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Hide the Television Remote and Keep a Book by the Couch
把電視遙控器藏起來,在沙發邊放一本書)
There's nothing wrong with watching television. But for many of us, the TV becomes a default activity. It's all too easy to come home, slump on the couch, and reach straight for the remote without even thinking。
看電視沒什么錯。但對于我們許多人來說,電視成為了一項默認的活動。回到家中,窩在沙發里,想也不想就伸手拿遙控器,這一切都太容易了。
If that's a habit you're trying to break, put the remote somewhere else. Hide it in a cupboard or on a high shelf. That way, you'll have to make a real decision to watch television。
如果你想改變這種習慣,就把遙控器放在別的地方。把它藏在櫥柜或者高的架子上。這樣一來,你就需要慎重決定要不要看電視了。
You can go even further with this by putting a book that you want to read, or something else you want to get on with, next to the couch。
你還可以更進一步,把一本你想讀的書,或者別的你想看的東西放在沙發邊上。
【知識點津】
default 默認
例句:
Death, not life, is the default state of cells.
細胞的常態是死亡而不是存活。
slump 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]
remote n.遠程操作; 遙控器
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