stranger考研四级六级 /'streindʒә/

In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with – or even looking at – a stranger is virtually unbearable.

在当代文化中，与陌生人交流甚至注视他们的前景几乎无法忍受。

It’s a sad reality – our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings – because there’s 2 to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you.

这是一个令人悲伤的现实——我们渴望避免与其他人互动——因为与站在你旁边的陌生人交谈可以带来 2 种好处。

“When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own,” The New York Times summarizes.

当埃普利博士和施罗德女士在同一个火车站询问其他人15他们与陌生人交谈后会有什么感受时，通勤者认为如果独自坐着，他们的16会更愉快。