1、Looking for the perfect partner 尋找理想的伴侶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 was love at first sight  an instant lightning-bolt moment that you knew you

2、9;d met your perfect match.What is it that makes someone instantly love someone? Physical attraction is an obvious answer but there are other reasons that can create affection for someone; compatibility, personality and a good sense of humour to name just a few.But

3、 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

4、." This is believed to be 0.7 which is "really your classic hourglass 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' shaped torso.If you'

5、re worried your figure isn't the perfect shape, there could be other factors that will cause someone to fall head over heels in love with you people also use their sense of smell to sniff out their ideal mate. Apparently, we can detect whether people are genetically different

6、 to us by the way they smell.Even if a potential partner's smell is a passion-killer, their facial expressions might make youinfatuated with them. According to Professor David Perrett, at the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at St Andrews University, "we can change our faces

7、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 smitten with someone, but there is a problem; will the feeling be mutual and i

8、f it is, how long will it last? Nothing is guaranteed and, we know from Shakespeare, the course of true love never ran smoothly!詞匯表fell in love 墜入愛(ài)河，相愛(ài)了love at first sight 一見(jiàn)鐘情lightning-bolt moment 電閃雷鳴的一刻，突然間perfect match 完美的另一半，天生絕配physical attraction 身體、外表吸引力affectio

9、n 喜愛(ài)，愛(ài)慕之情a good sense of humour 有很好的幽默感waist-hip ratio 腰臀比hourglass figure 蜂腰體形，沙漏形身材torso 軀干，身軀to fall head over heels in love 墜入愛(ài)河，愛(ài)得神魂顛倒mate （名詞）配偶a passion-killer （俗語(yǔ)）激情殺手，令人喪失激情的事物infatuated 迷戀的，著迷的smitten 著了迷的，突然愛(ài)上的mutual 相互的，彼此共同的the cour

10、se of true love never ran smoothly 真愛(ài)之路永遠(yuǎn)充滿坎坷測(cè)驗(yàn)與練習(xí)1. 閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。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. Wh

11、at 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. 請(qǐng)你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處。1. I prefer dogs to cats because they show me a lot of _.affliction       af

12、fection       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 h

13、ad _ 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 husba

14、nd wears his socks in bed and it's a real _.perfect match       lightning-bolt moment       physical attraction       passion-killerHygge: the secret to a happy winter 享受快樂(lè)冬天的秘密是什么？Imagine this scene: it's blowing a gale outside, you'

15、;re snuggled up on the sofa under a warmduvet, chatting and reminiscing with your closest friends. That content, snug feeling has a name in Danish 'hygge'. And, as Denmark recently won the title of 'happiest country in the world', the rest of the world is bec

16、oming more and more interested in finding ways to embrace this concept.'Hygge' - originally from a Norwegian word meaning 'wellbeing' - doesn't have an exact equivalent in English. It's often translated as cosiness, or as blogger Anna West told the BBC, ''cosiness of

17、the soul." But, as translator ToveMaren Stakkestad explains: "Hygge was never meant to be translated. It was meant to be felt."Essentially, Hygge involves creating a warm, cosy atmosphere and enjoying it with your loved ones. Danish winters are long and dark and so achieving 'hygg

18、e' is particularly relevant during this season. A typical 'hygge' activity during winter could be, enjoying delicious homemade food and light-hearted conversation with friends preferably in the warm glow of candlelight; or maybe sipping a glass of mulled win

19、e in the hot tub after a day spent skiing.However, Hygge isn't only confined to the bleak winter months it can also describe that warm,fuzzy feeling you get after a walk through a forest with friends on summer's day or a family barbecue in the park.The concept of 'hyg

20、ge' is currently taking the world by storm with more and more people becoming obsessed with achieving a state of wellbeing.  Articles, books and stocking fillers,full of tips on how to achieve hygge, are hitting the market. Although, some believe this has become a marketing and adverti

21、sing ploy, the benefits of staying happy cannot be underestimated. So, as the winter nights draw in, instead of hibernating, get into your favourite onesie, bake some cookies and curl up by a roaring fire with a good book. And if you can do this with friends and fa

