新思维综合英语3课程辅导Unit115155.ppt
新思维综合英语(3) 课程辅导Unit 11（5155）,Language Points in the Reading,He believes that falling in love is influenced by our brain chemistry. 他相信我们脑中的化学物质影响了爱情的产生。 to fall in love，“产生爱意”。 这是一个被动句，be influenced by sth.。,Dont you find it upsetting to reduce an emotion like love to a chemical equation? 你不认为将爱情这种情感降低为一种化学方程式有些扫兴吗？ reduce to ，“把降低（贬斥）为”。 The emperor reduced the officer to a beggar. 皇帝把这个官员贬为乞丐。,。,3. chemical equation，“化学方程式”。 Im a big believer in romance. 我很相信浪漫。 The emotions we feel when were in love are so powerful that when theyre going on, nobodys going to stop to think about chemicals in the brain. 坠入爱河的情感是那么强烈，当时是绝对没有人会停下来考虑大脑里的化学成分的。 be in love，“恋爱中”。fall in love，“相爱”,But that has nothing to do with my enjoyment of a good meal. 但那并不影响我尽情地享受任何一顿美餐。 to have nothing to do with sth.，“与无关”（注意区别：to have something to do with sth 与有关）。 enjoyment of sth.，“享用”。,What is love, chemically speaking? 从化学角度来谈，爱是什么？ I try to distinguish between romantic attraction and romantic attachment because I think theyre chemically distinct. 我尽量将浪漫的相互吸引和浪漫的相互爱恋区分开来，因为我认为，二者之间从化学角度来说是不同的。 1. chemically speaking，“从化学角度来谈”，类似的表达：generally speaking，“通常来说”；honestly speaking，“说实话”，等。 2. distinguish between A and B，“区别A和B”。,What, then, is the basis for romantic attachment? What keeps us together? 浪漫式相互吸引的基础是什么？是什么让两个人形影不离？ I believe that were programmed at birth to produce endorphins when were in close relationships. 我认为，我们的肌体在出生的时候就有这种功能，即当发生任何亲密关系就会产生内啡肽。 1. at birth，“出生时”。如：At birth, the baby weighed 4 kilos. 出生时这个婴儿重四公斤。 2. to be in close relationship，“保持亲密的关系”。如：Some people, usually rather lonely and unhappy ones, find it very difficult to be in close relationship with others. 有些孤独和抑郁的人觉得很难与别人保持亲密的关系。 3. to keep sb./sth. + adj.，“使某人/某事物保持怎样的状态”，如：to keep the meat fresh，“保持肉的新鲜度”, to keep the water cool, “保持水的清凉度”。,Why do people grow tired of each other? 为什么两个人会逐渐相互厌倦？ be tired of sb./sth.，“厌倦某人/某物”。 Whats intense in a relationship is the newness. 恋爱关系中最强烈的是新鲜感。 Romeo and Juliet, for example, never had a chance to get used to each other. 比如说，罗密欧和朱丽叶永远不可能有机会去彼此熟悉。,have a chance to do sth.，“有机会做某事”。,Why does being in love make everything in life seem wonderful? 为什么恋爱让生活中方方面面看起来那么美好？ When were in love, it takes less stimulation to give us pleasure. 在我们坠入爱河的时候，我们更容易产生快乐感。,Do people work better when theyre in love, or are they too distracted? 热恋中的人工作效率更高还是更容易分散精力？ When peoples emotional needs are being met, they work better. 人的情感需求得到满足后，工作效率更佳。,How do you keep love alive? How do you keep the PEA flowing in your own ten-and-a-half-year marriage? 如何使爱情保持活力？如何在您是年半的婚姻生活里保持苯乙胺经久不衰？ Were buying a new home, an old farmhouse with some land. 我们准备把一处带着土地的旧农场买下来作为我们的新家。 The brain has to experience a change, or there will be no excitement. 大脑必须经历一些变化，否则就不会有任何兴奋激动的时刻。,Phrases and Expressions,assistant professor 助理教授高于讲师，低于副教授 (associate professor) to fall/be in love 陷入爱河/谈恋爱 an interview with sb. 采访某人 a big believer in sth. 非常相信某事 so that 如此以至于 to stop to do sth. 停下来去做某事 to think about sth. 思考某事 to have nothing to do with 与无关 to distinguish between A and B 把A和B区分开来at birth 出生时 to be in close relationship 关系密切 for example 比如 to have a chance to do sth. 有机会做某事 to get used to sb./sth. 习惯某人/某事 to meet ones need 满足某人需求 a date with sb. 与某人约会 instead of 而不是 to be busy doing sth. 忙着做某事 to hear from sb. 受到某人来信,
