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The biggest communication problem
is we do not listen to understand.
We listen to reply.
– Stephen Covey, Author
最大的溝通問題是，
我們聆聽不是為了了解，
我們聆聽只為了回答。
– 史蒂芬‧柯維(勵志作家)
史蒂芬‧柯維(1932-2012)是全球暢銷書The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (與成功有約)的作者，此書在全世界翻成38種語言，售出1,500萬冊以上。
神經性厭食症一直被視為一種嚴重的精神疾病，但一項國際研究發現，人體裡存在與厭食症相關的基因，所以神經性厭食症不僅是精神疾病，也是一種代謝紊亂。倫敦國王學院的醫生們發現，一些人的脫氧核糖核酸（DNA）發生了變化，改變了他們代謝脂肪和糖的方式，所以會讓他們有進食障礙。
Study finds anorexia stemsfrom body as well as mind研究發現：厭食症源於 「身體」 和 「心裡」Anorexia is an eating disorder that leads people to lose as much weight as possible by eating little food and sometimes exercising excessively. For the past few decades it’s been seen as a serious psychiatric disease. But this study in Nature Genetics, suggests its origins are even more complex.厭食症是一種飲食失調症，導致人們通過少吃食物和過度運動來儘可能地減重。在過去的幾十年裡，它被視為一種嚴重的精神疾病。但發表在《自然-遺傳學》期刊上的這項研究表明，它的起源更為複雜。Researchers analysed DNA - the blueprint for the human body - from more than 72,000 people. They found mutations that were far more common in anorexia patients. Some mutations did affect brain function, but others were found in the instructions that control the body's metabolism, particularly around blood sugar levels and body fat.研究人員分析了超過 7.2 萬人的人體藍圖 —— 基因組。他們發現基因突變在厭食症患者中更為常見。一些基因突變確實影響了腦功能， 但也有一些基因突變出現在控制身體新陳代謝的指令中，尤其是控制血糖水平和身體脂肪的指令中。When most people lose weight there are signals in the body that push back, making us want to eat more. The suspicion is this process goes awry in people at risk of anorexia, making it easier for them to starve themselves. The eating disorder charity Beat said the findings were ground breaking and that rethinking the origins of anorexia could fuel research into new treatments.當大多數人想減輕體重時，身體裡發出的一些信號會產生反作用力，讓我們食慾大增。但人們懷疑，這個過程在有患厭食症風險的人群中出現了偏差，從而使他們有進食障礙。飲食失調慈善機構 Beat 表示，這是一項突破性的研究，重新思考厭食症的起源可以推動新療法的研究 。
詞彙eating disorder 飲食失調
psychiatric disease 精神疾病
blueprint 藍圖，早期計劃方案
mutations （基因的）突變
brain function 腦功能
metabolism 新陳代謝
push back 抵抗
awry 出偏差的，出錯的
ground breaking 史無前例的，突破性的
fuel 推動，助力
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文後，回答下列問題 。1. What type of disease did scientists use to think anorexia was?2. What was it that researchers looked at to make this new discovery about anorexia?3. According to this new study, how do signals in the body of an anorexic differ from those in other people?4. True or false? The study found DNA mutations control the body’s metabolism not its brain function.
答案1. What type of disease did scientists use to think anorexia was?
For the past few decades it’s been seen as a serious psychiatric disease.2. What was it that researchers looked at to make this new discovery about anorexia?
Researchers analysed DNA - the blueprint for the human body - from more than 72,000 people.3. According to this new study, how do signals in the body of an anorexic differ from those of other people?
When most people lose weight there are signals in the body that push back, making us want to eat more. The suspicion is this process goes awry in people at risk of anorexia, making it easier for them to starve themselves.4. True or false? The study found DNA mutations control the body’s metabolism not its brain function.
False. The study found some mutations did affect brain function, but others were found in the instructions that control the body's metabolism, particularly around blood sugar levels and body fat.
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To be fried 精神極度疲憊形容詞 「fried」 在談論與食物有關的話題時，意思是 「油炸的」。
「Fried」 也可以用來比喻一個人像是被油炸幹了一樣，「非常疲憊」。
通常情況下，「fried」 多用來描述 「精神極度疲憊」 而非身體勞累的狀態。比如，如果你進行了大量的腦力工作，消耗了全部的精力，無法再繼續工作、學習時，你就可以用說：I’m fried. 我累得精疲力盡。同樣，在描述一個人精神疲勞的時候，也可以使用搭配 「someone’s brain is fried」 來比喻這個人用腦過度的狀態。
例句
After the maths exam, my brain was fried!
考完數學之後，我累得腦子都燒焦了。
It’s been such a busy week in the office – I’m totally fried.
這個星期辦公室裡非常忙碌，累得我精疲力盡。
I thought that after spending three days writing my essay my brain would be fried. But actually, I don’t feel tired at all.
我本來以為在連續寫了三天論文之後，會累得腦子都轉不動了。但實際上，我一點也不覺得累。
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