研究发现追剧有好处！

近日，一项研究表明，追剧或有助于观众更深刻地记忆和思考剧情，并通过沉浸于故事世界来缓解压力、提升幸福感。

今天你练听力了吗？

🤔️小作业：

1. What can be inferred about the participants who engaged in binge-watching compared to those who did not?

A. They were more likely to experience difficulty recalling storylines later

B. They showed stronger emotional and cognitive connections with the material

C. They tended to consume media more passively and superficially

D. They were less inclined to rewatch or revisit content afterward

无注释原文：

Excited for cosy season? Turns out binge-watching your favourite TV shows could actually be good for you

From: STYLIST

A study has found that binge-watching our favourite shows might provide us with a whole array of benefits. Here's why.

If you're anything like us, you're getting well and truly into the routine of settling in for cosy season. As the days get shorter and the weather starts to cool, all we want to do is curl up on the sofa with a chai latte in hand, watching re-reruns of our favourite shows (Gilmore Girls, anyone?) or getting stuck into a great book.

But let's face it: sometimes a little guilt goes hand-in-hand with watching hours of TV at a time. When Netflix pops up with the 'Still watching?' prompt, it's hard not to feel just a little bit judged. But, the great news is you can set that feeling aside – a recent study has found that binge-watching could even be good for us.

The research, which was first published in the academic journal Acta Psychologica, spoke to over 300 undergraduate students and asked them to identify three memorable stories they had experienced as TV shows, films or books – and specifically asked them about whether they thought about these storylines long after they'd finished watching or reading. 

It found that when participants had 'binge-watched' a show (which was classed as watching three episodes or more in one sitting), they were more likely to have 'retrospective imaginative involvement' – meaning they were more likely to remember what they had watched and connect with it. The study also surmised that binge-watching might allow audiences to develop richer ideas about characters and worlds, allowing them to think more deeply about what they had seen or or revisit it later to relieve stress and improve wellbeing.

While the research did acknowledge that there are limited studies on the positive effects of binge-watching on mental health, its initial research shows that sitting down for a marathon streaming session could be good for our mental health, allowing us to escape to different worlds and think more deeply about our connection to certain situations and characters. 

So, next time you're feeling guilty about a day spent on the sofa, push through that feeling and press 'next episode'. You deserve it. 

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Excited for cosy season? Turns out binge-watching your favourite TV shows could actually be good for you

From: STYLIST

A study has found that binge-watching our favourite shows might provide us with a whole array of benefits. Here's why.

研究发现，追剧可能会给我们带来各种好处。接下来告诉你为什么。

binge /bɪndʒ/可以作动词，也可以作名词，表示“（尤指在饮食和花钱方面）无节制的狂热行为，狂欢，放纵，狂闹”，英文解释为“If you binge, you do too much of something, such as drinking alcohol, eating, or spending money.”如：a drinking/eating/spending binge 狂饮/暴食/滥花钱，举个🌰：He went on a five day drinking binge. 他连续5天狂饮。

📍binge drinking可以指“暴饮（酒），酗酒”（the activity of drinking too much alcohol on one occasion）。

📍binge watching可以理解为“无节制地狂看某部电视连续剧”或者说“追剧，刷剧”；binge-watch作动词，举个🌰：We binge-watched an entire season of Breaking Bad on Sunday. 我们星期天一口气看完了整季的《绝命毒师》。

📍《经济学人》（The Economist）一篇讲述奈飞（Netflix）的文章中提到：Investors lap it up as hungrily as Netflix binge-watchers, who now number 193m worldwide. 投资者对奈飞的追捧一如从世界各地到它网上追剧的1.93亿人。

array /əˈreɪ/ 表示“（尤指非常有吸引力、令人赞赏并常以特定的方式排列的）一系列，一批，大量，大群”，英文解释为“a large group of things or people, especially one that is attractive or causes admiration or has been positioned in a particular way”举个🌰：There was a splendid array of food on the table. 满桌子都是美味佳肴。

If you're anything like us, you're getting well and truly into the routine of settling in for cosy season. As the days get shorter and the weather starts to cool, all we want to do is curl up on the sofa with a chai latte in hand, watching re-reruns of our favourite shows (Gilmore Girls, anyone?) or getting stuck into a great book.

