Friday, February 27, 2009

11.1 Ture love is over in 30 months.

Vocabulary

Romance (n.)羅曼史(a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life)
Conclusion (n.)推論 decision
Cornell University (n.)康乃爾大學
Instead (vt.)代替
Predispose (vt.)使傾向於… (render liable or subject)
Mate (vi.)結婚
Evolutionary (adj.)發達的;發展的
Sweaty (adj.)流汗的、濕的
Mounting (adj.)增加(increase)
Evidence (n.)證據(ground for belief);跡象(sign)
Cocktail (n.) 雞尾酒 (本文非此解釋)
Trigger (v.)誘發(set in action)
Register (v.) 合併、拼齊 (make correspond exactly)
Initial (adj.) 初期的 (of or belonging to the beginning)
Courtship (n.) (向女性)求愛、求婚時期
Dopamine (n.) 多巴胺 (a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system)
Phenylethylamine (n.) 苯乙胺
Oxytocin (n.) 催產素 (hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk)
Ardent (adj.) 熱情的、轟轟烈烈的
Tolerance (n.) 寬容、容忍 (forbearance)
Wear off (片語) 逐漸減弱
decided (adj.)明確的 顯著的
frame (n.)心情 精神狀態
Chemical (adj.) 化學的 化學上的 化學用的
(n.) 化學製品 化學藥品
Genuinely (adv.) 真誠的 誠實的
hook (adj.)入迷的 著迷的
reveal (v.)掲露 洩露
Barrier (n.) 界線 障礙

Summary

Love is not forever, Professor Cindy Hazan pointed out that man and woman fall in love only in 18~30 months. Passed this period of time, you will already not have any feeling of love. From love become tolerance and habit. More and more evidence demonstrated that love is created by dopamine, Phenylethylamine 、Oxytocin and the social environment.
According to Cornell’s research, the men full in love more quickly and easily than women, this may suggest that women get less hooked on the cocktail of love.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow thought, enjoyed the relationship while it lasted but when each other has not felt, it is not good to trying to stretch it out and become really unhappy.
Jean Wormall suggest couples cognizance worked condition from each other, and look for the other cause to instead love, let both of you can keep going.

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