that are familiar due to repeated exposure.

而造成对该刺激反应倾向的降低
"Hey!"

"喂"
"Hey!"

"喂"
The sudden noise startles but as it—

突如其来的噪音吓了大家一跳
as you hear it a second time it startles less.

但听到第二声的时候就没那么吃惊了
The third time is just me being goofy.

第三遍时就变成我自己在这犯傻了
It's just--It's--You get used to things.

这是因为你对这些事情已经习惯了
And this, of course, is common enough in everyday life.

习惯化在我们的日常生活中随处可见
We get used to the ticking of a clock or to noise of traffic

我们习惯了钟的滴答声和车来人往的噪音
but it's actually a very important form of learning

但这却是一种非常重要的学习形式
because imagine life without it.

我们不妨试想一下无法进行习惯化的情形
Imagine life where you never got used to anything,

试想你在生活中无法习惯任何事情