恶习难改-说闲话(6)

Bad habit

 

恶习难改

 

Gossiping

 

说闲话

 

Some of us just can't resist sharing ajuicy piece of information. If it's difficult to stop gossiping (because itjust feels so good), try putting yourself in the subject's shoes. How would youfeel if everyone was talking badly about you?

 

我们中的一些人无法抗拒去分享一些绘声绘色的信息。如果很难停止说闲话（只是因为感觉很好），试着设身处地为话题中的人着想。如果每个人都恶劣地谈论你，你会是什么感觉？

 

Fidgeting

 

坐立不安

 

While many babies can't sit still, somegrownups have the same problem. Extreme fidgeting is a possible symptom ofseveral conditions, including attention deficit¹ hyperactivity disorder² (ADHD),bipolar disorder and Tourette's syndrome³. Professional help is necessary inthose cases.

 

许多婴儿不能安静地坐着，然而一些成年人也有相同的问题。极度坐立不安是几个不正常情况的潜在症状，包括注意力缺乏多动症（ADHD）、躁郁症以及图雷特秽语抽动综合症。这些情况下，专业帮助是必要的。

1 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

2 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

3 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。