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Programmes, such as Sir David Attenborough's Planet Earth II series, boost people's awareness and interest in species, a study has suggested.
Despite lacking an overt conservation message, the programmes stimulated people to find out more about the species featured in the broadcasts.
The researchers said their results appeared to show that "natural history films can provide vicarious connection to nature and can generate durable shifts in audience awareness.

programme n. 节目（又作program）
• TV program: 电视节目
boost vt. 提升，增长（increase）
• boost confidence: 提升自信
• boost sales: 提升销售额
awareness n. 认知，意识
• self-awareness: 自我学习意识

overt adj. 公开的，明显的
(which means open, but much formal)
• an overt support: 公开表示支持
• do sth. in an overt way: 公开做某事
• covert adj. 隐蔽的，暗中的
conservation n. 保护（protection）
• conserve v. 保护
• conserve the wildlife: 保护野生动物
• conserve nature: 保护自然
stimulate sb. to do sth. 刺激或鼓励某人做某事

vicarious adj. 间接感受到的
(especially for a feeling that you get through reading, watching and listening to other people’s stories or experiences)
• vicarious feeling: 感同身受（共情能力）
• vicarious experience: 别人的经历（阅人观己）
• Because books can provide vicarious connection to others and can generate durable awareness of love and empathy.
书籍能提供给我们别人经历的连接，让我们产生对爱和同理心的持久认知。


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