专项训练3 人与环境（大自然调节时间感）-【China Daily·时事热点】2025年高考英语题型30分钟限时精练解析版.docx

专项训练3人与环境

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大自然调节时间感

Doyouevergetthatfeelingthattherearentenoughhoursintheday?Thattimeissomehowracingawayfromyou,anditisimpossibletofiteverythingin.Butthen,youstepoutsideintothecountrysideandsuddenlyeverythingseemsslower,morerelaxed,liketimehassomehowchanged.Itsnotjustyou–recentresearchshowednaturecanregulateoursenseoftime.

Formanyofus,thecombineddemandsofwork,homeandfamilymeanthatwearealwaysfeelinglikewedonthaveenoughtime.Timepovertyhasalsobeenexacerbatedbydigitaltechnologies.Permanentconnectivityextendsworkinghoursandcanmakeitdifficulttoswitchofffromthedemandsoffriendsandfamily.

Recentresearchsuggeststhattheantidotetoourlackoftimemaylieinthenaturalworld.PsychologistRichardoCorreia,attheUniversityofTurkuinFinland,foundthatbeinginnaturemaychangehowweexperiencetimeand,perhaps,evengiveusthesenseoftimeabundance.Forexample,peoplearemorelikelytoperceiveawalkinthecountrysideaslongerthanawalkofthesamelengthinthecity.Similarly,peoplereportperceivingtimeaspassingmoreslowlywhileperformingtasksinnaturalgreenenvironmentsthaninurbanenvironments.Natureseemstoslowandexpandoursenseoftime.

Itsnotjustoursenseoftimeinthemomentwhichappearstobealteredbythenaturalworld,itsalsooursenseofthepastandfuture.Previousresearchshowsthatspendingtimeinnaturehelpstoshiftourfocusfromtheimmediatemomenttowardsourfutureneeds.Soratherthanfocusingonthestressofthedemandsonourtime,naturehelpsustoseethebiggerpicture.

Thiscanhelpustoprioritiseouractionssothatwemeetourlong-termgoalsratherthanlivinginaperpetualstateofjustaboutkeepingourheadabovewater.Thisisinpartbecausespendingtimeinnatureappearstomakeuslessimpulsive,enablingustodelayinstantgratificationinfavoroflong-termr