讲解人 · Jamie
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While people mill around in the bright space, in the dark green room they slow right down.
They sit and look at the three paintings on the wall and really see them.
Guided by a downloadable meditation, visitors are encouraged to spend up to 15 minutes with their chosen artwork, one on one.
In a world where demands for our eyeballs dominate and attention is the resource, this single-minded space, called Room to Breathe, is a place where you can regain your focus.
It’s all part of the Mindful Museum Campaign led by museum consultant Louise Thompson.
Thompson has been collaborating with Aleksandra Igdalova from Goldsmiths University’s psychology department to examine how art viewing in museums relates to engagement and well-being.
They found that visitors who viewed the same works in the mindful Room to Breathe setting reported feeling more relaxed and more perceptually engaged versus those seeing the same works in a traditional gallery space.
Other galleries have taken up the Mindful Museums approach.
At the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, mindful art viewing sessions were offered through 2024 as part of its Open Up With Vincent programme.
With a focus on the artist’s work and life, the sessions ran alongside yoga and guided art meditations.
The implication is that the act of slowing down and taking time to notice allows you to see the beauty and interesting aspects of something you might have otherwise written off.
It’s an idea that has wider consequences: stopping to think and consider something — art, music, writing or something else — builds meaning.
带着问题听讲解
- 如何理解 regain 这个词？
- 根据文章，正念“呼吸空间”能够让观众有怎么样的体验？
- 根据文章，“正念博物馆”活动提醒了我们什么？
讲解
重点词汇
regain
/rɪˈɡeɪn/
v. 重新获得，恢复，收回
- 词根词缀：re-（重新，再次）相关词汇：gain（v. 获得）搭配短语：to regain consciousness（恢复知觉）例句：Troops have regained control of the city.（军队已经重新掌控了这座城市。）
mill around
（人或动物）无目的地乱转，乱兜圈子
- 相关词汇：mill（n. 磨坊；v. 把（谷物等）磨细）同义短语：mill about例句：I'll just mill about in the store across the street while you get your hair cut.（你剪头发的时候，我就去街对面那家店里随便转转。）
meditation
/ˌmed.əˈteɪ.ʃən/
n. 冥想；沉思，深思
- 相关词汇：meditate（v. 沉思，深思；冥想）
- 近义词：reflect（v. 深思，认真思考）
- 搭配短语：to meditate on / upon sth.（思考某事）
- 例句：He meditated on the consequences of his decision.
one on one
一对一地
- 例句：Can we discuss this one on one?相关短语：one by one（一个接一个）
- 例句：The judges came in and took their seats one by one.（评委进门后一一落座。）
dominate
/ˈdɑː.mə.neɪt/
v. 控制，主宰；在…中占首要地位
- 英文释义：to control someone or something; to have more importance than other people or things例句：Chinese App Dominates US App Store Rankings Amid Possible TikTok Ban（TikTok 或被禁 另一中国应用软件跃居美区应用商店排名榜首）
single-minded
adj. 一心一意的，专心致志的
- 例句：She had a single-minded will to win.（她一心想赢。）
mindful
/ˈmaɪnd.fəl/
adj. 正念的；留神的，注意的
- 相关词汇：mind（n. 头脑）搭配短语：mindful of sth.（注意到某物）
- 近义词组：conscious of sth.（意识到某物）
- 例句：Mindful of the poor road conditions, she reduced her speed.
相关词汇：mindfulness（n. 正念）文化补充：正念最初源于佛教禅修，从坐禅、冥想等发展而来。它是将意识集中于当前，同时平静地承认和接受自己的感情、思绪和身体感觉。后来，正念被发展成为了一种系统的心理疗法，即正念疗法。
consultant
/kənˈsʌl.tənt/
n. 顾问，咨询师
- 相关词汇：consult（v. 咨询）
engagement
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ.mənt/
n. 参与度
- 相关词汇：engage（v. 参加，参与）
- 例句：I have never engaged in drug trafficking.（我从来没有从事过贩毒。）
搭配短语：to boost user engagement（提高用户参与度）文化补充：文中的 engagement 指的是 art engagement（艺术参与度），既包括对跳舞、唱歌、画画等艺术活动的参与，也包括对艺术作品的欣赏和接受，比如参观博物馆、美术馆，看话剧等等。
well-being
/ˌwelˈbiː.ɪŋ/
n. 幸福，安康
- 英文释义：the state or condition of being well例句：A good meal promotes a feeling of well-being.
perceptually
/pɚˈsep.tʃu.ə.li/
adv. 感知上
- 相关词汇：perceptual（adj. 感知的，感觉的）
- 例句：Perceptual skills are particularly important in sports.
engaged
/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd/
adj. 从事某事的，忙于某事的
- 相关词汇：engage（v. 参与）搭配短语：otherwise engaged（另外有事）
- 例句：I'm afraid I will be otherwise engaged that day.
versus
/ˈvɝː.səs/
prep. 与……相比；以……为对手
- 缩写：vs / vs.近义短语：in contrast to（与…形成对比）例句：Daily sales increased 8 percent versus April.
session
/ˈseʃ.ən/
n.（从事某项活动的）一段时间
- 搭配短语：a training session（一次培训）搭配短语：a therapy session（一次心理治疗）
implication
/ˌɪm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/
n. 含意，暗示
- 英文释义：the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated常用句型：the implication is that...
- 例句：When he said he hadn't talked to her in a while, the implication was that they broke up.
write off
把……看得无关紧要；勾销（债务）
- 搭配短语：to write off debts worth billions of dollars（勾销数十亿美元的债务）近义词：dismiss（v. 不予理会，对…不屑考虑）例句：He was written off as useless.（他被认为毫无用处。）
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