(单词翻译:单击)
Hi there!
嗨，你好啊！
This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between “awareness” and “consciousness.”
本周《名师答疑》，我们回答awareness和consciousness有什么区别的问题。
Dear teacher, I am Mayer from Colombia.
亲爱的老师，我是来自哥伦比亚的梅耶尔。
I hope you are well.
我希望你一切都好。
I would like to know the difference between the words, “awareness” and “consciousness.”
我想知道awareness和consciousness这两个词之间的区别。
Thanks a lot, Mayer.
非常感谢，梅耶尔。
Thanks for this wonderful question, Mayer.
谢谢你提出这个精彩的问题，梅耶尔。
“Awareness” and “consciousness” share somewhat similar definitions.
这两个词有着相似的定义。
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “awareness” as having knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists.
韦伯词典对awareness（意识）一词的定义是：知道并理解某事正在发生或存在。
And it defines “consciousness” as being aware of things around you or something within oneself.
它将consciousness（意识）定义为意识到你周围或自己内心的事物。
But these two words can have many different meanings.
但这两个词可以有很多不同的意思。
Let’s look at each one more closely.
让我们更仔细地逐个来看。
“Awareness” is a noun that comes from the adjective “aware.”
awareness是从形容词aware派生而来的名词。
When you are aware of something, you know or you have a sense that something exists.
当你意识到某事时，你知道或感觉到某事的存在。
For example: Many drivers have no awareness of other cars in their blind spots, areas around the car that they cannot easily see.
例如：许多司机没有意识到他们的盲区有其他汽车，盲区即车子周围的他们不容易看到的区域。
In yoga, your mind and your body connect to bring awareness to places of pain so that you can ease it.
做瑜伽时，你的思想和身体连接在一起，让你意识到身体疼痛的地方，这样你就可以缓解疼痛。
We often talk about “awareness” of social or political causes or beliefs.
我们经常谈到对社会或政治事业和信仰的“意识”。
This is one of the meanings that is shared with “consciousness.”
这是awareness与consciousness相同的含义之一。
World Pangolin Day is celebrated on February 18th to raise more awareness for these animals.
2月18日是世界穿山甲日，旨在提高人们保护穿山甲的意识。
Let’s move on to “consciousness.”
我们继续讲consciousness。
“Consciousness” is a noun that has several meanings.
这是一个有多种含义的名词。
It comes from the adjective “conscious.”
它来自形容词“有意识的”。
When you are “conscious,” you are awake and can think and make decisions for yourself.
当你是“有意识的”时，你是清醒的，可以自己思考和做出决定。
When you are asleep, you are not conscious.
当你睡着的时候，你是没有意识的。
Your “consciousness” is your physical and mental state of being conscious or awake.
你的“意识”是你在身体上和精神上都有意识，即都清醒的状态。
She lost consciousness after she fell and hit her head.
她摔倒后撞到头，失去了知觉。
Your “consciousness” also includes your mind and thoughts.
你的consciousness也包括你的思维和想法。
Don’t let his bad feelings cloud your consciousness.
别让他的负面情绪蒙蔽了你的想法。
And lastly, “consciousness” is the belief that people can have, or it can be an interest or knowledge of certain ideas.
最后，consciousness是人们拥有的信念，也可以是对某些想法的兴趣或知识。
Greta Thunberg helped younger people to have more interest in climate consciousness and activism.
格里塔·通伯格让年轻人对气候意识和行动主义产生了更大的兴趣。
Please let us know if these explanations and examples have helped you, Mayer.
梅耶尔，请让我们知道这些解释和例子是否对你有帮助。
And that’s Ask a Teacher.
以上就是《名师答疑》。
I’m Faith Pirlo.
我是费思·皮尔洛。
