FOX新闻：压力山大？试试用第三人称和自己说话
燕山大学 刘立军 编写
◆TRANSCRIPT
Talking to yourself in the third person. Yes, usually people would associate that with excessive hubris or arrogance even, but researchers at Michigan State and the University of Michigan have found that talking to yourself in the third person can trigger a part of your brain that associates it with the way you talk about others and after emotional experiences, using third person language helps you distance yourself from something traumatizing.
Other parts of the study also found that talking to yourself, whether first person or third person, can generally reduce levels of anxiety during periods of stress.
Jim MacKay, FOX News.
◆VOCABULARY
1. hubris n. (不可数名词) (literary) the fact of sb. being too proud. In literature, a character with this pride ignores warnings and laws and this usually results in their downfall and death. 傲慢；狂妄
2. arrogance n. (不可数名词) the behaviour of a person when they feel that they are more important than other people, so that they are rude to them or do not consider them 傲慢；自大
3. trigger v. to cause a device to start functioning 开动；起动。例如：to trigger an alarm触发警报器
4. traumatize v. (British English also -ise) (动词 + 名词短语) (常用被动态) to shock and upset sb. very much, often making them unable to think or work normally 使受精神创伤
◆QUESTIONS
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
Talking to yourself in the third person. Yes, usually people would associate that with excessive (Q1) _____________________ or (Q2) ___________________ even, but researchers at Michigan State and the University of Michigan have found that talking to yourself in the third person can (Q3) ___________________________________ that (Q4) _____________________ it with the way you talk about others and after (Q5) __________________________, using third person language helps you (Q6) _________________________ something (Q7) _________________________.
Other parts of the study also found that talking to yourself, (Q8) ______________________________________, can generally reduce (9) _______________________ during (10) ________________________________.
◆KEY
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
Talking to yourself in the third person. Yes, usually people would associate that with excessive (Q1) hubris or (Q2) arrogance even, but researchers at Michigan State and the University of Michigan have found that talking to yourself in the third person can (Q3) trigger a part of your brain that (Q4) associates it with the way you talk about others and after (Q5) emotional experiences, using third person language helps you (Q6) distance yourself from something (Q7) traumatizing.
Other parts of the study also found that talking to yourself, (Q8) whether first person or third person, can generally reduce (9) levels of anxiety during (10) periods of stress.
Jim MacKay, FOX News.