Telepathy is the idea that one mind can send thoughts straight to another mind — no talking, no writing, no signal of any kind. You think it, and the other person receives it. It belongs with ghosts, fortune-telling, and moving objects by thought: things many people enjoy, and science has never been able to show are real. Careful writers therefore treat it as a claim, not a fact — 'she claimed to have telepathy' rather than 'she has telepathy'.

Telepathy is the ideatelepathy指的是這種想法 that one mind can send thoughts straight to another mind一個人的心靈可以直接把想法傳給另一個人的心靈 no talking, no writing, no signal of any kind不用說話、不用寫字，也不用任何訊號 You think it, and the other person receives it你在心裡想，對方就直接接收到了 It belongs with ghosts, fortune-telling, and moving objects by thought它跟鬼魂、算命，還有用意念移動物品是同一掛的 things many people enjoy很多人喜歡這類東西 and science has never been able to show are real但科學從來沒能證明它們是真的 Careful writers therefore treat it as a claim, not a fact所以謹慎的作者會把它當成一種說法，而不是事實 'she claimed to have telepathy' rather than 'she has telepathy'會寫「她聲稱自己有telepathy」，而不是「她有telepathy」

In science fiction and fantasy it is everywhere, and there it is simply a power a character has, like flying. But here is the use your students will actually meet most, and it is not the spooky one.

In science fiction and fantasy it is everywhere在科幻和奇幻作品裡到處都是 and there it is simply a power a character has, like flying在那裡它就只是角色擁有的一種能力，跟飛行差不多 But here is the use your students will actually meet most但這裡有一個你的學生實際上最常遇到的用法 and it is not the spooky one而且不是那種靈異的用法

English speakers use telepathy as a warm joke about two people who know each other very well. You start a sentence and your sister finishes it; you both reach for the same thing at the same second; you're about to text a friend and their message arrives first. 'It must be telepathy.' Nobody saying this believes anything supernatural happened — it is a nice way of saying 'we think alike'. This joking use is far more common in everyday speech than the serious one.

English speakers use telepathy as a warm joke英文使用者會用telepathy開一種溫馨的玩笑 about two people who know each other very well講兩個彼此非常熟的人 You start a sentence and your sister finishes it你話說到一半，姐妹就幫你接完 you both reach for the same thing at the same second你們兩個同一秒伸手拿同一樣東西 you're about to text a friend and their message arrives first你正要傳訊息給朋友，結果對方的訊息先到了 'It must be telepathy.'這時候人會說「一定是telepathy」 Nobody saying this believes anything supernatural happened說這句話的人沒有人真的相信發生了什麼超自然的事 it is a nice way of saying 'we think alike'這只是說「我們想法很合」的一種可愛講法 This joking use is far more common in everyday speech than the serious one這種開玩笑的用法在日常口語裡比正經的用法常見得多

The adjective is 'telepathic': 'a telepathic alien', or 'we're practically telepathic after twenty years of marriage'. Note there is no ordinary verb — you cannot say 'I telepathied him'. Say 'read my mind' instead, which is the everyday phrase: 'You read my mind — I was just going to suggest that.'

The adjective is 'telepathic'形容詞是「telepathic」 'a telepathic alien'像「一個有心電感應能力的外星人」 or 'we're practically telepathic after twenty years of marriage'或「我們結婚二十年，簡直心有靈犀」 Note there is no ordinary verb要注意這個字沒有一般的動詞形式 you cannot say 'I telepathied him'不能說「I telepathied him」 Say 'read my mind' instead要用「read my mind」代替 which is the everyday phrase這是日常說法 'You read my mind — I was just going to suggest that.'就像「你真的說中我的想法——我正想這樣建議」