22、mily, even better - hygge is meant to be shared.詞匯表blowing a gale 狂風(fēng)正起，刮著大風(fēng)snuggle up 舒適地蜷縮；偎依duvet （羽絨）被褥snug 溫暖舒適的wellbeing 安寧健康，幸福homemade food 在家里自制的食物warm glow of candlelight 溫暖的燭光mulled wine （圣誕期間常見(jiàn)的）熱葡萄酒bleak 寒冷刺骨的fuzzy feeling 飄飄然的、愜意的感覺(jué)stocking filler （適合放在圣誕襪里的）圣誕小禮品draw in （天黑得）漸早hibernat

23、e （動(dòng)物）冬眠（這里是幽默的說(shuō)法）onesie 居家連體服curl up 蜷縮，窩著roaring fire 燒得正旺的火，熊熊火焰 測(cè)驗(yàn)與練習(xí)1. 閱讀課文并回答問(wèn)題。1. Why is the word 'hygge' so difficult to translate into English?2. True or false: Hygge is only relevant in the winter months.3. Why has the rest of the world become interested in 'hygge'

24、;?4. Which phrase means having big and rapid success around the world'?5. Is 'hygge' better experienced on your own or in company?2. 請(qǐng)你在不參考課文的情況下完成下列練習(xí)。選擇一個(gè)意思合適的單詞填入句子的空格處 。1. I hate the winter I'm going to stay in my house and _ all winter, like a bear.hibernate  

25、60;     curl up         glow         snuggle up2. Look at these cute key rings! They'll make great _ for the kids this Christmas.sock fillers         stocking fillers         tight fillers    

26、60;   legging fillers3. I don't feel like going out tonight I'm going to _ with a good book on the sofa.curl over         curl off         curl down         curl up4. It's _ outside I'm worried that old tree is going to

27、 fall on our house.blowing a wind         blowing a breeze         blowing a gale         blowing a storm5. I need to buy a new _ for my bed - mine is too thin and I'm constantly waking up feeling cold in the night.roaring fire   &

28、#160;     duvet         onesie         stocking filleHarry Potter star's books on the Tube 哈利·波特女主角在倫敦地鐵里藏書Now here's what I call a turn-up for the books - a film star's been giving away free books on the London Underground

29、. If you're a bookworm, a Harry Potter fan and a London Underground user then it's been an exciting month for you.Emma Watson, who starred in films based on the novels about a fictional schoolboy wizard, has been hiding books on the Tube for passengers 

30、;to leaf through.It's part of the Books On The Underground movement, which has a simple aim: to get more people burying themselves in literature. And the way they do it is to leave tomes on trains for commuters to pick up, dip into and then leave for another lucky r

31、eader to skim.The movement started out in 2012 and drops off about 150 volumes a week in stations across the UK's capital. Talking about Watson's participation in the project, the manager of Books On The Underground, Cordelia Oxley, said, "The reaction has been phenomenal

32、. It must be a mixture of how much everyone adores Emma, and how exciting it is to find something as wonderful as a new book on your journey."The 100 or so editions Watson left for passengers to pore over were even more special because she left a hand-written inscr

33、iption. The paperbacks were copies of Kaya Angelou's Mom & Me & Mom.One person who discovered a copy of the book on the Tube said she felt like the character Charlie Bucket a boy who finds a golden ticket to the world's greatest chocolate factory in the Roald Dahl classic, Charl

34、ie and the Chocolate Factory.Watson became a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador in the summer of 2014 and has since started devouring as many books and essays on equality and feminism as possible. She has also started her own book club.So, why not take a leaf out of Emma Watson's book and leave a copy of your favourite book on a train? It could make a stranger's life richer.詞匯表a turn-up for the books 意想不到的事情，出乎意料的事a bookworm 書蟲(chóng)，書迷based on 以改編的a novel 小說(shuō)fictional 虛構(gòu)的to leaf through 略讀，瀏覽to bur