免疫系統讓你大暴走？！ 既存生物機制，很可能掌控 你的優先事項以及決策行為
If you often find yourself facing the consequences of impulsive decisions, you may pin the blame on a number of different factors.
Perhaps you have a hard time regaining self-control. Maybe your willpower is not as strong as it once was.
Knowing how to delay gratification, deny urges and resist cravings can lead to more success in the long run, and reduce guilt and regret.
And, as Emma Young writes for the British Psychological Society, "being able to forego a reward now in favor of gaining something better later is known to be important in determining all kinds of desirable outcomes in life, including greater educational attainment, social functioning and health."
But what if you make impulsive decisions not because of weak willpower or self-control? What if the culprit is ... your own immune system?
A new study published in Scientific Reports indicates that there may be existing biological systems shifting your priorities and decision-making. More specifically, the study provides evidence that raised levels of inflammation in your body can actually skew your judgement toward rewards more advantageous in the present.
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get a taste of his own medicine 就是自食其果
Welcome back to Info Cloud, friends. Rex, you look like you're up to something today. What's going on?
I have a friend who always pranks me. He calls me and pretends to be someone else. Well, today I did the same thing to him. His reaction was priceless. He finally got a taste of his own medicine.
Friends, the medicine in this idiom Rex just used isn't something you take, it's behavior.
Specifically bad behavior such as being mean, rude or inconsiderate to others. I think pranks are pretty inconsiderate.
Here's another example. Sasha is always too loud in the morning and wakes everyone up. Well, today she got a taste of her own medicine.
Ooh. It sounds like Sasha wanted to sleep in, but she got woken up. The bad behavior in this example was Sasha being inconsiderate of others in the morning, just like my friend is inconsiderate of me with his pranks.
Just remember, friends, it's better to respond to others with kindness rather than giving them a taste of their own medicine.
當一個人經常做一些事情去捉弄別人，後來受到別人同樣的對待，你可以用今天分享的用語: get a taste of his own medicine 來形容他。medicine 是藥物，taste 是品嘗，get a taste of his own medicine 就是自食其果，自己怎麼樣對別人，別人也怎麼樣對他。例如，Sasha 經常大聲說話，吵醒大家，今天她被別人吵醒了，你就可以說: Sasha got a taste of her own medicine. Sasha 終於受到同樣的對待了。
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biological adj. 生物的、跟生物有關的
of or relating to biology or to life and living things
- When it comes to science, Rudy is most interested in biological science.
談到科學，Rudy 對生物科學最有興趣。
- Dr. Fields is currently conducting a major biological research, and it is difficult to schedule a meeting time with him.
Fields 博士正在進行一項重要的生物研究，要跟他約時間開會是很困難的。
biological adj. 親生的
related through birth — used to distinguish the parents who gave birth to a child from the parents who later adopted the child
- Bethany was adopted when she was a baby, but now she wants to meet her biological mother.
Bethany 從小就被領養，不過現在她想跟她的親生母親見面。
- Curtis has a better relationship with his stepfather than with his biological father.
Curtis 跟他繼父的關係，比他跟生父的關係還要好。
gratification n. 滿足
/ˌgrætəfəˈkeɪʃən/
to make (someone) happy or satisfied
- Although David and Edward have been rivals throughout the semester, seeing David getting caught for cheating on an exam gave Edward no gratification.
David 跟 Edward 一整個學期都在競爭，但是看到David 因為考試作弊被抓到，卻沒有讓Edward 得到滿足。
- Eating cheese with fine European wine always gives Frederick tremendous gratification.
吃起司配上歐洲葡萄酒會讓Frederick 有大大的滿足感。
gratify v.使滿意
to do or give whatever is wanted or demanded by (someone or something)
- Mr. Mathis was a very fussy man, and no restaurant in town was able to produce a dish that could gratify his picky taste.
Mathis 先生很挑剔，鎮上沒有一家餐廳能夠煮出一道讓他滿意的菜。
gratifying adj. (某件事情或東西) 讓人感到滿足的
/ˈgrætəˌfajɪŋ/
giving pleasure or satisfaction
- Being able to help the children in the slums was the most gratifying summer job Peter ever had.
能夠幫助貧民窟的兒童 ，是最讓Peter感到最滿足的暑期工作。
culprit n. 罪魁禍首、一個問題的起源
/ˈkʌlprət/
- Jasmine is suffering from anxiety, and the stress from her work is the culprit.
Jasmine 患有焦慮症，而她工作所帶來的壓力是罪魁禍首。
- Many things can cause our skin to age prematurely, but many believe the greatest culprit is the sun.
有很多東西會造成我們皮膚提早老化，但是很多人認為太陽是最大的罪魁禍首。
culprit n. 嫌犯、罪犯、做錯事的人
a person who has committed a crime or done something wrong
- In the movie, someone had stolen a family heirloom and a private detective was hired to find the culprit.
在電影裡，一個傳家之寶被偷賣，然後一位私家偵探被雇來找出竊賊。
- I had a plate of cookies here, but now they are gone. Who is the culprit?
我這裡本來有一盤餅乾，但是現在不見了，是誰偷走了?
skew v. 造成誤差
/ˈskjuː/
to change (something) so that it is not true or accurate
- Not including these numbers as part of the data will skew the results of our research.
不把這些數字加在我們的數據資料中，會讓我們的研究結果有誤差。
- Many crime shows have skewed the audience’s understanding of how criminal investigations are done in real life.
很多犯罪戲劇讓觀眾對實際生活中，犯罪調查的瞭解有誤差。
skew adj. 有東西是歪的、有差錯的
not straight; not true or accurate
- Richard sees a painting hanging by the door, and the fact it is skew really bothers him.
Richard 看到門邊掛了一幅畫，而且畫歪歪的，讓Richard 感到不是很舒服。
- Is it me or is that book shelf on the wall skew?
是我看錯呢，還是牆上的書架是歪的?
