集中注意力的秘诀-冥想(2)

集中注意力的秘诀

 

Meditate¹

 

冥想

 

 

If you think about it, meditation² might seem like the opposite of paying attention.

 

细细一想，冥想似乎与集中注意力背道而驰。

 

One objective of meditation is to clear the mind,but another element of meditation is inward peace.

 

冥想的一个目的是使大脑思维清晰，另一个目的则是达到内在的平静。

 

This means that the act of meditating³ is actually the act of training the brain to avoid distractions⁴.

 

这就意味着冥想事实上可以锻炼大脑集中注意力。

 

And remember, you don't have to become an expert orobsessive meditator⁵.

 

但要记住，你不必成为一个冥想专家，也不必过度痴迷于冥想。

 

Just take some time every day to go through a brief meditationexercise.

 

只需要每天花上一点时间进行一个简单的冥想练习。

1 meditate   

v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想

参考例句：

• It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
• I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。

2 meditation   

n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录

参考例句：

• This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
• I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。

3 meditating   

a.沉思的，冥想的

参考例句：

• They were meditating revenge. 他们在谋划进行报复。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics. 这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

4 distractions   

n.使人分心的事[人]( distraction的名词复数 )；娱乐，消遣；心烦意乱；精神错乱

参考例句：

• I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. 我发觉在家里工作很难，因为使人分心的事太多。
• There are too many distractions here to work properly. 这里叫人分心的事太多，使人无法好好工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 meditator   

沉思者，冥想者

参考例句：

• The meditator who realises this also realises death and birth. 了悟这些的行者也了悟死与生。
• At that time, the meditator will generally experience many different painful feelings arising in his body. 这时候，禅者通常会经历很多不同的苦受，它们不断在身中生起。