專題-08-情人眼里出西施效應(yīng)-2023年高考英語外刊時(shí)文精讀精練

2023年高考英語外刊時(shí)文精讀精練(8)Perception:Arosebyanyothername文化認(rèn)知：情人眼里出西施主題語境：人與社會(huì)主題語境內(nèi)容：社會(huì)與文化【外刊原文】（斜體單詞為超綱詞匯，認(rèn)識(shí)即可；下劃線單詞為課標(biāo)詞匯，需熟記。）TOTHESWEDES,therearefewsmells

more

pleasant

thanthat

ofsurstr?mming(鯡魚罐頭).Tomostnon-Swedesthereareprobablyfew

smells

more

disgusting.In

determining

whichscents(氣味)peoplefindpleasantandwhichtheydonot,surstr?mmingsuggestsculturemustplayalargepart.

Newresearch,however,suggeststhatmightnotbethecase.ArtinArshamian,aneuroscientistattheKarolinskaInstituteinSweden,andAsifaMajid,a

psychologist

attheUniversityofOxford,beganwiththe

expectation

thatculturewouldplayanimportantrolein

determining

pleasantsmells.Theyhadnoticedfromtheirown

previous

workthatpeoplefromdifferentculturesdescribed

smells

differently.Theyalsoknewfrompastexperimentsbyotherresearchersthatculturewasimportantin

determining

whichsortsoffacespeoplefoundbeautiful.Thus,theyexpectedtoseeasimilar

phenomenon

withsmells.

Tostudyhow

scent

andculture

relate,DrArshamianandDrMajidpresentedninedifferentgroupsofpeoplewithtensmells.Theculturesdoingthesmellingvariedwidely.Theyincluded

hunter-gatherer

communitiesalongthecoastofMexico,

farmerslivinginthe

highlands

ofEcuador,

shoreline

foragers,gardenerslivinginthe

tropical

rainforestsofMalaysia,andcity

folk

fromThailandandMexicoCity.All

235

participants

wereaskedtorank

smells

accordingtopleasantness.TheteamcomparedtheirresultstoearlierworkonNewYorkerswhohadbeenexposedtothesamescents.

WritinginCurrentBiologythisweek,theresearchersnotedthatpleasantness

rankings

ofthe

smells

were

remarkably

consistent

regardless

ofwherepeoplecamefrom.Thesmellofisovaleric

acid(異戊酸)

wasdislikedbythevastmajorityofthe

participants,onlyeightgivingitascoreof

1

to

3

onthepleasantness

scale

(where

1

wasverypleasantand

10

wasveryunpleasant).Ontheotherhand,morethan

190

peoplegave

vanilla

extract(香草精)

ascoreof

1

to

3

andatinyminority,only

12

people,foundit

disgusting

enoughtorate

8

to

10.Overall,the

chemical

composition

ofthesmellsthattheresearcherspresentedexplained

41%ofthereactionsthat

participants

had.In

contrast,cultural

factors

accounted

forjust

6%oftheresults.DrArshamianandDrMajidpointoutthatthisisverydifferentfromhow

visual

perception

offacesworks—inthatcaseaperson’sculture

accounts

forupto

50%ofthe

explanation

forwhichfacestheyfindbeautiful.

Evenso,whileculturedidnotshape

perceptions

of

smells

inthewaythatitisknowntoshape

perceptions

offaces,theresearchersdidfindan“eyeofthebeholder”effect.Randomness,whichDrArshamianandDrMajidsuggesthastobecomingfrompersonal

preferences

learnedfromoutside

individual

culture,

accounted

for

54%ofthe

difference

inwhichsmellspeopleliked.“eyeofthebeholder”effectdoesnotslipoffthe

tongue

soeasilybutittooappearstobeareal

phenomenon.【課標(biāo)詞匯】Disgusting令人反感的；令人憤慨的Hehadthemostdisgustingrottenteeth.他長(zhǎng)著非常惡心的一嘴爛牙。Ithinkthedecisionisdisgusting.我認(rèn)為這個(gè)決定令人惡心。determine確定，決定；影響Thenumberofstaffwecantakeonwillbedeterminedbyhowmuchmoneywe'reallowedtospend.我們雇用的人數(shù)將取決于可支配資金的多少。Peopleshouldbeallowedtodeterminetheirownfuture.應(yīng)該允許人們決定自己的未來。bethecase是那樣，是那么回事IfthatisthecasethenIwillbeverydisappointed.如果是那樣的話，我會(huì)非常失望。Itissimplynotthecasethatprisonconditionsareimproving.監(jiān)獄條件得到改善的情況絕非事實(shí)。expectation

