2017.01.11

How many times do you check your Moments or Facebook page in a day to see whether your latest post has got another "like" or "thumbs up"?

你一天会检查多少次你的朋友圈或脸书，查看你最新发布的状态是否得到了他人的喜欢或点zan呢？

.thumbs/θʌmz/ up 竖起大拇指；赞成

That movie must be good, it got two thumbs up from John and Grace.

那个片一定好看！John和Grace两个人都表示很赞！

Although you might be embarrassed to admit how many times you do this, don&`&t worry - psychological/ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/  findings have shown it's completely（=totally） normal.

也许你可能会不好意思承认自己刷了多少次，其实不用担心，心理学家研究证明，这种情况完全正常。

.embarrassed（感到）尴尬的；害羞的

I`ve never felt so embarrassed in my life!

.embarrassing令人尴尬的，使人难堪的

It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.

非得在众人面前唱歌太难为情了。

In fact, the pleasure we derive from getting a "like" is equal to that of eating chocolate or winning money, and we can`t help wanting more.

其实，当我们得到一个“zan”时感受到的快乐和我们吃巧克力或者赢钱是一样的，而且我们情不自禁地想要更多。

can`t help doing 忍不住

I couldn`t help laughing after he fell into the river.

他掉进河里后，我忍不住大笑起来。

Too much desire for attention can create anxiety/æŋˈzaɪəti/ , and in turn ruin your happiness even when you get it.

事实上，太过渴求关注会导致焦虑，甚至会在你得到关注的时候反过来破坏你的幸福感。

ruin /ˈruː.ɪn/ v. 毁掉，糟蹋

The bad weather ruined our trip.

坏天气破坏了我们的旅行。