若你和我们相似，这个舒适的季节已经有了固定的仪式：当白昼缩短、凉意渐浓，最惬意的莫过于手握奶茶，蜷在沙发里重温心头好剧（《吉尔莫女孩》算吗？），或沉醉书香。

英式 cosy 美式 cozy /ˈkəʊ.zi/ 表示“（尤指建筑物因为小及温暖而）温馨的，温暖舒适的，惬意的，安逸的”，英文解释为“comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm”举个🌰：This room is nice and cosy in the winter. 这房间冬天十分温暖舒适。

作名词，表示“保暖罩”，英文解释为“a cover that you put on a teapot or a boiled egg to keep it warm”

curl /kɜːl/ up表示“蜷缩；蜷坐；蜷卧”，英文解释为“to sit or lie in a position with your arms and legs close to your body”举个🌰：She curled up on the sofa to watch TV. 她蜷缩在沙发上看电视。

chai latte是一种流行的热饮，中文常译为印度奶茶拿铁或香料奶茶拿铁。它由以下成分组成：

- Chai（印度玛萨拉茶）：基础是红茶，混合香料（如豆蔻、肉桂、丁香、姜、黑胡椒）；Latte（拿铁）：在意大利语中意为牛奶，这里指蒸汽加热的奶泡。

在英语语境中，chai本身已指代印度香料茶，而chai latte是西方咖啡文化对传统印度茶的改良版，通常比传统茶更甜，奶味更浓。

But let's face it: sometimes a little guilt goes hand-in-hand with watching hours of TV at a time. When Netflix pops up with the 'Still watching?' prompt, it's hard not to feel just a little bit judged. But, the great news is you can set that feeling aside – a recent study has found that binge-watching could even be good for us.

然而不可否认，长时间盯着电视难免让人心生愧疚。当奈飞跳出那句“你还在看吗？”的提醒时，总会有种被暗暗审视感。但令人欣喜的是，研究表明，追剧或许对我们有好处。

prompt /prɒmpt/ 作名词，1）表示“（计算机屏幕上的）提示符（显示计算机已经准备好接受指令）”，英文解释为“a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer is ready to receive your instructions”

📍在ChatGPT火热的今天，prompt通常指的是给模型的输入，用来激发或引导模型生成特定的输出或回答。简而言之，prompt是指用户提供给语言模型的一段文字或命令，以便模型据此理解用户的需求并给出相应的响应或信息。例如，在与像ChatGPT这样的大语言模型交互时，用户提出的问题或指令就是一个“prompt”。模型会根据这个prompt的内容分析、处理并生成回答或执行相关的任务。Prompt对于大语言模型来说是非常关键的，因为它直接决定了模型如何理解和回应用户的需求。

📍prompt中文里有译为“提示词”，prompt engineering 就是“提示工程/提示词工程”

2）表示“（给演员的）提词，提白”，英文解释为“words that are spoken to an actor who has forgotten what he or she is going to say during the performance of a play”

3）作动词，表示“促使；导致；激起”，英文解释为“to make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen”举个🌰：His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd. 他的讲话激起了人群中一男子的愤怒。

📺美剧《斯巴达克斯：血与沙》（Spartacus: Blood and Sand）中的台词提到：One cannot but wonder what would prompt such an act 不知他们为何遭此不幸。

4）作动词，表示“（尤指）给（演员）提词”，英文解释为“to help someone, especially an actor, to remember what they were going to say or do”举个🌰：I forgot my line and had to be prompted. 我忘词了，只好让人提词。

The research, which was first published in the academic journal Acta Psychologica, spoke to over 300 undergraduate students and asked them to identify three memorable stories they had experienced as TV shows, films or books – and specifically asked them about whether they thought about these storylines long after they'd finished watching or reading.

