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interview 采访n.
interviewer采访者n.
定语从句
先行词something 、
引导词that
I still think about it often.
interviewee受访者n.
er/ee
employ雇佣v.
employer 雇主n
employee 雇员n.
During an interview for one of my books，my interviewer said something I still think about often.
say谓语
annoy非谓语
annoy 生气v.
he was annoyed by sth 被动-done-annoyed
level等级n.
distraction 干扰n.
attraction 吸引n.
Annoyed by the level of distraction（干扰）in his open office，he said，
that is it. 主系表
表语从句
why
I have a membership at the coworking space across the street because …
membership 会员n
at the coworking space 共享办公空间
co-合作
cooperation 合作
across the street 街道对面
focus 专注v.
"That's why I have a membership at the coworking space across the street﹣ so I can focus."
prefer sth 更喜欢v.
（32）Why does the interviewer prefer a coworking space？
concentrate on 专注v.
block out 隔绝v.
background noise 背景噪音
A.It helps him concentrate.
B.It blocks out background noise.
C.It has a pleasant atmosphere. 宜人氛围
encourage 鼓励v.
interaction 交流；互动n
D.It encourages face﹣to﹣face interactions.
comment 评论n.
strike -struck -struck 打击v.
strike sb as odd /strange 感到奇怪adj.
His comment struck me as strange.
after all 毕竟
layout 布局n.
typically 典型adv.
After all，coworking spaces also typically use an open office layout（布局）.
come across 偶遇
study 研究n.
定语从句
先行词study
引导词that
the study shows why his approach works.
show sth 宾语从句
approach 方法n.
But I recently came across a study that shows why his approach works.
examine 审视v.
various 各种各样的adj.
noise 噪音n.
participant 参与者n.
as 当
complete完成v.
creative thinking 创造性思维
The researchers examined various levels of noise on participants as they completed tests of creative thinking.
randomly随机adv.
be divided into 被分成v.
be exposed to sth暴露
in the background 背景adv.
from …to …
total silence 沉默n.
total 完全adj.
They were randomly divided into four groups and exposed to various noise levels in the background，from total silence to 50 decibels（分贝），70 decibels，and 85 decibels.
insignificant 不重要adj
statistically 数据adv.
The differences between most of the groups were statistically insignificant；
participant 参与者n.
exposed 非谓语
those who are/were exposed to xx 被动-done-exposed
be similar to 相似adj.
chatter 闲聊
which was similar to xx
significantly 重大adv.
outperform 表现优于xx
the other groups
the other +名词复数=the others
however，the participants in the 70 decibels group ﹣ those exposed to a level of noisesimilar to background chatter in a coffee shop﹣significantly outperformed the other groups.
（33）Which level of background noise may promote creative thinking ability？
may do
promote 促进v.
A.Total silence.
B.50 decibels.
C.70 decibels.
D.85 decibels.
since因为
effects效果n.
may do
suggest 表明v.
creative thinking 创造性思维
differ 不同v.
that much 那么多
in response to sth回应
Since the effects were small，this may suggest that /our creative thinking does not differ that much in response to total silence and 85 decibels of background noise.
significant 重大；明显adj.
may do
actually实际adv.
But since the results at 70 decibels were significant，the study also suggests that/ the right level of background noise ﹣ not too loud and not total silence ﹣ may actually improve one's creative thinking ability.
may do
interrupt 打断v.
normal 正常的adj.
patterns of thinking思考模式
allow sb to do sth
imagination 想象力n
wander 溜达v.
focus 专注v.
The right level of background noise may interrupt our normal patterns of thinking just enoughto allow our imaginations to wander，without making it impossible to focus.
focus 专注n..
appear to do sth 似乎做v.
state 状态n.
for doing
I am working on it 致力于
creative tasks创意类的工作
This kind of "distracted focus" appears to be the best state for working on creative tasks.
So why do so many of us hate our open offices？
stop sb from doing 阻止
get /be/become drawn into 被拖入；被吸引
draw-drew-drawn拖拉拽v.
conversation 谈话n.
try to do sth
focus 专注v.
The problem may be that，in our offices，we can't stop ourselves from getting drawn into others' conversations while we're trying to focus.
indeed实际上adv.
interaction互动n
affect影响v.
creative process 创造性思维过程
Indeed，the researchers found that /face﹣to﹣face interactions and conversations affect the creative process，
yet然而
provide 提供v.
a certain level of xx特定的
freedom自由n.
interruption打断n.
and yet a coworking space or a coffee shop provides a certain level of noise while also providing freedom from interruptions.
（34）What makes an open office unwelcome to many people？
A.Personal privacy unprotected.
unprotected 过去分词
personal privacy 个人隐私
B.Limited working space.
limited 有限的adj
C.Restrictions on group discussion.
restriction 限制n.
constant 持续的adj.
interrupt 打断v.
D.Constant interruptions.
infer 推断v.
（35）What can we infer about the author from the text？
A.He's a news reporter. 记者
B.He's an office manager. 经理
C.He's a professional designer.
professional 专业的adj.
designer 设计师n.
publish 出版v.
published 过去分词做形容词
D.He's a published writer.
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according to 根据
According to Jessica Hagy，author of How to Be Interesting，it's not difficult to make yourself interesting at a dinner party.
step步骤n.
is to go
be to do 去做v.
go exploring 去探索v.
be out of
comfort zone舒适区
wander into 溜达v.
for the first time 第一次adv.
（36）B.The first step is to go exploring，if you're out of your comfort zone or if you're wandering into somebody's house for the first time.
just尽管
is to show
be to do sth
show up出现v.
adventurous 冒险的adj.
try and talk非谓语
So the main thing is just to show up and be adventurous，trying different foods and talking to strangers.
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