为什么有些人会吸引我们？而我们对另一些人却毫无感觉，没有兴趣呢？专家说，容貌、性格甚至气味都会影响人们对可选择对象的感觉和喜爱程度。
本期《随身英语》探讨影响人们在寻找伴侣时的多种因素。
课文内容词汇:爱情I'm sure we all remember a time when we fell in love. For some it was a gradual realisation that the person you knew was actually amazing. For others, it waslove at first sight – an instantlightning-bolt momentthat you knew you'd met yourperfect match.What is it that makes someone instantly love someone? Physical attractionis an obvious answer but there are other reasons that can createaffectionfor someone; compatibility, personality anda good sense of humour to name just a few.But according to one expert, there is a more scientific explanation. Dr Anna Machin, an Evolutionary Anthropologist at the University of Oxford says men look for signs of fertility and good health in a partner "and the major indicator of that in women is the waist-hip ratio… the absolute ideal." This is believed to be 0.7 which is "really your classichourglass figure." And what do women look for in men? Well other experts have discovered they look for men who are taller, with broad shoulders and a relatively narrow waist – so a 'V' shapedtorso.If you're worried your figure isn't the perfect shape, there could be other factors that will cause someone to fall head over heels in lovewith you – people also use their sense of smell to sniff out their idealmate. Apparently, we can detect whether people are genetically different to us by the way they smell.Even if a potential partner's smell is a passion-killer, their facial expressions might make youinfatuatedwith them. According to Professor David Perrett, at the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at St Andrews University, "we can change our faces by interacting with others and doing so in a pleasant manner, and that will aid our attractiveness and make others interested in us."So it's good to know there are many reasons why we might be smittenwith someone, but there is a problem; will the feeling bemutualand if it is, how long will it last? Nothing is guaranteed and, we know from Shakespeare, the course of true love never ran smoothly!词汇表fell in love 坠入爱河，相爱了love at first sight 一见钟情lightning-bolt moment 电闪雷鸣的一刻，突然间perfect match 完美的另一半，天生绝配physical attraction 身体、外表吸引力affection 喜爱，爱慕之情a good sense of humour 有很好的幽默感waist-hip ratio 腰臀比hourglass figure 蜂腰体形，沙漏形身材torso 躯干，身躯to fall head over heels in love 坠入爱河，爱得神魂颠倒mate （名词）配偶a passion-killer （俗语）激情杀手，令人丧失激情的事物infatuated 迷恋的，着迷的smitten 着了迷的，突然爱上的mutual 相互的，彼此共同的the course of true love never ran smoothly 真爱之路永远充满坎坷测验与练习1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. Give one reason, mentioned in the article, which might make us fall instantly in love with someone.2. True or false? Experts say men think a woman with an hourglass figure are likely to be to healthier and more fertile.3. What can smell help us detect in a possible partner?4. Which word means 'certain to happen or exist'?5. If we fall in love with someone, what are we not sure of?2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。
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1. I prefer dogs to cats because they show me a lot of ______.affliction affection addiction affections2. Wildlife experts have discovered male pipistrelle bats 'sing' to attract a ______.passion-killer smitten mate infatuation3. What I liked about Helen is that we had ______ interests.lightning-bolt smitten mutual a good sense of humour4. We met at a party and instantly ______.fell in love falled in love fallen in love fell on love5. My husband wears his socks in bed and it's a real ______.perfect match lightning-bolt moment physical attraction passion-killer答案1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. Give one reason, mentioned in the article, which might make us fall instantly in love with someone.Physical attractiveness, compatibility, personality, a good sense of humour.True. Men look for signs of fertility and good health in a partner and the major indicator of that in women is the waist-hip ratio. ("Really your classic hourglass figure.").3. What can smell help us detect in a possible partner?We can detect whether people are genetically different to us by the way they smell.4. Which word means 'certain to happen or exist'?Guaranteed.5. If we fall in love with someone, what are we not sure of?That someone will fall in love with you!1. I prefer dogs to cats because they show me a lot of affection.2. Wildlife experts have discovered male pipistrelle bats 'sing' to attract a mate.3. What I liked about Helen is that we had mutualinterests.4. We met at a party and instantly fell in love.5. My husband wears his socks in bed and it's a real passion-killer.*本文章由BBC英语教学授权，任何媒体禁止转载。
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