研究生英语教程(上Unit 4 Love and Romance.docx

Unit 4 Love and RomanceText A We Lave Who We Lave( I )Dr. Joyce Brothers1 I know of one couple; He is burly ex-athlete who, in addition to being a successful salesman, coached a children ’ s softball team, was active in his; Rotary Club and played golf every Saturday with friends. Meanwhile, his wife is petite, quiet and a complete homebody. She doesn’t even like to go out If dinner.我认识一对夫妇,他魁梧的前退役运动员,除了作为一个成功的推销员,一个孩子的垒球教练团队,积极活跃在;扶轮社,每个星期六和朋友打高尔夫球。 与此同时,他的妻子是娇小的,安静,是一个不折不扣的家庭主妇。 她甚至不喜欢外出如果晚餐。2What mysterious force drives us into the arms of one person, while pushing us away from another who might appear equally desirable to any unbiased observer?是什么神秘力量使我们投入到某个人的怀抱,而推动我们远离那些可能出现另一个旁观者眼里同样可取的?3Of the many factors influencing our idea of the perfect mate, one of the most telling, according to John Money, a Professor Emeritus of Medical Psychology and Pediatrics in the United States, is what he calls our “love map”— a group of messages encoded in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes. It shows our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, and body build. It also records the kind of personality that appeals to us, whether it’s the warm and friendly type or the strong, silent type.许多因素影响我们心目中的完美伴侣,其中最有力的,根据约翰金钱名誉教授,儿科医学心理学在美国,是他所谓的“爱情地图”——一群消息编码在我们的大脑,它描述了我们的好恶。 它显示了我们的偏好,头发和眼睛的颜色、声音、气味和体格。 它也记录什么样的人对我们具有吸引力,无论是热情友好型或坚强而沉默的人。 4In short, we fall for and pursue those people who most clearly fit our love map. And this love map is largely determined in childhood. By age eight, the pattern for our ideal mate has already begun to float around in our brains. 简而言之,我们衷情于或追求那些最符合我们“爱情图谱”。 爱情地图主要是确定在童年。 在八岁时,为我们的理想伴侣的模式已经开始飘荡在我们的大脑。5 When I lecture, I often ask couples in the audience what drew them to their dates or mates. Answers range from “She’s strong andindependent” and “I go for redheads” to “I love his sense of humor” and “That crooked smile, that’s what did it. ”当我演讲的时候,我常常问夫妇在观众是什么原因促使他们约会或伴侣。 答案从“她坚强独立的”和“我去红”到“我爱他的幽默感”和“那坏坏的笑,这就是做到了。 “6 I bel