摘要
不要再瞪着眼看了!这样的话我敢说你从小到大听过不止一次。说到底,这个命令标志着孩童的好奇心和成人的社会意识之间一种不可逾越的差距:孩子总是会瞪大眼睛去看任何吸引他注意力的东西,而成年人则担心这样会冒犯他人。
Stop staring. I bet you heard this more than once growing up. This command, after all, marks the unbridgeable gap between the impulsiveness of thechild, who gawks at whatever seizes his attention, and the adult's social awareness, based on a fear of giving offense.