VOA慢速英语2014 你怎么那么聪明?
时间：2019-01-12 作者：英语课 分类：2014年VOA慢速英语(九)月
How Did You Get so Intelligent? 你怎么那么聪明?
You may have heard people say that hard work is more important than the intelligence 1 you are born with. Recently, researchers noted 2 changes in the brains of individuals immediately after they were told this.
Hans Schroder led a study at Michigan State University. Mr. Schroder is a student at the university. As he noted, whether or not what people were told was true, “giving people messages that encourage learning 3 and motivation may promote 4 more efficient performance.”
In the study, two groups read different stories about intelligence. One story said intelligence levels are a product of our genetic 5 material and cannot be changed. The researchers called this, the “fixed mindset.” The other story discussed how difficult living environments probably made individuals like Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein highly 6 intelligent. Researchers called this the “growth 7 mindset.”
Later, the researchers tested the groups’ members on what they had just read. Mr. Schroeder and his team watched their brain activity as they answered questions about the main subjects in the story.
The researchers say they found that small messages about our abilities can have a big effect on our beliefs about what we are able to do.
The people who read that intelligence comes from genes 8 worked to answer the questions correctly. But their test results did not improve on later exams.
But the opposite was true among those who read that intelligence can come from hard work. They showed what the researchers called a more efficient brain response after they were told their answer was wrong. This suggests they thought they could give the correct answer on the next test. And the more these individuals thought about their mistakes, the faster they answered the questions on the next test.
The researchers say the study showed that those who had a growth mindset made efforts to improve and adapt. They say even a small amount of time spent on changing the mindset, or beliefs, of individuals can affect how their brain operates. In their words, “messages about how much our abilities can change affect learning, achievement, and performance.”
- He was a man of intelligence and of firmness of will.他是个聪明而又意志坚定的人。
- He equals me in strength but not in intelligence.他和我力气相等，但智力不同。
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
- Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
- He was in town to promote his new books.他在城里推销他的新书。
- Good habits promote longevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。
- It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
- Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。
- It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
- The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。
- All living things depend on the sun for their growth.万物靠太阳生长。
- Youth is the time of physical growth.青年时期是长身体的时期。