新思维综合英语（3）课程辅导unit 11(5155).pptVIP

新思维综合英语(3)课程辅导Unit 11（51—55） 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.。 Don’t 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”。　I’m a big believer in romance. 我很相信浪漫。 The emotions we feel when we’re in love are so powerful that when they’re going on, nobody’s 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 they’re 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 we’re programmed at birth to produce endorphins when we’re 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”。　　What’s intense in a relationship is