PASSAGE 24：Catch a mood 注意情绪
Did you know/ you can catch/ a mood?/
A bad mood/ isn't spread/ by a virus/ like the flu is,/ but it can be/ contagious./
Moods/ sort of drift/ from person to person/ unconsciously./ Slight,/ unintentional signals/ carry the mood./
One person's facial expression/ or whatever/ is observed/ by another,/ who then unconsciously/ begins to mimic./
If they aren't there,/ that is,/ the person gives no indication/ of the mood they're in,/ nobody will pick up/ the mood./
catch a mood
Did you know you can catch a mood from someone else?
你知道吗，你可以从别人那里感染到情绪？
be contagious
Laughter is contagious; when one person starts laughing, others often join in.
笑声是会传染的；当一个人开始笑时，其他人往往会跟着一起笑。
drift from person to person
Rumors often drift from person to person, spreading quickly.
谣言经常在人与人之间流传，迅速扩散。
unintentional signals
Our body language sends out unintentional signals about our emotions.
我们的肢体语言会无意中透露出我们的情绪信号。
slumped shoulders
His slumped shoulders indicated that he was feeling defeated.
他低垂的肩膀表明他感到挫败。
downcast mouth
She had a downcast mouth, as if she had just heard some bad news.
她的嘴角下垂，好像刚听到了一些坏消息。
subdued voice
He spoke in a subdued voice, as though he didn't want to disturb anyone.
他用低沉的声音说话，好像不想打扰任何人。
be susceptible to
Some people are more susceptible to colds than others.
有些人比其他人更容易感冒。
physiological responses
The stress test measures a person's physiological responses to stress.
压力测试测量一个人在压力下的生理反应。
send moods
Expressive people are better at sending their moods to others.
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