2017年夏高中英语 第2辑 音悦台素材.docVIP

高中英语 第2辑 音悦台 It’s a frustrating thing most of us have experienced. 大多数人都有过这种令人沮丧的经历。 A song gets stuck inside of your head, seemingly playing on a permanent loop. 你的脑海里总回荡着一首歌，这首歌似乎还处于单曲循环模式。 But what are the most difficult tunes to shift and why do they get stuck in the first place? 不过你知道最洗脑的歌曲都有哪些吗？为什么一听见它们，你就忘怀？ Well, now you can find out because researchers have developed a mathematical formula to explain the phenomena. 现在你能搞明白到底是怎么一回事儿因为研究人员已列出了能解释该现象的数学公式。 The experts claim the formula sheds light on why some musical combinations are unforgettable and in some cases, inescapable. 专家称该公式能阐明某些旋律令人难以忘记甚至挥之不去的原因。 These include Happy by Pharrell Williams , the Village People’s YMCA and Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and We are the Champions. 法瑞尔·威廉姆斯的《快乐》、乡下人的《YMCA》、皇后乐队的《波希米亚狂想曲》和《我们是冠军》都属于洗脑神曲。 According to the research by the University of St Andrews, the recipe for an earworm has five key components. 圣安德鲁斯大学的研究人员称，制造抓耳歌曲需要满足五个重要条件。 These are receptiveness — how you feel about the song — predictability, surprise, melodic potency — how good the ‘hook‘ is — and rhythmic repetition. 这五个条件即感受力（你觉得歌曲如何）、预见性、惊喜、旋律的力（抓耳的＂钓钩＂有多好）和有节奏的重复。 The exact formula was revealed as: Receptiveness + (predictability surprise) + (melodic potency ) + (rhythmic repetition ×1.5) = earworm. 精确的计算公式是：感受力+（预见性 惊喜）+（旋律的力）+（有节奏的重复× 1.5) =抓耳歌曲。 Bede Williams, of the University’s School of Philosophical, Anthropological and Film Studies, looked at, among other things, a study into the nation’s top 20 earworms, commissioned by Heinz to promote their new can song TV advert. 该校哲学、人类学和电影研究系的比德·威廉姆斯受亨氏公司所托，查看了针对本国前20抓耳歌曲的研究，以帮助亨氏改进新的罐头曲电视广告。 Bede, who is also a research co-ordinator of the HARK project, which looks at our listening habits, said: ＂If you look at the songs which emerged from the research, they all have a distinctive rhythmic fingerprint — if we removed the melody they are recognisable by their rhythm alone. ＂ 比德还是＂听＂项目的研究协调员，该项目探究了人们的听歌习惯。比德说：＂当你研究项目中的歌曲时，你会发现它们都有独特的节奏，即使我们去掉旋律，你也可