趣味青春英语电台(MP3+文本) 第6期:Lesser of two evils
日期:2015-01-21 08:01

(单词翻译:单击)

Idiom:
Lesser of two evils ( unpleasant option, but not as bad as other )

Hit the book:
Question: Is happiness nature or nurture?
Eating ice cream really does make you happy. Scientists have found that a spoonful of the cold stuff lights up the same pleasure centre in the brain as winning money or listening to your favourite music.
Neuroscientists at the Institute of Psychiatry in London scanned the brains of people eating vanilla ice cream. They found an immediate effect on parts of the brain known to activate when people enjoy themselves; these include the orbitofrontal cortex, the "processing" area at the front of the brain.

Sports releases happy chemicals into your brain.
Dopamine, a chemical that plays a role in happiness, is a neurotransmitter in the brain that's necessary for feelings of pleasure and happiness.
Many studies suggest that as we age, we're constantly losing our stores of dopamine, which is why we need to constantly seek out experiences that release dopamine.
The best way to increase your brain’s dopamine production? Exercise. So run, lift, jump, play — and get happy.

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Dessert
Positive
Quality
In a great mood
Euphoria

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重点单词
  • instituten. 学会,学院,协会 vt. 创立,开始,制定
  • psychiatryn. 精神病学
  • unpleasantadj. 使人不愉快的,讨厌的
  • vanillan. 香草 adj. 香草的,平淡的,乏味的
  • optionn. 选择权,可选物,优先购买权 v. 给予选择
  • releasen. 释放,让渡,发行 vt. 释放,让与,准予发表,发
  • activatev. 激活,使活动,起动
  • immediateadj. 立即的,即刻的,直接的,最接近的
  • constantlyadv. 不断地,经常地
  • nurturen. 养育,照顾,教育,滋养,营养品 vt. 养育,给与