



When it feels like all eyes are on you
Have you ever felt as if ❶ the entire world was watching while you made a mistake? Well, here’s some good news: it's likely that no one even noticed ❷.
The spotlight effect is a trick of the mind that makes us believe that people notice us more often than they really do. We experience ➌ the spotlight effect not only when we make mistakes but also when we perform well ➍. Every time we do something that is a little different from what we usually do, we may assume that ➎ everyone around us will notice. The spotlight effect might happen when we make a mistake in a game, have a bad hair day, or give a terrible answer in class. It can also appear when we score a big goal, ask someone on a date, or do a good deed. In these moments, it feels like everyone is watching.
The spotlight effect exists because we all get used to ❻ seeing things through our own eyes. Every person is the main character in his or her story, and the events of our lives seem to have great importance. We are so busy examining ➐ ourselves that we actually observe ➑ very little about everyone around us.
• 四傑驟延伸重點
1. notice vs. observe (都是「注意到」,差在哪?)
• notice 是「無意間發現、抬頭看到」(例如:注意到同學換髮型)。
• observe 是「像偵探一樣仔細看、觀察」(例如:觀察實驗變化)。
2. assume ➔ assumption (小心自己「瞎猜」)
• assume (v.) 擅自以為、猜想。
• 字尾加 -ption 變成名詞 assumption (n.),代表「憑空猜想出來的事/假設」。
3. perform ➔ performance (上台演出與整體表現)
• perform (v.) 在台上「表現、表演」。
• 字尾加 -ance 變成名詞 performance (n.),指看得到的「整體表現、精彩演出」。
當你感覺所有人的目光都在你身上
你是否曾覺得當你犯錯時,彷彿全世界都在注視著你?那有個好消息:甚至很有可能沒有任何人會發覺。
聚光燈效應是一種戲弄心理的錯覺,會讓我們相信人們比實際上還更常注意我們。我們不只會在犯錯時體驗到聚光燈效應,在我們表現良好時也會。每當我們做跟平常稍微不一樣的事時,我們就會假定周遭的每個人都會注意到。當我們在比賽中失誤、當我們過了倒楣的一天,或是當我們在課堂上的回答很不理想時,聚光燈效應可能就會發生。它也會當我們在比賽中關鍵地進球得分、當我們找某人約會,或是當我們做一件好事時出現。在這些時刻裡,就感覺彷彿每個人都在盯著我們看。
聚光燈效應之所以會存在是因為我們都習慣透過自己雙眼看待事物。每個人都是自己的故事裡的主角,而我們生命中的事件似乎都有著無比重要性。我們是如此忙碌著審視自己,而其實都極少去觀察周遭的人。
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The woman was so busy shopping that she didn’t notice her child walking away.
那名婦女忙著購物,以致沒注意到小孩走開了。
Take notice of every word I’m going to say.
注意我將要說的每個字。
Our landlord has raised the rent without notice.
我們的房東沒有通知就提高租金。
You should go and read the notice on the wall.
你應該去看看牆上的公告。
Those applying for this position should have over three years’ work experience.
申請這個職位的人必須有 3 年以上的工作經驗。
I traveled to Italy last year, and it was a great experience.
我去年到義大利旅行,那是個很棒的經歷。
Ted experienced a lot of difficulties during the war.
泰德在戰爭期間經歷了很多困難。
The man looked as if he was going to faint.
那名男子看起來好像要暈倒了。
The woman was so busy shopping that she didn’t notice her child walking away.
那名婦女忙著購物,以致沒注意到小孩走開了。
Cindy didn't check because she assumed that the shop was open.
辛蒂沒有進行確認,因為她以為那間商店有營業。
It took Rita a long time to get used to country life.
瑞塔花了好長一段時間才適應鄉村生活。
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