第 5 页精品文档---下载后可任意编辑新视野第大学英语(第三版)读写教程 2--unit6-Doorcloser,areyou？课文原文 1、--Doorcloser,areyou?1Thenexttimeyouredecidingbetweenrivaloptions,onewhichisprimaryandtheotherwhichissecondary,askyourselfthisquestion:WhatwouldXiangYudo?2XiangYuwasaChineseimperialgeneralinthethirdcenturyBCwhotookhistroopsacrosstheZhangRiveronaraidintoen 2、emyterritory.Tohistroopsastonishment,heorderedtheircookingpotscrushedandtheirsailingshipsburned.3Heexplainedthathewasimposingonthemanecessityforattainingvictoryovertheiropponents.Whathesaidwassurelymotivating,butitwasntreallyappreciatedbymanyofhisloyalso 3、ldiersastheywatchedtheirvesselsgoupinflames.ButthegeniusofGeneralXiangYusconvictionwouldbevalidatedbothonthebattlefieldandinmodernsocialscienceresearch.GeneralXiangYuwasarareexceptiontothenorm,aveteranleaderwhowashighlyrespectedforhismanyconquestsandwhoa 4、chievedthesummitofsuccess.4HeisfeaturedinDanArielysenlighteningnewpublication,PredictablyIrrational,afascinatinginvestigationofseeminglyirrationalhumanbehavior,suchasthetendencyforkeepingmultipleoptionsopen.Mostpeoplecantmarshalthewillforpainfulchoices,n 5、otevenstudentsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),whereDr.Arielyteachesbehavioraleconomics.Inanexperimentthatinvestigateddecision-making,hundredsofstudentscouldntbeartolettheiroptionsvanish,eventhoughitwascleartheywouldprofitfromdoingso.5Theexpe 6、rimentrevolvedaroundagamethateliminatedtheexcusesweusuallyhaveforrefusingtoletgo.Intherealworld,wecanalwayssay,Itsgoodtopreserveouroptions.Wantagoodexample?Ateenagerisexhaustedfromsoccer,ballet,piano,andChineselessons,butherparentswontstopanyoneofthembec 7、ausetheymightcomeinhandysomeday!6Intheexperimentsessions,studentsplayedacomputergamethatprovidedcashbehindthreedoorsappearingonthescreen.Therulewasthemoremoneyyouearned,thebetterplayeryouwere,givenatotalof100clicks.Everytimethestudentsopenedadoorbyclicki 8、ngonit,theywoulduseuponeclickbutwouldntgetanymoney.However,eachsubsequent...
