The Blushing Truth 都怪脸红泄了密
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- 创建于 2009年2月03日
- 最后更新于 2024年5月25日
- 发布于 2012年3月05日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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You have worshipped someone from afar, and suddenly you see them walking towards you. You know you have to ___1___. But, just as they flash you a smile, you feel your cheeks burning, and you know your face is turning bright red. This is what is known as blushing, an ___2___ and universal response to embarrassment or nervousness.
你从远处欣赏某人，却突然看到他走向你。你知道自己应该装酷，但就在他对你微笑的时候，你觉得脸颊开始发烫，你知道自己满脸通红。这是所谓的脸红，也就是在困窘或紧张的时候不由自主产生的常见反应。
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1. |
(A) face the music |
(B) make believe |
(C) play it cool |
(D) know the ropes |
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2. |
(A) immature |
(B) indispensable |
(C) unwilling |
(D) involuntary |
___3___, blushing occurs as our heart beats faster, and vessels that carry blood to our face dilate, causing an increase of blood in the area. It begins along with social awareness ___4___ kindergarten age, and heightens in our teenage years, when we are generally most self-conscious. Even Helen Keller, born blind and deaf, used to blush regularly. This would seem to indicate that blushing is an inherited response to these emotions, ___5___ one learned through observation. So, what can the function of blushing possible be?
就生理而言，我们心跳加速，输送血液到脸部的血管扩张的时候，会造成该部位的血液增加，产生脸红。脸红大概是从幼儿园时期产生社会意识时开始，到青少年阶段变更明显，一般而言，我们在这个时期的自觉性最高。即使是天生眼盲和耳聋的海伦．凯勒也经常会脸红。这表示脸红是天生对情绪的反应，而不是透过观察学习的。所以，脸红的功用可能是什么？
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3. |
(A) Physically |
(B) Spiritually |
(C) Mentally |
(D) Intellectually |
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4. |
(A) over |
(B) around |
(C) amid |
(D) among |
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5. |
(A) rather than |
(B) except for |
(C) inclusive of |
(D) such as |
One group of researchers focused on blushing as our response to an embarrassing ___6___. They suggest that our red faces disclose our feelings of wrongdoing, making others more ready to forgive us. Perhaps when it comes to attraction, as well, the body’s unintentional honesty can speed along the “do they like me or don’t they” thought processes. Whether we like it or not, we cannot prevent our blushes from ___7___ our inner feelings.
针对我们因为丢脸的错误而产生脸红反应一事，一群研究人员进行研究。研究人员指出，脸红透露出我们对过错的感受，因而让其他人比较愿意原谅我们。同样地，谈到吸引力的时候，这种无意识的诚实反应会因为担心「他们到底喜不喜欢我」而变得更明显。不管喜欢与否，我们都无法防止脸红泄露我们心里的感觉。
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6. |
(A) advantage |
(B) blessing |
(C) favor |
(D) error |
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7. |
(A) concealing |
(B) immersing |
(C) revealing |
(D) disapproving |
−by Claire Tyrrell
Vocabulary
单词发音
worship [ˋwɝʃɪp] v. 崇拜；爱慕
blush [blʌʃ] v.（因害羞，尴尬等而）脸红
observation [͵ɑbzɝˋveʃən] n. 观察
disclose [dɪsˋkloz] v. 揭发；透露
wrongdoing [ˋrɔŋˋduɪŋ] n.【正式】不法行为; 不道德行为; 坏事
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单词发音
from afar [əˋfɑr] 从远处
flash [flæʃ] v.（向……）闪现出
dilate [daɪˋlet] v. 扩张﹐张大
along with 和...一道; 伴随 together with
heighten [ˋhaɪtn] v. 变强; 变高
self-conscious [ˋsɛlfˋkɑnʃəs] adj. 自觉的
inherited [ɪnˋhɛrɪtɪd] adj. 遗传的
ready [ˋrɛdɪ] adj. 愿意的
unintentional [͵ʌnɪnˋtɛnʃən!] adj. 无意识的
speed [spid] v. 促进；加快……的速度
face the music 接受批评; 不临阵逃脱, 接受惩罚 to receive punishment; to accept the unpleasant results of one's actions
know the ropes 知道内情 know the knowledge of how to do something; how to work something
involuntary [ɪnˋvɑlən͵tɛrɪ] adj. 非自愿的
Answer
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1. ( C ) |
2. ( D ) |
3. ( A ) |
4. ( B ) |
5. ( A ) |
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6. ( D )
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7. ( C ) |
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