在第一份研究中,研究人員觀察286名在吵雜的音樂聲中與人交談的夜店族。整 體而言,72%的互動都是發生在聆聽者的右邊。在第二份研究中,研究人員走向160名夜店族,在他們身邊發出聽不到,沒有意義的聲音,等待研究樣本轉過頭 來,用左耳或右耳聆聽。然後問他們有沒有菸。
Overall, 58% offered their right ear for listening and 42% their left.
總共有58%的人,是用右耳聽,42%是用左耳。
新聞辭典clubber:名詞,常去夜店的人。
mumble:動詞,含糊地說,咕噥著說。例句:"I’m sorry, " he mumbled.(他嘟囔著說:「我很抱歉。」)
v., -bled, -bling, -bles. v.tr.
- To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth: mumbled an insincere apology.
- To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.
- To speak words indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.
- To chew food slowly or ineffectively, as if with the gums.
A low indistinct sound or utterance.
[Middle English momelen, from Middle Dutch mommelen.]
mumbler mum'bler n.mumbly mum'bly adj.
utterance: 名詞,話語、發言。例句:The senator’s weekend utterances were promptly rebutted by three of his colleagues on Monday.(這位參議員週末的發言,週一迅速遭到三名同僚抵制。)《中英對照讀新聞》Right ear is ’better for hearing’ 右耳較適合聆聽 ◎鄭寺音
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