该研究成果最初发表于学术期刊《心理学学报》，研究对象是300多名本科生。受访者需回忆三段曾在影视或书籍中所看印象深刻的故事，并回答自己是否会在观赏或阅读完后仍长久思考这些情节。

It found that when participants had 'binge-watched' a show (which was classed as watching three episodes or more in one sitting), they were more likely to have 'retrospective imaginative involvement' – meaning they were more likely to remember what they had watched and connect with it. The study also surmised that binge-watching might allow audiences to develop richer ideas about characters and worlds, allowing them to think more deeply about what they had seen or or revisit it later to relieve stress and improve wellbeing.

研究结果显示，一次性追看三集以上的观众，更容易进入所谓“回顾性想象投入”，即能更深刻地记住剧情并与之建立联系。研究还推断，追剧有助于观众对人物和世界展开更丰富的构想，使他们能更深入思考，或在日后重温时缓解压力、提升幸福感。

在电视/电影节目中，episode /ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/ 表示“一集，一节，片断”（one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio），也可以指“事件；（相关的）一连串事件；一段经历”，英文解释为“a single event or group of related events”举个🌰：This latest episode in the fraud scandal has shocked a lot of people. 诈骗丑闻最新爆出的这一事件让很多人瞠目结舌。 还可以指「疾病的发作，发病」，英文解释为：a finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness.

补充：

📍第几集用的是Episode，第几季则为Season. 你下载美剧时可能就会看到S01E02，就是指的第1季第2集。最后一集 finale：the last part of a piece of music or of a show, event etc （演出的）终场，最后一幕；（音乐的）终曲；（事件等的）结尾。

🎬还有，看剧时新一集开头通常会有的一个说法：previously on ...，...的前情提要，前情回顾。

1）作形容词，表示“涉及以往的；追溯的；回顾的”，英文解释为“relating to or thinking about the past”举个🌰：The new rule will be applied retrospectively.（副词） 新的规定将具有追溯效力。

2）作名词，表示“（艺术家作品）回顾展”（a public exhibition of the work that an artist has done in the past, showing how his or her work has developed）

🎬电影《迈耶罗维茨的故事》（The Meyerowitz Stories）中的台词提到：A retrospective at this point would be a real feather in my cap, 此时开回顾展真的大有益

补充，字幕中提到一个表达：

📍 a feather in one's cap，字面意思“帽子上的一根羽毛”，表示“可引以为豪的成就；可夸耀的事，值得骄傲的事”（an achievement to be proud of）举个🌰：It's a real feather in our cap to be playing in the state championship. 能够参加州锦标赛是真正让我们引以为豪的事。

surmise /səːˈmaɪz/ 表示“推测，猜测，臆测”，英文解释为“to guess something, without having much or any proof”举个🌰：The police surmise (that) the robbers have fled the country. 据警方推测，抢劫犯已经逃离了这个国家。

🎬电影《007：大战皇家赌场》（Casino Royale）中的台词提到：What else can you surmise, Mr. Bond? 你还能推测出什么？邦德先生。

While the research did acknowledge that there are limited studies on the positive effects of binge-watching on mental health, its initial research shows that sitting down for a marathon streaming session could be good for our mental health, allowing us to escape to different worlds and think more deeply about our connection to certain situations and characters.

虽然研究也指出，目前关于追剧对心理健康积极作用的研究仍不多，但初步结果显示，长时间追剧或许能改善心理健康，让人们暂时脱离现实，进入多样世界，同时深化对情境与角色的共鸣。

So, next time you're feeling guilty about a day spent on the sofa, push through that feeling and press 'next episode'. You deserve it.

所以，下次当你因整天窝在沙发上追剧而感到内疚时，别再自责，果断按下“下一集”。这是你应得的享受。

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