening to someone speak* / *we blink less when important information is coming*,用来表示动作发生的时间条件。 - **比较状语从句**:隐含比较逻辑,例如 *This happens more when there is background noise*,*more* 体现了“有背景噪音”和“无背景噪音”两种情况的对比。 3. **被动语态** 结构为 *be + 过去分词*,用于强调动作的承受者,例如 *The participants listened to sentences being read aloud*(现在分词的被动式 *being read* 作后置定语,修饰 *sentences*,表示“被朗读的句子”)。 4. **直接引语** 文中引用研究人员的话语,采用直接引语结构,例如 She said: "We don't just blink randomly…",引号内保留说话人的原句,增强表达的真实性。 5. **主谓一致** 主语和谓语在数上保持一致,例如 *One is to stop…* / *Another reason is to protect…*(单数主语搭配单数谓语 *is*);*The people in the test… blinked a lot less*(复数主语搭配复数含义的谓语 *blinked*)。 最后修改:2026 年 01 月 20 日 © 允许规范转载 打赏 赞赏作者 支付宝微信 赞 如果觉得我的文章对你有用,请随意赞赏