2023年12月英语四级听力真题 卷二 文章3

Passage Three

文章三

What is personal space? We often think of it as an invisible bubble of space surrouading us that others can't enter, without causing discomfort.

什么是个人空间？我们经常认为它是一个无形的空间气泡包围着我们，其他人无法进入，而不会引起不适。

Research shows, however, that we actually have bubbles of different sizes.

然而，研究表明，我们实际上有不同大小的泡沫。

Each of these bubbles applies to a different set of people.

每个气泡都适用于不同的人群。

The smallest zone, called “intimate space"，extends outward from our bodies 18 inches in every direction.

最小的区域，被称为“亲密空间”，从我们的身体向外延伸18英寸，在各个方向。

Only family, pets and one's closest friends may enter it.

只有家人、宠物和最亲密的朋友可以进入。

A mere acquaintance entering our intimate space makes us uncomfortable.

一个仅仅是熟人的人进入我们的私密空间会让我们感到不舒服。

Next is the bubble called ''personal space"，extending from 1.5 feet to 4 feet away.

接下来是泡泡名为“个人空间“，从1.5英尺到4英尺的距离延伸。

Friends and acquaintances can comfortably occupy this zone, especially during informal conversations, but strangers are forbidden.

朋友和熟人可以轻松地占据这个区域，特别是在非正式的谈话中，但陌生人是被禁止的。

Extending from 4 to 12 feet away from us is “social space”.

从4英尺到12英尺的距离延伸到我们是“社会空间”。

Here people feel comfortable conducting routine social interactions with new acquaintances or total strangers.

在这里，人们对与新相识或完全陌生的人进行日常社交活动感到舒适。

Those are the average sizes of American's personal bubbles, anyway.

不管怎么说，这是美国人个人泡沫的平均大小。

It is important to keep in mind that personal space varies depending on culture and context.

重要的是要记住，个人空间因文化和背景而异。

Furthermore, there are significant individual differences.

此外，还有显著的个体差异。

As we all know, cultural or individual differences in personal bubble diameters are all too often the cause of discomfort.

我们都知道，个人气泡直径的文化或个体差异往往是不适的原因。

How did these personal bubbles arise?

这些个人泡沫是如何产生的？

According to research, we begin to develop our individual sense of personal space around age 3 or 4.

根据研究，我们在3或4岁左右开始发展个人空间感。

The sizes of our bubbles are fixed by our teens. These bubbles are constructed and monitored by the brain region involved in fear.

泡泡的大小是由孩子们决定的。这些气泡是由大脑中与恐惧有关的区域构建和监控的。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题22到25是基于你刚刚听到的这篇文章。

Question 22. What does research show about our personal space?

关于我们的个人空间，研究表明了什么？

Question 23. What happens if a mere acquaintance enters our intimate space?

如果仅仅是相识之人进入我们的亲密空间，会发生什么?

Question 24. Where do people feel comfortable interacting with new acquaintances or strangers?

人们在哪里与新认识的人或陌生人互动会感到舒适?

Question 25.When are the sizes of our bubbles fixed?

我们泡泡的大小是在什么时候固定下来的?

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