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心痛与身痛
,
孰更痛
?
You've
broken up with
your
girlfriend or boyfriend, your wife or husband has
left you and you feel
rejected,
dejected
, broken-
hearted. Well, new research
suggests
that intense feelings of rejection are as
hurtful
as physical pain.
The lead author of the study Ethan
Kross said the reason is because the same
regions of the brain that become active
in response to
painful
sensory
experiences are also
activated during intense experiences of
social rejection.
The
researchers hope their
findings
will offer new
insigh
t into how the
experience of intense social
loss
may lead to various
physical
pain
symptoms
and
disorders
.
They
also confirmed the
notion
the people from different cultures all around
the world use the same language, words
like
experience of both physical pain
and social rejection.
Glossary
词汇表
to break up
with someone
（情侣）分手
dejected
感到沮丧的
hurtful
令人感到伤痛的
sensory
感官的
findings
研究结果
insight
对事情的了解
loss
丧失
symptom
症状
disorder
紊乱
notion
概念
女性钟爱哪种舞姿
?Dad
Dancing
The researchers
asked young men to
dance in a
laboratory to a very basic
drum
rhythm
. Their dances were
played back
to a group of
women
who
rated
them on a scale of one to seven.
The
researchers had expected that the movement of
arms, legs and hands
would be important
as they can often
convey
expressive gestures.
But instead they
found that there was a greater focus on
the
torso
, neck and
the head. And higher ratings were given
for
variation
and
mixing up
dance
moves.
What
went
down
badly though were
twitchy
and
repetitive
movements
–
often called
'dad dancing'.
The researchers also
found from blood tests on the dancers that those
who had
good moves were in
better
physical condition
.
And so, as is the case with
courtship rituals
with wild animals,
dancing ability
may well be a way of
assessing a
suitable mate
.
Glossary
词汇表
drum rhythm
鼓点
to play back
回放
to rate
打分评价
to convey
表达
expressive
富于个人表情的
torso
躯干
variation
多变的
to mix up
混合的
to go down
被
…
接受
twitchy
抽搐的，抽动的
repetitive
重复的
physical condition
身体状态，体能
courtship ritual
求偶行为
suitable mate
适合的配偶
乐观使人受益
Chin Up!
Ever won the lottery? No?
But did that stop you buying another lottery
ticket?
If the answer is
another 'no', you might call yourself an optimist.
But then, according to researchers at
University College London, human beings
are naturally
sanguine
creatures.
It is
all in the brain, they say. A study suggests it is
very efficient at processing
good news:
about 80% of people have a tendency
to
see the glass as
half-full, not half-
empty
, even if they don't consider
themselves to be
optimists.
The good news is that this brings a
health benefit. Being upbeat and having a
positive outlook on life reduces
anxiety. A study of nearly 100,000 women
showed a lower risk of death from heart
disease amongst optimists.
But there
are pitfalls to always having an
upbeat
attitude
. The authors of the
study point out the 2008 financial
crisis may have been caused by
analysts
overestimating
their assets'
performance even
in the face
of
clear
evidence to the
contrary.
There are personal health
risks too. Dr Tali Sharot, lead researcher, said:
people think their chances
of cancer are
low. There's a very
fundamental
bias
in the
brain.
But, as they say,
every cloud has a silver
lining
. Even if
seeing the
world
through rose-tinted
glasses
poses a risk to our health,
it's not something
that is likely to
cause us to lose sleep.
Let's just
keep our chins up
and keep
smiling!
苹果粉丝悼念乔布斯
At
Beijing's flagship Apple Store they
switched off the company's famous icon at
midday.
It was a tribute to
Steve Jobs the visionary
who had
created a truly
global brand. Flowers
were laid at the entrance of the
store.
Some came to shop
but others are
gathered to pay tribute.
Speaker 1
this is why I came here. I
wanted to buy some flowers myself but I couldn't
find
where.
Speaker 2
passed away. This man I
think really influenced the way I think, the way I
observe the world. I really can't say
how grateful I am to him.
Many Apple
products are made in China. But unlike other
western brands Apple
is a household
name here. Its iPhones and iPads are snapped up by
the growing
middle class. More than 35
million Chinese internet users also tweeted about
his
death.
Steve Jobs was a
man who was idolised around
the globe
and many here say his
vision helped
connect the world.
Glossary
词汇表
flagship
旗舰
a tribute
（对死者的）致敬
a
vis
ionary
有远见卓识者
to pay tribute
to
歌颂（某人）
to pass
away
逝世
a diehard
fan of
（某人的）铁杆粉丝
a
household name
家喻户晓的名人
to snap up
抢购
to tweet
发微博
to idolise
崇拜（某人）
以吻封缄
-
吻之展
gob
in gear for a
night!
London celebrating the art of
kissing.
People were asked to put on
lip gloss
, press their
mouths against a piece of
card and then
write a message describing a memorable
smacker
.
One
woman mentioned her experience of giving a
peck
on a baby's cheek.
Another moaned about a
sloppy kiss
she had received
from a new boyfriend.
Anthropologists
suggest the origins of the
snog
aren't romantic: in
primitive
times mothers chewed food and
gave it to their babies mouth-to-mouth.
Today, kissing etiquette varies
according to local customs. In some countries
people will greet you with one peck, in
others with two or more.
In France,
they are so keen on kissing
that
they have even got a smacker named
after them: the
French
kiss
. That's the one where tongues get
busy.
But in India a
smooch
in public could land
you in jail. In Germany, you won't
be
giving your freedom the
kiss-off
but an inappropriate snog
could
be the
kiss of
death
for your promotion. The Knigge
Society says the practice of
greeting
work colleagues with a kiss is uncomfortable for
many Germans.
The longest
continuous snog ever recorded lasted for more than
46 hours. A
Thai couple
locked lips
in a special
event in the beach resort of Pattaya.
But what about Britain? Well, we Brits
are much less shy than we used to be
about kissing in public, but not
everyone is keen. In particular
,
air kissing
is
seen as
an
affectation
of the rich
and beautiful classes. You can even refer to
such people
as
mwahs
, which is the sound
of a kiss:
Glossary
词汇表
a
gob
（俚语）嘴
a
peck
（俚语）轻吻
a smacker
（俚语）响亮的吻
lip
gloss
唇彩
a
snog
（英式俚语）长时间的接吻
a French kiss
法式接
吻
（舌头伸入对方口中）
to
give something
the kiss-
off
（俚语）直接说不要什么东西
了
the kiss of
death
死亡之吻
to lock lips
亲吻
air
kissing
空吻
a
sloppy kiss
心不在焉，草率的亲吻
affectation
矫揉造作、
装模做样
a
smooch
浪漫地亲吻并拥抱在一起