Try to be less judgmental when another person openly shares their thoughts, feelings and problems with you. Many machines do this already, and maybe so should we.
语音讲解:
今日发音练习重点:
1. machine /məˈʃiːn/ 注意第二音节元音为/i:/;
2. judgmental /dʒʌdʒˈmentl/ /dʒ/ 不要发成“叽”;
3. /tl/ 英音舌边爆破;美音/t/可省,可弹舌。
言之有物:
1. be so/less judgmental about... 对...过多评判
judge v. 断定;评价
judgment n. 意见,看法
judgmental adj. 动辄批评人的,爱品头论足的
You must try not to be so judgmental about people.
你该试着不对别人妄加批评。
You're being too judgemental.
你太武断了。
★原声例句:I feel more alert, more positive, and less judgmental of other people.
我觉得自己更警觉,更积极,对别人少些评判。
★原声例句:They're not judgmental about it.
他们并不是在评判。
Look, I know you think that I am judgmental.
我知道你觉得我很挑三拣四。
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Thank you for not being judgmental 24 hours a day.
感谢你没有24小时管着我。
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2. openly adv. 坦白地/公然地
She openly criticized other athletes.
她公开批评过其他运动员。
He openly shoplifted from a supermarket.
他在一家超市公然行窃。
Now I have to openly repent or I'll be shunned.
现在我还得公开忏悔,不然就难以生存。
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…or react openly to what I'm about to tell you.
也别对我所说的表现出任何反应。
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3. So should we. 我们也是。
*so+助动词+主语,表示“同样”、“也一样”的意思。这一结构用来对前面的内容进行回答或补充。须注意词序。
"I'm allergic to nuts." "So is my brother."
“我对坚果过敏。”“我弟弟也是。”
Louise can dance beautifully, and so can her sister.
路易丝舞跳得很好,她妹妹跳得也好。
活学活用:
请用 be (less) judgmental 随意造句
TED Anne Scherer: Why we're more honest with machines than people:
想要进行真正的对话,可以考虑与机器人交谈;越不人性化越好。消费者研究人员安妮·谢勒(Anne Scherer)分享了她的发现,关于为什么一些机器比真人更能让我们敞开心扉,揭示了关于人性的迷人见解,可能会在我们的日常生活中带来更诚实的互动。
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