當你感覺所有人的目光都在你身上 When it feels like all eyes are on you
Have you ever felt as if the entire world was watching while you made a mistake? Well, here’s some good news: it´s likely thatno one even noticed.
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。
it is likely that... 很可能⋯⋯
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 the spotlight effect not only when we make mistakes but also when we performwell. Every time we do something that is a little different from what we usually do, we may assumethat 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.
perform [ pɚˈfɔrm ] vi. 表現 assume [ əˈsum ] vt. 認為，假定 score a goal （比賽中進球）得分 score [ skɔr ] vt. & vi. 得分 deed [ did ] n. 行為；行動
The spotlight effect existsbecause we all get used toseeing things through our own eyes. Every person is the main characterin his or her story, and the events of our lives seem to have great importance. We are so busy examining ourselves that we actually observevery little about everyone around us.
exist [ ɪgˈzɪst ] vi. 存在 get / be used to N/V-ing 習慣⋯⋯ observe [ əbˈzɝv ] vt. 觀察
★中文翻譯僅供參考，請勿逐字逐句對照
延伸學習｜as if... 的用法
本文中的 as if 為副詞連接詞，等於 as though，表「彷彿，好像」，後面接子句，使用時有三種時態：
表示情況、事實或極大的可能時，子句中的動詞用一般 時態（如現在式、過去式、未來式、現在完成式、進行 式等）。
Josephine smiled at me as if she knew my secret.
喬瑟芬對我微笑，好像她知道了我的祕密似的。
It looks as if it is going to rain.
看起來好像快下雨了。
表與現在事實不符或相反時，動詞使用過去式。
Mr. Lee loves his students as if they were his own children.
李老師愛他的學生就像他們是自己的親生孩子一樣。
Don’t act as if you didn’t hear me!
別裝得像沒聽見我一樣！
表與過去事實不符或相反時，動詞使用過去完成式。
After the fight, Gary acted as if nothing had happened.
吵完架後，蓋瑞表現得好像什麼事都沒發生過似的。
Brad went pale as if he had seen a ghost.
布萊德的臉色發白，好像見了鬼似的。
You Can Do This 英文試金石
請依句意在空格內填入適當的字詞
約翰的女友說她想分手時，他以為她在開玩笑。
John _________ that his girlfriend was joking when she said she wanted to break up.
我們應根據一個人的所為而非他的所言來評斷這個人。
We should judge a man by his _______ rather than by his words.
潔西卡在昨日的演講比賽中表現得非常好。
Jessica _________ very well at the speech contest yesterday.
