微语境专练。As we know, good eye contact(接触) also makes others more likely to like and respect you. Most researchers also {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(同意) that eye contact is the most important form of non-verbal(非语言的) communication. One of its {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(优点) is that it {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (允许，让) you to know how {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(另一个) person feels about you and what you're saying. In movies, eye contact between an {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(男演员) and an {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(女演员) is often romantic. {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(尽管) eye contact is important, if {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(任何人) looks at you for too long, you may want to {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(避免) it because it can make you feel {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(糟糕的) or even {#blank#}11{#/blank#}(害怕的).
Researchers from {#blank#}12{#/blank#}(澳大利亚) and {#blank#}13{#/blank#}(美国) are studying the unconscious reactions that happen when we make eye contact. They have found that making eye contact {#blank#}14{#/blank#}(总是) makes us less {#blank#}15{#/blank#}(意识到) of what is happening{#blank#}16{#/blank#}(在……周围) us. Our focus {#blank#}17{#/blank#}(几乎) all on the {#blank#}18{#/blank#}(动作) that someone is looking at us. Eye contact also increases brain {#blank#}19{#/blank#}(活动) and makes us more self-conscious. Researchers have found that even looking at a painting that {#blank#}20{#/blank#}(看起来) to be making eye contact can also affect(影响) {#blank#}21{#/blank#}(区域) of the brain related to thinking {#blank#}22{#/blank#}(关于) ourselves and other people.
Studies have {#blank#}23{#/blank#}(已经) shown that it is harder for people to concentrate(专注) when someone is looking at them. This form of eye contact interferes(干扰) with our imagination and even our working memory. These study results {#blank#}24{#/blank#}(建议) that it may be better to look away from the other person when you need to focus, such as when{#blank#}25{#/blank#}(回答) a question or reading an {#blank#}26{#/blank#}(文章). The next time you lock eyes with someone, think {#blank#}27{#/blank#}(再一次) and pay {#blank#}28{#/blank#}(注意力) to how you feel and see if it's more difficult to focus {#blank#}29{#/blank#}(无论如何). Try to use your eyes to help you become better at communicating.
