Fidget Spinners—The Hottest Trend in Schools 超療癒！轉轉轉~指尖陀螺旋風來襲 These days, it seems almost everyone has at least one fidget spinner. 最近，看起來幾乎所有人至少都有一個指尖陀螺。
Forget stress balls or Rubik's Cubes to quiet your restless fingers—fidget spinners are here. These handheld toys are used to ease stress. They are also supposed to help kids with ADHD or other learning disabilities▼ to focus. The fidget spinner was developed in 1997 by Catherine Hettinger. However, she was unable to find any toy companies to help her market the toy. She gave up, and her rights to the toy ended in 2005. Therefore, Hettinger has not made any money from the recent success of her creation. Fidget spinners are one of the most popular toys of 2017. Everyone in school seems to have one. In some schools, students are not allowed to have these toys because instead of paying attention in class, they are playing with these small toys. It seems strange that spinners are supposed to help kids to focus, but many teachers claim that they are actually causing students to pay less attention in the classroom. Fidget spinners have become so popular that videos of people performing tricks with them have gotten millions of views on YouTube. If you are stressed out at work or school, you should get a fidget spinner to pass the time.
at least 至少 If you don't feel like eating anything, at least try some soup. 如果你什麼都不想吃，至少喝點湯吧。
restless a. 停不下來的，無休止的；不安的 My cat became restless when the visitor entered the room. 那位訪客進入房間時，我的貓就變得焦躁不安。
be supposed to V 應該…… You are supposed to work overtime today. 你今天應該要加班。
market vt. 推銷 The company marketed the new diet soda to people wanting to stay in shape. 這家公司針對想維持身材的人推銷一種新的低卡汽水。
creation n. 創作品（可數） The designer is very picky about the materials he uses in his creations. 這位設計師對他自己作品所使用的材料非常挑剔。
claim vt. 宣稱 Jill claimed that her tips on memorizing vocabulary words would work like magic. 吉兒聲稱她的背單字撇步超有效。 * memorize vt. 背熟；記住
trick n. 把戲 The clown skillfully performed trick after trick. 小丑熟練地表演了一連串的特技。
be stressed out 壓力很大的 Jack is stressed out because he has too much work to do. 傑克因為工作太多而飽受壓力。
pass the time 是什麼意思 本文 "If you are stressed out at work or school, you should get a fidget spinner to pass the time." 中的片語 pass the time 表「消磨時間」，另一個長相相似的名詞為 pastime，表「消遣」。例：
We always watch DVDs to pass the time on weekends. （我們每週末總是看影片殺時間。）
Playing mobile games seems to have become the most popular pastime these days. （玩手遊似乎已成為近來最受歡迎的消遣。）
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