咕咕愛囉唆

求知若渴

求知欲是一種對於知識獲得的愛好；是一種極關懷世界的心態及立場。

求知欲也比童年時不受拘束且時而危險的好奇心更謹慎、專注。

我們還是小孩的時候，誰不是以切身之痛換來知道爐子會燙人的事實？

但是，不需透過慘痛教訓，而是只要投資時間精力鎖定特定目標習特定事物，就能為你帶來專業及關係上的豐厚回報。

一項調查研究聲稱「飢渴的心」是影響業成績表現的三大主因之一。

其他研究則指出，對他人表示感興趣比向別人展示自己多麼有趣，更有助於改善人際關係。

具有求知欲望的人更能享受社交群體活動，遇到衝突時更少現出攻擊挑釁的行為。

對別人的想法邏輯以及體會感受感到好奇，有助於我們同理他人。

因此，多問問題吧!

「這是如何運作的？」「為什麼要這樣做而不那樣做？「為什麼你有那種感覺？「你是怎麼得到那個結論的？」

培養求知欲有助我們在專業領域上獲得成功，此外還能指出一條道路，通往一個更友善、更有趣的世界。

Childlike curiosity

Intellectual curiosity

Inlclination

Intellectual curiosity is an inclination to acquire knowledge. It is a mental attitude and a posture of active interest toward the world.

It is also more deliberate and focused than the unharnessed and occasionally dangerous curiosity of childhood.

When we were children, which of us learned the hard way that stoves are hot?

But instead of a painful lesson, investing time and energy into learning about a particular thing for a particular purpose reaps professional and relational rewards.

One study claims that a "hungry mind" is one of three top factors that influences academic performance.

inclination性格上的趨向或傾向

When someone asks Jenny to do them a favor, her first inclination is to say yes, but she has learned to think before she answers.

My musical inclinations愛好 have led me to learn to play several instruments.

We should be basing our decisions on solid facts, not inclinations and hunches.

我們應根據可靠的事實作出決定，而不是根據個人愛好和直覺。

inclination傾斜度

inclination of head低頭

When Mr. Sawyer saw the inclinations of many of the children's heads after lunch, he told them to sit back and rest for 15 minutes.

He gave an inclination of the head. 他點了點頭。

posture（n.）姿勢；姿態

Developing good posture when you walk and sit is good for your back.

posture（n.）立場；態度

Several countries in that region developed defensive postures after the area was threatened with invasion.

Even though he is the head of a company, Hugh always adopts a humble posture around his parents.謙虛的態度

（v.）裝模作樣，故作姿態

He enjoys posturing in front of an audience. 他喜歡在觀眾面前裝腔作勢

acquire knowledge= get knowledge

active/ positive

unbridled

harness

（n.）馬具，挽具；挽具狀帶子；降落傘背帶；保險帶；安全帶

（v.）給……上挽具；套（馬）[（+to）]；治理，利用；控制，駕馭It's something that you can put on a horse to help the driver control the horse and tell the horse where to go.

unharnessed （adj.）未利用的

unharness（v.）解下……的鎧甲；解除……的武裝；解下（馬等）的套具

to learn the hard way

This means that you discover what you need to know through experiences or by making mistakes. It's through negative experiences.

That's why we call it the hard way.

tell the truth

you reap what you sow

If you spend time investing in something or a relationship, you're going to harvest.

You're going to reap some rewards sometime in the future.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Intellectually curious people enjoy socializing more and show less aggression in conflicts.

Being curious about why others think and feel the way they do helps us empathize.

Cultivating intellectual curiosity helps us succeed professionally and also points

the way to a friendlier, more interesting world.

intellectually智力上的；腦力上的

Because Leo is intellectually challenged, he attends some special classes in the afternoons. 智力上的障礙

Intellectually理智上的

Intellectually Grace knows that Ted is bad for her, but emotionally she still wants to be with him.

intellectual（adj.）才智高

Warren is very intellectual, so he should have no problem understanding the professors' discussion on their philosophy of life.

empathize表示同理；有同感

Shannon found it hard to empathize with her sister when she failed her exam because Kara had not studied at all.

empathetic（adj.）表示同情的；有同感的，産生共鳴的【=empathtic】

Because medicine involves the whole person, medical students take classes on how to be empathetic so they can better relate to their patients.

a kind and empathetic friend

programmes training doctors to be empathic

empathy（n.）同理心；同情

Shannon had no empathy for Kara when she found out her sister failed her exam because she hadn't studied.

to do more/ less for ＋（n.）

Drinking water will do more for your health than drinking soda.

Riding your bike to work will do more for the environment than taking your car.

aggression n.侵略[U][（+against）]；侵略行動；侵犯行為[C][（+on/upon/against）]

Now the idea of aggression is a kind of forcefulness堅強；有力.

It could be seen as kind of threatening behavior or words.

If you are a more curious person, you will show less aggression during real conflicts.

cultivate耕種，耕作；栽培（作物等）；養殖（魚等）；培育

'When you cultivate something, you develop it or you acquire it.

I use the word "cultivate" when it comes to gardens.

They need to make sure that their plants are growing properly, they're cultivating a garden.

I love baking. So I'm very curious about the best things to bake or the best way to bake things.

But at the same time, I don't think I'm overly curious.

I don't have the drive to know everything.

And I think that's a good thing.

Sometimes if you're too curious about things, you can kind of go down a path that's not helpful.

There are times when I'm curious about things.

Although, I don't think that's one of my defining characteristics.

So one of my detining characteristics is that I am an enthusiastic person.

So, for example, I love to go scuba diving.

I am so enthusiastic about all of the creatures I get to see under the ocean.

So I'm enthusiastic and sometimes curious.

Personally, I get really curious about outer space.

I love learning about different stars and planets and questions like "How fast does

light travel? or "What is gravity?"

Are you a curious person?

to go down a rabbit trail

rabbit trail

Rabbits don't usually follow a straight line. They hop around in circles or zigzag around. When someone goes down a rabbit trail, it means that they aren't sticking to the topic, talking in a circle or talking about something totally unrelated to the conversation. Like the other day I was talking to my friend, and I asked him how school was going. He started going down a rabbit trail and telling me about the movie he saw last weekend. Have you been to the movies recently? It's been a long time since I've gone... All right, Manya ... you're doing it again. You're going down rabbit trails. We have a program to teach. Sorry. You're right. I need to stop going down rabbit trails and stick to finishing this lesson.

當有人講話偏離主題的時候，你可以用今天分享的用語 going down a rabbit trail來形容，rabbit trail代表兔子走的路線，如果你看過兔子走路的話，通常他們的路線不會是直的，而是跳過來、跳過去或是繞圈圈。 going down a rabbit trail就代表講話繞圈圈，沒有什麼重點。

You are going down a rabbit trail. 你現在已經偏離主題了。