However, left and right are more complex. Telling these two apart requires a person to first remember which side is their left and which is their right. Then, the person must figure out whether an object is on the left or the right side. Lastly, they have to assign the word left or right to an object. The fact that left and right depend on perspective makes it much harder. Experts are still unable to answer why up to a third of people have trouble telling left from right. Luckily, many people have learned to deal with the problem in their own ways. For example, some people tattoo hints on their arm while others remember that watches are typically worn on the left wrist.
然而，左和右更複雜。要分辨這兩者需要人們先記住哪一邊是他們的左邊、哪一邊是他們的右邊。然後，這個人必須弄清楚物體是在左邊還是右邊。最後，他們必須將字詞左邊或右邊指定給物體。左右取決於對事物的判斷，這使分辨更加困難。專家們仍然無法回答為什麼多達三分之一的人難以分辨左右。幸運的是，許多人已經學會用自己的方式處理這個問題。例如，有些人在手臂上紋提示，而有些人則記得手錶通常戴在左手腕上。
生活必備字詞：
tell... apart 分辨……
tell A from B 區別 A 與 B
hint n. 提示，暗示
wrist n. 手腕
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見十二月號。
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