Reading 13-1 S2

Productive (adj.)

yielding results or benefits; 有成效的

boredom (n.)

the state of being bored or uninterested; 无聊

prevent (v.)

to stop something from happening; 预防

cure (n./v.)

a solution to a problem or illness; 治疗

approach (n./v.)

a method or way of dealing with something; 方法/接近

potential (n./adj.)

possible ability or capacity; 潜力

arising (v.)

emerging or becoming apparent; 出现

classification (n.)

the act of grouping or categorizing; 分类

Identifying (v.)

recognizing or naming something; 识别

frustration (n.)

a feeling of dissatisfaction or annoyance; 挫折

mental states (n.)

conditions of the mind or emotions; 心理状态

indifference (n.)

lack of interest or concern; 漠不关心

depression (n.)

a state of severe sadness or low mood; 抑郁

apathy (n.)

lack of feeling or interest; 冷漠

agitated (adj.)

feeling disturbed or excited; 焦虑的

arousal (n.)

a state of alertness or excitement; 唤醒

negative (adj.)

harmful or not positive; 消极的

Intriguingly (adv.)

in a way that arouses curiosity; 有趣地

combination (n.)

the mixture of two or more things; 组合

emotion (n.)

a strong feeling like happiness or anger; 情绪

Satisfying (adj.)

giving pleasure or fulfillment; 令人满意的

predict (v.)

to forecast or anticipate; 预测

specialize (v.)

to focus on a specific area; 专攻

Psychologist (n.)

an expert in mental processes and behavior; 心理学家

experiments (n.)

tests done to study something; 实验

polystyrene (n.)

a type of plastic material; 聚苯乙烯

seek out (v.)

to actively search for; 寻找

convinced (adj.)

certain or sure about something; 确信的

definition (n.)

the meaning of a word or concept; 定义

undesirable (adj.)

not wanted or attractive; 不受欢迎的

adaptive (adj.)

able to change or evolve to suit conditions; 适应的

evolved to (v.)

developed over time for a purpose; 进化为

toxic (adj.)

harmful or poisonous; 有毒的

feature (n.)

an important part or aspect; 特征

failure (n.)

lack of success; 失败

engage (v.)

to take part in or be involved with; 参与

repeatedly (adv.)

happening again and again; 一再地

personality (n.)

a person's unique character traits; 个性

proneness (n.)

tendency to be affected by something; 易感性

traits (n.)

characteristics or qualities; 特征

motivated (adj.)

driven to act or achieve; 有动机的

pleasure (n.)

a feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction; 快乐

curiosity (n.)

the desire to learn or know; 好奇心

associated with (v.)

connected or related to; 与......相关

threshold (n.)

a level at which something starts to happen; 阈值

detrimental (adj.)

causing harm or damage; 有害的

prospect (n.)

the possibility of something happening; 前景

alleviate (v.)

to make something less severe; 缓解

get stuck in (v.)

to be unable to move forward; 被困住

avoid (v.)

to keep away from something; 避免

distraction (n.)

something that takes attention away; 分心事物

speculates (v.)

guesses or assumes without proof; 推测

overstimulation (n.)

excessive mental or sensory input; 过度刺激

stimulation (n.)

something that arouses interest or activity; 刺激