新的研究表明，悲伤的音乐现在越来越受到人们的欢迎。为什么人们选择听悲伤的音乐？听这种音乐时，人们的大脑和身体正在发生什么变化？本期《拥有英语》围绕这项研究，讲述了悲伤的音乐为什么能让我们中的一些人幸福。
Vocabulary: emotions词汇：鉴定
what would life be like without music？Songs and tunes fill our lives，affecting our emotions，Bringing back memories and some times making us dance。there is a song for every one and for every occasion，but it seems that it's sad musion
sad music certainly does its job in making us depressed，emotional，and causing us to sobit ' s something we might listen to after a bbe
He told the BBC radio programme the why factor that it comes down to a natural hormone called prolactin . He says 3360 " as you might have guessees Hethere are circum stances in which prolactin seems to have this comforting effect。”it seems that people who like sad music are maybe getting too Rolactin，or more than is normal，and when they hear sad，downbeat music，
Durham university has also suggested that listening to sad music can trigger pain and sadness previous research by Durham university；but it can also provide comfort and even enjoyment . a high number of people they surveyed were cheered up by listening to supposedly sad songs.the feeling may not be exactly the same as happiness，it may be the ability to cope with the sadness that gives the feeling of comfort .
So，reacting to sad music on the radio may have nothing to do with the melancholic sound of a string quartet or a singer who ' s got the blues，buu
辞汇
Emotion情绪
内存。
移动，移动
Depresse
d 消沉的，抑郁的sob 抽泣
hooked 入迷的，上瘾的
hormone 荷尔蒙
prolactin 催乳素
comforting 令人安慰的
downbeat 低调的，悲观的
cheer sb. up 使……高兴起来，使……振作
trigger 引起，引发（坏事）
comfort 安慰，慰籍
enjoyment 愉悦感
melancholic 忧郁的
the blues 忧伤，悲哀
music to your ears 好消息
测验与练习
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What’s the name of the natural hormone that determines who does or doesn’t enjoy sad music?
2. How might someone who doesn’t get enough of this natural hormone feel when they listen to sad music?
3. True or false? People who enjoy sad music like the feeling of comfort it creates.
4. According to research by Durham University, why might someone get a feeling of comfort by listening to sad music?
5. Which word in the text means ‘deal successfully with a difficult situation’?
2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. Seeing the poor conditions of some of the animals in the zoo really ______ to join an animal welfare charity.
moving us move us moved us moved on
2. I find a cup of hot, sweet tea very _______ after a long, cold winter walk.
comforting melancholic music to your ears depressed
3. News reports suggest it was the rise in temperature that _______ the avalanche.
triggers trigger triggering triggered
4. My friend sounded very _______ on the phone when she told me how her boyfriend had left her.
hooked melancholic sob comforting
5. The announcement that we were all getting a pay rise was _______!
music to my ears ear music to me music for my ears music to an ear
答案
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What’s the name of the natural hormone that determines who does or doesn’t enjoy sad music?
The natural hormone is called prolactin.
2. How might someone who doesn’t get enough of this natural hormone feel when they listen to sad music?
If prolactin isn’t released in someone or there isn’t enough of it, they just find that sad sounds don’t help to cheer them up.
3. True or false? People who enjoy sad music like the feeling of comfort it creates.
True. Professor David Huron says when people cry, they also release prolactin. And, there are circumstances in which prolactin seems to have this comforting effect.
4. According to research by Durham University, why might someone get a feeling of comfort by listening to sad music?
It may be the ability to cope with the sadness that gives the feeling of comfort to people who enjoy listening to sad music.
5. Which word in the text means ‘deal successfully with a difficult situation’?
Cope. “Though the feeling may not be exactly the same as happiness, it may be the ability to cope with the sadness that gives the feeling of comfort.”
2.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。
1. Seeing the poor conditions of some of the animals in the zoo really moved us to join an animal welfare charity.
2. I find a cup of hot, sweet tea very comforting after a long, cold winter walk.
3. News reports suggest it was the rise in temperature that triggered the avalanche.
4. My friend sounded very melancholic on the phone when she told me how her boyfriend had left her.
5. The announcement that we were all getting a pay rise was music to my ears!
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