When he was in Kanas Nature reserve, Xinjiang in 1996, a photographer snapped a picture of a white bear by chance. 10 years since then, the bear had tucked away high in mountains, leaving no trail.
1996年,一位摄影师在新疆喀纳斯自然保护区无意间拍到一只白熊。自此以后的十年里,白熊藏身于深山之中,再无音讯。
Maybe the reason people find it difficult to suppress the idea of a white bear is that it's an unusual thought.
很可能人们很难抑制白熊的想法的理由是由于白熊是一种很不寻常的想法。
At last I fell asleep with a new doll and a white bear in my arms.
最后,我还是搂着我的新娃娃和小白熊睡着了。
This was after a white bear with patches of brown fur was shot by hunters.
当时猎人们射杀了一只长着棕色斑块皮毛白熊。
In the popular example of a white bear or pink elephant, for example, trying not to think about an unusual and concrete object is the surest way to make that image stick in your mind.
例如,在广为人知的白熊(或粉红大象)案例里,努力去不想起一个奇特而具体的想象事物,恰恰会在内心里强化该事物的形象。