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聪明人都这样！

You're smarter ！

You're open-minded

思想开明

Smart people don't close themselves off to new ideas or opportunities.

高智商的人们不会对新的观点和机会抱有消极的态度。

Hammett writes that intelligent people are "willing to accept and consider other views with value and broad-mindedness," and that they are "open to alternative solutions".

汉密特写道，聪明的人“愿意用开阔的心胸接受和考虑其他观点，发现其中的价值”，而且他们“对不同的解决方案持开放态度”。

Psychologists say that open-minded people — those who seek out alternate viewpoints and weigh the evidence fairly — tend to score higher on the SAT and on intelligence tests.

心理学家表示，思想开明的人——那些能够找出和权衡各种不同观点的人——通常能在美国学术能力评估测验和智力测试中获得更高的分数。

At the same time, smart people are careful about which ideas and perspectives they adopt.

与此同时，聪明的人也会谨慎决定自己采纳的意见和想法。

"An intelligent mind has a strong aversion to accepting things on face value and therefore withholds belief until presented with ample evidence," says Alas.

阿拉斯说：“聪明的人不喜欢只看表面来决定是否采纳，因此在得到充分证据之前都会持保留态度。”

【知识点讲解】

close off 隔绝； 封锁；

例句：

They found it best to close off the bedroom.

他们发现最好把卧室隔绝.

Because then we'd seal up one rathole and close off access to a lot of others.

因为那样我们就会堵住一个老鼠洞,却切断通往许多其它老鼠洞的通路.

They were to protect the sides of the main landing area, and close off the beaches.

他们要保护主要登陆场的侧翼, 并且封锁海滩.

seek out 找出； 物色； 找到；

例句：

Children seek out regularities and rules in acquiring language.

儿童在学习语言过程中会找出各种规律和规则。

How can we seek out a really good person for the job?

我们怎能找到一个真正适当的人来做这项工作?

Now is the time for local companies to seek out business opportunities in Europe.

对于当地公司来说，现在是时候去欧洲寻求商机了。

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