听力背景知识50篇：18.Fast Food Makes Us Less Patient

18. Fast Food Makes Us Less Patient快餐使我们失去耐性 [00:03.90]Fast food is a multibillion-dollar industry, [00:08.01]and for some of us, drive-through dinner [00:10.78]has become a way of life. [00:12.48]Granted, sometimes we grab something quick [00:15.35]because we really don't have time. [00:17.54]But psychologists got to wondering [00:19.93]whether all this speed eating [00:21.98]might actually make us less patient. [00:24.31]In a series of experiments, [00:26.45]the scientists showed volunteers logos [00:28.94]from several fast-food chains [00:31.11]or asked them to recall the last time they'd visited. [00:34.22]And they found that folks who had thought about fast food [00:38.08]would then read faster, [00:39.96]even though no one told them to hurry. [00:42.71]And they also expressed a preference for time-saving products, [00:46.69]like shampoo plus conditioner. [00:49.38]And they tended to opt for immediate rewards, [00:52.37]like getting a small cash payment right away [00:55.58]rather than waiting a week for a larger sum. [00:58.02]So if you want to ease the pace, [01:01.02]forget meditation. Try a slow cooker. [01:04.70]