期盼；盼望；希望Ihavehighexpectationsforthisjob(=Ibelieveitwillbegood).我對(duì)這份工作有很高期望。Wedidsowell-beyondall(=betterthan)ourexpectations.我們做得非常好——遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出我們的預(yù)期。previous以前的，先前的Thepreviousownerofthehousehadbuiltanextensionontheback.這棟房子以前的主人對(duì)房子后部進(jìn)行了擴(kuò)建。Ticketswillbesoldonthesamebasisasinpreviousyears.票將以前幾年相同的原則出售。phenomenon現(xiàn)象(pl.phenomena)Glaciersareuniqueandinterestingnaturalphenomena.冰川是獨(dú)特而有趣的自然現(xiàn)象。Gravityisanaturalphenomenon.重力是一種自然現(xiàn)象。relate（與…）有因果關(guān)系，關(guān)聯(lián)Highunemploymentisrelatedtohighcrimerates.高失業(yè)率和高犯罪率有因果關(guān)系。Idon'tunderstandhowthetwoideasrelate.我不明白這兩個(gè)觀點(diǎn)有什么聯(lián)系present贈(zèng)送，授予；提交；展現(xiàn)Thewinnerswerepresentedwithmedals.獲勝者被授予獎(jiǎng)牌。Thedocumentarypresenteduswithabalancedviewoftheissue.這部紀(jì)錄片向我們呈現(xiàn)了對(duì)這個(gè)問題的客觀看法。Theclassroompresentedacheerfulbusyatmospheretothevisitors全班在訪客面前展現(xiàn)出一派快樂繁忙的氛圍。vary（使）不同；（使）呈現(xiàn)差異;改變；更改Mytasteinclassicalmusicvariesgreatly/widely,butIusuallypreferMozartorBrahms.我對(duì)各種古典音樂的喜好程度很不相同，但我通常比較喜歡莫扎特或布拉姆斯的音樂。Theheightsoftheplantsvaryfrom8cmto20cm.這些植物的高度從8厘米到20厘米不等。participant參與者，參加者Hehasbeenanactiveparticipantinthediscussion.他一直積極參與這次討論。Itwasarguedthathewasawillingparticipant.有人爭(zhēng)辯說他是自愿參加的。rank具有…的地位（或等級(jí)）；把…分等級(jí)；確定…的地位（或等級(jí)）Myentrywasrankedthirdintheflowershow.在花展中，我送去參賽的花獲得了第三名。Itisnotalwayseasytorankthestudentsinorderofability.把學(xué)生按能力排名并非總是容易的。exposed

暴露的Allexposedskinshouldbecoveredwithprotectivecream.所有露在外面的皮膚都應(yīng)該涂上防護(hù)霜。note留意，注意Pleasenote(that)wewillbeclosedonSaturday.請(qǐng)注意我們周六不營(yíng)業(yè)。Suddenly,Inotedthattherainhadstopped...突然，我意識(shí)到雨已經(jīng)停了remarkably

不同尋常地；突出地MariaspeaksremarkablygoodEnglish.瑪麗亞講一口非常流利的英語。Remarkably,noonewasseriouslyhurtintheaccident.奇怪，沒有人在事故中受重傷。consistent

一貫的；堅(jiān)持的；始終如一的Therehasbeenaconsistentimprovementinherattitude.她的態(tài)度一直在改進(jìn)。Whatthewitnesssaidincourtwasnotconsistentwiththestatementhemadetothepolice.證人在法庭上的證供和他對(duì)警方的陳述不一致。regardless

of管；不顧；不理會(huì):

