Unit2翻译Tasks.pptVIP

What 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? 我们投入一个人的怀抱，却推开另一个，而在一个毫无偏见的旁观者眼里，他可能同样具有魅力。促使我们这样做的神秘的力量到底是什么？ Of the many factors influencing our idea of the perfect mate, one of the most telling, according to John Money, professor emeritus of medical psychology and pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University, is what he calls our love map -- a group of messages encoded in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes. 我们对于完美伴侣的定义，会受到很多因素影响。按照约翰·霍普金斯大学心理学和儿科荣誉教授约翰·蒙尼的说法，其中最重要的一个因素是他称为“爱情地图”的东西，这是指一组存在于我们大脑中的信息，专门描绘我们的择偶喜好。 It shows our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, body build. It also records the kind of personality that appeals to us, whether its the warm and friendly type or the strong, silent type. 它可以显示我们的一些偏好，如声音、味道、体形，以及头发和眼睛的颜色。还会记录下哪一种性格对我们更有吸引力，是温柔友善的类型，还是强势寡言的类型。 In 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. 总的来说，我们往往会爱上并追求那些和我们的爱情地图最相符合的对象。并且这张爱情地图基本上在童年时期就形成了。八岁的时候，我们理想伴侣的模式已经浮现在我们的脑海中。 That got me thinking about all our pointless expenses: DVDs by mail, lunches out, car washes, bargain toys, fancy coffee drinks, and just about everything Ive ever bought on eBay and Amazon. 这让我想起了我们所有那些毫无意义的开销：邮购DVD、外出吃饭、洗车、购买“打折”玩具、品尝高档咖啡，还有我从易趣网和亚马逊网购买的所有东西。 Especially given the current economic climate, not to mention the state of our landfills, it all suddenly felt like excess. 特别是考虑到现在的经济环境，再加上我们每天已经制造那么多垃圾，突然我觉得所有这些开销都是多余的。 With a promise that wed stop if it was killing us, I convinced the family to take the giant leap into frugality. 我说服全家做出巨大改变，开始勤俭持家，并保证如果这么做我们不能活下去，就马上停止这一切。 The rules were that we would buy nothing for 30 days except absolute essentials, like fresh milk and fruit; and even there, after one too many essential trips to the market those