考研John Gottman, the marriage expert, explains that we quickly"thin slice"information reliably only after we ground such snap reactions in "thick sliced" long-term study.

婚姻专家约翰·戈特曼（John Gottman）解释说，只有在“厚切片”的长期研究中，我们将这种突然的反应磨平之后，我们才能快速可靠地“薄片”信息。

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考研Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick, hard-wired responses.

科学家们发现，尽管我们容易突然做出过度反应，但如果我们花一点时间思考一下自己可能会做出什么反应，我们可以减少甚至消除我们快速的、固定的反应所带来的负面影响。

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六级After the personal-savings rate dipped to zero in 2005, the shock of the economic crisis last year prompted people to snap shut their wallets.

2005年个人储蓄率降至零后，去年经济危机的冲击促使人们迅速收起钱包。

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考研Snap decisions can be important defense mechanisms; if we are judging whether someone is dangerous, our brains and bodies are hard-wired to react very quickly, within milliseconds.

仓促决策可能是重要的防御机制；如果我们判断某人是否危险，我们的大脑和身体就会在几毫秒内做出快速反应。

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考研But snap decisions in reaction to rapid stimuli aren't exclusive to the interpersonal realm.

但是，对快速刺激的快速反应并不仅仅局限于人际关系领域。

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