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ID: 4627
Upper Intermediate
Binge watching has been a cultural trend that has swept the world since the advent of Netflix, but do you know the repercussions and potential negative effect it has on our mind? Today, you are going to learn more about it in this episode of 清谈.
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 老年痴呆症 | lǎoniánchīdāizhèng | senile dementia | |
| 镜头 | jìngtóu | camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene | |
| 历历在目 | lìlìzàimù | vivid in one's mind (idiom) | |
| 辗转反侧 | zhǎnzhuǎnfǎncè | to toss and turn restlessly (in the bed) |
难道你是得了老年痴呆症吗
nándào 难道nǐ 你shì 是de 得le 了lǎoniánchīdāizhèng 老年痴呆症ma 吗
Are you suffering from Alzheimer?
可是我刚看完的那个镜头依然历历在目辗转反侧还是难以入睡
kěshì 可是wǒ 我gāng 刚kàn 看wán 完de 的nàge 那个jìngtóu 镜头yīrán 依然lìlìzàimù 历历在目zhǎnzhuǎnfǎncè 辗转反侧háishi 还是nányǐ 难以rùshuì 入睡
The scene I just watched was still fresh in my mind and I was tossing and turning.
当时啊我可是每天都在刷剧想要把所有的剧都追完
dāngshí 当时a 啊wǒ 我kěshì 可是měitiān 每天dōu 都zài 在shuājù 刷剧xiǎngyào 想要bǎ 把suǒyǒu 所有de 的jù 剧dōu 都zhuī 追wán 完
At that time I was watching it every day, trying to catch up on all the episodes.
当你看着屏幕中一个个腥膻色暴力的镜头这些啊其实都会进入你的潜意识
dāng 当nǐ 你kàn 看zhe 着píngmù 屏幕zhōng 中yīgègè 一个个xīng 腥shān 膻sè 色bàolì 暴力de 的jìngtóu 镜头zhèxiē 这些a 啊qíshí 其实dōu 都huì 会jìnrù 进入nǐ 你de 的qiányìshí 潜意识
When you look at the screen and see all those colorful and violent scenes, they are all going into your subconsciousness.
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