Gathering your resources to "try hard" requires burning energy in order to overcome your currently lowarousal level.
调动资源来“努力尝试”，需要消耗精力，以克服目前的低唤醒水平。
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An early strain of research claimed that when we watch television, our brains mostly exhibit slow alpha waves—indicating a low level of arousal, similar to when we are daydreaming.