时间:2018-11-30 作者:英语课 分类:听美文故事记6级单词


英语课

UNIT ONE 1. Science Proves That Love Is Blind


Scientists have shown that there is a degree of truth in the old adage 1 that love is blind. They have found that feelings of love lead to a suppression of activity in the areas of the brain controlling critical thought.


It seems that once we get close to a person, the brain decides the need to assess their character and personality is reduced.


The study, by University College London, is published in NeuroImage.


The researchers found that both romantic love and maternal 2 love produce the same effect on the brain. They suppress neural 3 activity associated with critical social assessment 4 of other people and negative emotions.


The UCL team scanned the brains of 20 young mothers while they viewed pictures of their own children, children they were acquainted with, and adult friends.


The team found that the patterns of brain activity were very similar to those identified in an earlier study looking at the effects of romantic love.


Both studies recorded increased activity in parts of the brain's "reward system".


When these areas are stimulated 5 - as they can be by food and drink, or even monetary 6 gain - they produce feelings of euphoria.


But perhaps more surprisingly, both studies also showed reduced levels of activity in the systems necessary for making negative judgements.


Lead researcher Dr Andreas Bartels said it was crucial that both romantic and maternal love were viewed by the brain in a highly positive way - because both were crucial to the perpetuation 7 of the species.



1 adage
n.格言,古训
  • But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience.但是,根据我的经验,人们所谓的工作岗位造就人材这句古话并不正确。
  • Her experience lends credence to the adage " We live and learn!"她的经验印证了一句格言: 活到老,学到老!
2 maternal
adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的
  • He is my maternal uncle.他是我舅舅。
  • The sight of the hopeless little boy aroused her maternal instincts.那个绝望的小男孩的模样唤起了她的母性。
3 neural
adj.神经的,神经系统的
  • The neural network can preferably solve the non- linear problem.利用神经网络建模可以较好地解决非线性问题。
  • The information transmission in neural system depends on neurotransmitters.信息传递的神经途径有赖于神经递质。
4 assessment
n.评价;评估;对财产的估价,被估定的金额
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何?
5 stimulated
a.刺激的
  • The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
  • The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。
6 monetary
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的
  • The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
7 perpetuation
n.永存,不朽
  • Are there some on going policies that encourage its perpetuation? 现在是否有一些持续的政策令这会根深蒂固? 来自互联网
  • Does the mental perpetuation exist? 存在心理的永恒吗? 来自互联网
学英语单词
a.f.
Abergwynfi
apothecarists
ARLT
attachingness
baisting
barbershopper
bid tabulation
Black American
black leg of cabbage
boothroyds
chelating ion exchange resin
chq. cheque
chromatographic refining
cold chamber machine
congealable
coop
cooptative
copying out
crenulae
data relay satellite system
direct ancestor
double-beam system
electronic chart database
exosporella theae
exposure control lever
fatwoods
fibrement
Fire Island
fridged
George Gills Ra.
GMSL
goatkeeper
going - concern assumption
grade of accuracy
gramaryen
hasty generalization
heartlands
high-pressure flange
hippocrate
hunterman
intranarial
inversa
ironylessness
keelhaled
land direct foundation
large conical gear bolt
Listera taizanensis
loyalized
malodourous
Mandelin test solution
mattamore
mechanical accident
medial island
message protocol
meteor trail
methylglycosides
miserliest
montadale
montagu
multisection charge
mustela nigripess
nailrod
nucleic acid probe
oil modified polyurethane varnish
one-syllables
orthoimages
oxidizer overflow connector
phlebotomus (phlebotomus) kiangsuensis
pilar neurocristic hamartoma
plant tissue culture
potassium benzodisulfonate
program behavior index
prone position headrest
proportional solenoid valve
pull over
quadruple compound turbine
quartz testing instrument
race disposition
ransom demand
reagency
recitation
revisable form text
roseo-
runner extension
scan, raster
semi-official organization
sequential sample
Sintaein
speak out
stabilized presentation
summary trial
throw obstacles in way
to decompile
tonsillopuncture
umbel
v.diff
valsa leucostoma
vibrissae
wall tents
wire protocol
yourware