Theclubwelcomesallnewmembersregardlessofage.俱樂部對(duì)所有新成員不分年齡一律歡迎。

Hewentaheadanddidit,regardlessoftheconsequences.他說干就干了,沒有考慮后果。majority大多數(shù)，大部分Themajorityoftheemployeeshaveuniversitydegrees.大部分員工都有大學(xué)文憑。Alargemajorityofpeopleapproveofthedeathsentence.大多數(shù)人贊成死刑。minority少數(shù)It'sonlyatinyminorityofpeoplewhoarecausingtheproblem.惹麻煩的只是極少數(shù)的人。Onlyaminorityofpeoplesupportthesenewlaws.只有少數(shù)人支持這些新法令。chemical

與化學(xué)有關(guān)的；化學(xué)的:achemicalelement化學(xué)元素thechemicalindustry化學(xué)工業(yè)chemicalreactions/processes化學(xué)反應(yīng)/過程In

contrast對(duì)比之下Theireconomyhasexpandedenormously,whileours,by/incontrast,hasdeclined.他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)快速增長(zhǎng)，相比之下，我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)則下滑了。account

for解釋；說明HewasbroughtbeforetheBoardtoaccountforhisbehaviour.他被帶到董事會(huì)上為他的行為作出解釋。CanyouaccountforyourabsencelastFriday?你能解釋一下上周五你為甚么缺勤嗎？Visual視覺的；視力的visualperception視覺感知Thetalltoweraddstothevisualimpactofthebuilding.高高的塔樓增強(qiáng)了這幢大樓的視覺效果。

Perception見解，觀念，看法感覺，知覺；感知Drugscanalteryourperceptionofreality.毒品會(huì)影響你對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的感知。Thesephotographswillaffectpeople's

perceptions

ofwar.這些照片會(huì)影響人們對(duì)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的看法。shape決定（或影響）（尤指信仰或思想）的形式；決定，影響（性格）Manypeoplearenotabletoshapetheirowndestinies.很多人不能決定自己的命運(yùn)。Hewasveryinfluentialinshapingthegovernment'seconomicpolicy/strategy.在左右政府的經(jīng)濟(jì)政策／戰(zhàn)略方面，他有著極大的影響力。random隨機(jī)的,隨意的arandomsample/selection隨機(jī)抽樣/選擇randomlyselected/distributed隨意挑選的/任意分配的Theinformationisprocessedinarandomorder.信息是按隨機(jī)順序處理的。preference偏愛；愛好；喜愛Herpreferenceisforcomfortableratherthanstylishclothes.她更注重衣服的舒適性，而非時(shí)髦的款式。Choosingfurnitureislargelyamatterofpersonalpreference.挑選家俱主要是個(gè)人喜好的問題。Wegivepreferencetothosewhohaveworkedwithusforalongtime.我們優(yōu)先考慮那些和我們長(zhǎng)期共事的人。slipoff迅速脫掉（衣服）SlipyourshirtoffandI’lllistentoyourheart.快點(diǎn)脫掉襯衫，我來聽聽你的心跳。

TheringhadslippedoffJulia'sfinger.

