核心畫面

You can think of someone standing inside a long tunnel. Far ahead there is a bright circle, and it is perfectly clear. On both sides there is only wall. Whatever is happening beside you is not dark or blurred — it is simply not in the picture at all. That narrow bright circle is the image the whole word grows from.

可以想成一個人站在長長的隧道裡。正前方有一個亮亮的圓圈,看得非常清楚。兩邊只有牆。旁邊發生的事情不是變暗、也不是變模更多收起可以想成一個人站在長長的隧道裡。正前方有一個亮亮的圓圈,看得非常清楚。兩邊只有牆。旁邊發生的事情不是變暗、也不是變模糊,而是根本不在畫面裡。整個詞都可以從這個「只剩正前方一圈」的畫面長出來。

Two branches

眼睛看到的窄

這是畫面本身,字面上的那一圈。

noun · B2

A narrow field of sight, in which a person can see what is straight in front of them but little or nothing at the sides; it is often caused by an eye condition that damages the eyes.

管狀視野、只看得到正前方

心思看到的窄

把那一圈從眼睛搬到腦袋裡:注意力像被牆夾住,只剩下一個點。這是教學上的連結,不是在說歷史演變。

noun · B2

The habit of thinking about only one part of a problem, one goal, or one point of view, and not noticing the other parts that also matter.

視野狹隘、只想一件事