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第六段
①All of us work through problems in ways of which we’re unaware, she says. ②Researchers in the late 1960s discovered that humans are born with the capacity to approach challenges in four primary ways: analytically, procedurally, relationally (or collaboratively) and innovatively.③At the end of adolescence, however, the brain shuts down half of that capacity, preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.她说，我们所有人都在用自己没有意识到的方式来解决问题。在20世纪60年代后期，研究人员发现，人类天生具有四种应对挑战的能力：分析性、程序性、相关性（或合作性）和创新性。然而，在青春期末期，大脑关闭了一半的思维能力，只保留了那些在人生的头十年左右似乎最有价值的思维模式。
①All of us work through problems in ways of which we’re unaware, she says.她说，我们所有人都在用自己没有意识到的方式来解决问题。
work through：解决
in部分是方式状语
of后面是定语从句，修饰ways，这里是be unaware of sth（不知道；没意识到；未察觉）的介词of提到which前。
②Researchersin the late 1960sdiscovered thathumans are born with the capacity to approach challenges in four primary ways: analytically, procedurally, relationally (or collaboratively) and innovatively.在20世纪60年代后期，研究人员发现，人类天生具有四种应对挑战的能力：分析性、程序性、相关性（或合作性）和创新性。
in部分是时间状语
that后面是宾语从句：humans are born with the capacity to approach challenges in four primary ways: analytically, procedurally, relationally (or collaboratively) and innovatively.
be born with：先天的；天生的
capacity n. 能力
approach vt. 着手处理；对付
in部分是方式状语
primary adj. 主要的
analyse vt. 分析。—— analysis n. 分析。—— analyst n. 分析者。—— analytical adj. 分析的；分析性的。—— analytically adv. 分析地（这串都是必考词汇）
procedural adj. 程序的。—— procedurally adv. 程序地；程序上
relational adj. 相关的；有关的。—— relationally adv. 有关地；相关地
collaborate vt. 合作；勾结。—— collaborator n. 合作者。—— collaborative adj. 合作的；协作的。—— collaboration n. 合作。—— collaboratively adv. 合作地；协作地
innovatively adv. 创新地。
③At the end of adolescence, however, the brain shuts down half of that capacity, preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.然而，在青春期末期，大脑关闭了一半的思维能力，只保留了那些在人生的头十年左右似乎最有价值的思维模式。
adolescent adj. 青春期的；n. 青少年。—— adolescence n. 青春期
shut down：停工；关闭
that capacity指上一句说的四种方式。
preserving部分是分词做状语，表示：“结果”：
preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.
mode n. 模式
that部分是定语从句，修饰modes，谓语是复数形式
valuable adj. 有价值的
or so：大约
总结：第六段是说，人类天生就有应对挑战的四种能力，但是，后来会消失掉一半，只留下两种。