戒指從朱莉婭的手指上滑脫了?！菊n標(biāo)詞匯精練】根據(jù)語境，從上面的“課標(biāo)詞匯”和“重點(diǎn)短語”中選用合適的單詞及其正確形式將句子補(bǔ)充完整。Passengerswerekeptforhoursinawaitingroom.Hethereporttohiscolleaguesatthemeeting.Thesamplesinqualitybutweregenerallyacceptable.Staffaretobeactiveinthedecision-makingprocess.Shethebottlesinorderofsizealongtheshelf.There'sevidencetosuggestthatchildabuseisnotjustarecent.Researchersaretryingtolowexamresultsand/to/withlargeclasssizes.Theamountwillbepaidtoeveryonewhethertheyhavechildrenornot.Theofstudentsfinditquitehardtoliveontheamountofmoneytheyget.Yourhealthinpartbywhatyoueat.Ifthatisthe,weneedmorestaff.Theholidayliveduptoallour.Trainingisprovided,sonoexperienceisrequiredforthejob.Childrenwithsingleparentsatmyschoolwereverymuchinthe.Myrelationshipwithmyfatherplayedamajorpartinmyattitudetowardsmen.Theytheconsumers'growingdemandforquickerservice.Allthestudentsdidwellintheirexamsthisyear.Herworkissometimesgood,buttheproblemisshe'snot.Thewinningnumbersareselectedbycomputer.Ihaveaforsweetfoodoverspicy.Tightenthestrapssotheywon’tyourshoulders.Recentpressureatworkmayhisbehavior.Artiststranslatetheirideasintoimages.Wehavetochangethepublic'sthatmoneyisbeingwasted.Keys:disgusting.乘客被迫在令人厭惡的候車室里等了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。presented.他在會(huì)議上向同事們做出報(bào)告。varied.這些樣品品質(zhì)有差異，但是大體上可以接受。participants.全體職員要積極參與決策。ranked.她把瓶子按大小順序擺放在架子上。phenomenon.有證據(jù)顯示虐待兒童并不是近來才有的現(xiàn)象。relate.研究者們正試圖證明學(xué)生考分低和班級(jí)規(guī)模大有關(guān)系。regardlessof.不管有沒有孩子,每個(gè)人都會(huì)得到相同的金額。majority.大多數(shù)學(xué)生都覺得很難靠他們得到的那點(diǎn)錢生活。isdetermined.在某種程度上你的健康狀況取決于你的飲食。case.如果真是那樣，那我們就需要更多的員工了。expectations假期過得一點(diǎn)也沒有令我們失望。previous.這項(xiàng)工作提供培訓(xùn)，因此不要求以前有相關(guān)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。minority.在我的學(xué)校里單親孩子只占極少數(shù)。shaping.我和父親之間的關(guān)系在很大程度上決定了我對(duì)男性的看法。noted.他們留意到消費(fèi)者對(duì)便捷服務(wù)與日俱增的需求。remarkably.所有學(xué)生在今年的考試中都表現(xiàn)得非常優(yōu)秀。consistent她工作有時(shí)不錯(cuò)，問題是她不能始終如一。randomly獲獎(jiǎng)號(hào)碼是由電腦隨機(jī)選取的。preference比起辛辣食物我更喜歡甜食。slipoff系緊帶子，這樣它們才不會(huì)從你的肩上滑下來。accountfor他的行為也許是最近的工作壓力導(dǎo)致的。visual畫家把自己的思想轉(zhuǎn)換成視覺畫面。perception大眾認(rèn)為這是在浪費(fèi)金錢，我們必須改變他們的這種看法。【譯文】對(duì)瑞典人來說，沒有什么比鯡魚罐頭的氣味更令人愉悅了。而對(duì)于大多數(shù)非瑞典人來說，可能沒有比這更令人厭惡的氣味了。瑞典人對(duì)鯡魚罐頭的喜愛表明，在確認(rèn)人類喜歡哪些氣味、不喜歡哪些氣味方面，文化發(fā)揮了相當(dāng)大的作用。

然而，新的研究表明，事實(shí)可能并非如此。瑞典卡羅林斯卡學(xué)院的神經(jīng)學(xué)家ArtinArshamian和牛津大學(xué)的心理學(xué)家AsifaMajid最初的預(yù)期是，文化在決定宜人氣味方面發(fā)揮著重要作用。他們?cè)谥暗难芯恐邪l(fā)現(xiàn)，不同文化背景的人對(duì)氣味的描述是不同的。他們還從其他研究人員過去的實(shí)驗(yàn)中得知，文化在決定人們認(rèn)為哪種面孔美麗方面很重要。因此，他們希望看到這一定律也同樣適用于氣味。

為了研究氣味和文化之間的關(guān)系，Arshamian博士和Majid博士向九組不同的人提供了十種不同的氣味。氣味研究參與人員的文