A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD | Rebecca Brachman

原文: (影片視窗下有全文)
https://www.ted.com/talks/rebecca_brachman_a_new_class_of_drug_that_could_prevent_depression_and_ptsd/transcript#t-185760



#1
"So the first antidepressants were made from, of all things, rocket fuel, leftover after World War II."

不知道"of all things"是什麼意思, 我是直接把這句話簡化成"So the first antidepressants were made from, rocket fuel, leftover after World War II." 來看.
=>"最早的抗憂鬱藥是由二戰剩下的火箭燃料做成的"

#2
"Which is fitting, seeing as today, one in five soldiers develops depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder or both."

"Which is fitting": 看不懂,我就直接忽略,
"seeing as today": 直接化簡成"today"

所以整句話我就化簡成
"Today, one in five soldiers develops depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder or both."

=>今日1/5的軍人患有憂鬱或"post-traumatic stress disorder" 或都有

But it's not just soldiers that are at high risk for these diseases.

我會寫成這樣=> "But it's not just soldiers in high risks for these diseases."

#3
"So think back to a stressful time that you've since recovered from."

我的理解是=>"所以想想看過去從壓力狀態復原的經驗"
問題是不知道為什麼會加個"since"??
 要是我就這樣寫
"So think back to a stressful time that you've recovered from."

Feathery

#1
Did you know that there is a kind of bird that can sew? This bird, called the tailor-bird, uses its beak as a needle. It sews leaves together in the shape of a cup. Then it lines the cup with straw and lays its eggs there.


不知道這邊的 "line"到底是什麼意思, 我有在字典裡找了幾個可能接近的

-The coat was lined with silk
-Line the pan with greaseproof paper.


#2
The writer of this passage admires
d. the effort it takes to build a nest.


admire在這裡是oxford的第二個解釋
" to look at something and think that it is attractive and/or impressive"
-I've just been admiring your new car.



Six-Way paragraphs

Nonetheless, there is evidence that online networking can transform our daily interactions. In an experiment at Cornell University, psychologist Jeff Hancock asked participants to try to encourage other participants to like them via instant messaging conversation. Beforehand, some members of the trial were allowed to view the Facebook profile of the person they were trying to win over. He found that those with Facebook access asked questions to which they already knew the answers or raised things they had in common, and as result were much more successful in their social relationships. Hancock concluded that people who use these sites to keep updated on the activities of their acquaintances are more likely to be liked in subsequent social interactions.

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In an experiment at Cornell University, psychologist Jeff Hancock asked participants to try to encourage other participants to like them via instant messaging conversation.

在CU的一個實驗中, 心理學家 "Jeff Hancock" 要參與試者常識透過即時訊息使其他參與者喜歡他們

 Beforehand, some members of the trial were allowed to view the Facebook profile of the person they were trying to win over.

測驗前, 有些參與者允許看其他參與者的FB

He found that those with Facebook access asked questions to which they already knew the answers or raised things they had in common, and as result were much more successful in their social relationships.

他發現, 允許存取FB的參與者(會)常會問他們已經知道答案的問題或得到他們已經有的東西(資訊). 最後會有較成功的社交關係

Hancock concluded that people who use these sites to keep updated on the activities of their acquaintances are more likely to be liked in subsequent social interactions.

Hancock 得到結論, 愈常透過這些網站關注朋友(acquaintances)動態的人,愈容易在隨後的社會互動中被人喜歡

The common belief about how Park and Livingstone travelled is accurate.

The Hidden Histories of Exploration exhibition at Britain's Royal Geographical Society in London sets out to present an alternative view, in which exploration is a fundamentally collective experience of work, involving many different people. Many of the most famous examples of explorers said to have been 'lone travellers' - say, Mungo Park or David Livingstone in Africa - were anything but ‘alone’ on their travels. They depended on local support of various kinds - for food, shelter, protection, information, guidance and solace - as well as on other resources from elsewhere.


2 The common belief about how Park and Livingstone travelled is accurate.
TRUE
FALSE
NotGiven

課本的答案是 "FALSE" ,但我認為是Not Given



雖然文中有提到 " Many of the most famous examples of explorers said to have been 'lone travellers'"( "許多有名的例子,探險家被形容成是單獨的旅行者") 但也只能說是"被形容",似乎不能等同於 "common belief " (大眾認為). 

換個方式問,我的問題是 "雖然被形容成單獨的旅行者"但不代表大眾是這樣認為.

eye movements

"The main finding in our study is that it is possible at all to just look at eye movements and then predict something about their personality. And before our study, it was not clear at all if this would be possible from eye movements in such an unconstrained real world setting. "


不是很清楚這邊的"from"的用法, 整句話我判斷意思因該可能是下面兩種
1. "在我們開始研究就前,完全不知道是否能在真實不受限的環境下用眼動來判斷(性格)"
2. "在我們開始研究就前,完全不知道是否能在真實不受限的環境下判斷眼球的動態"

我是有在oxford中看到from的解釋, 有下面這項,不知道是不是這裡的用法?

-used to show the reason for making a judgement: You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting.
原文:http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190321