經(jīng)典英語(yǔ)散文:我的腦筋比你好

My Brain Is Better Than Yours

我的腦筋比你好

1. It's an 1)age-old 2)dispute: Men are from Mars. Women are from Venus. 3)Males and 4)females show different behaviors almost from birth. Researchers say these behaviors 5)are due to basic differences in brain structure and activity. Studies show men are better at hitting 6)targets and 7)solving math problems while women are better at 8)memorizing words and 9)recognizing faces. Why the difference?.

這是一個(gè)自古就存在的爭(zhēng)論：男人來(lái)自火星，女人來(lái)自金星。男人和女人幾乎自出生起就有不同的行為。研究人員表示，這些行為是由大腦結(jié)構(gòu)和大腦活動(dòng)的基本差異所引起的。研究顯示男人較擅于射中標(biāo)靶和解決數(shù)學(xué)問(wèn)題，而女人則比較擅長(zhǎng)記憶文字和辨識(shí)臉孔。為什么會(huì)有這種差異呢?

1) nerve (n.) 神經(jīng)2) cell (n.) 細(xì)胞1.1) age-old (a.) 古老的 2) dispute (v.) 爭(zhēng)論 3) male (n.) 男性 4) female (n.) 女性 5) be due to (v.) 由于，因?yàn)?6) target (n.) 靶子 7) solve (v.) 解決 8) memorize (v.) 記住 9) recognize (v.) 識(shí)別

2. A test of the brain's electrical activity (EEG) shows that women commonly use both sides of their brain while men rely more on one. Scientists already know that the two sides of the brain control different functions-one controlling the sense of space, for example, the other controlling language. Some researchers believe that the different ways men and women use their brains 1)evolved from ancient times, when cave men hunted and women cared for the children. Men had to have good aim. Women had to talk to the kids.

檢驗(yàn)大腦的電流活動(dòng)(腦波圖)顯示，女人通常是左右腦并用，而男人則比較常使用一邊的大腦。科學(xué)家已經(jīng)知道左右兩邊的大腦掌管不同的功能--例如一邊掌管空間感，另一邊掌管語(yǔ)言。有些研究人員相信，男女使用大腦方式的差異從遠(yuǎn)古時(shí)代演化而來(lái)，當(dāng)時(shí)穴居的男人負(fù)責(zé)狩獵，女人則負(fù)責(zé)照顧小孩。所以男人必須擅長(zhǎng)瞄準(zhǔn)，女人則必須和小孩說(shuō)話。

2.1) evolve (v.) 演化，逐步形成

3. Whatever the explanation, the 1)battle of the sexes continues. And although their brains are 2)constructed slightly differently, men and women may be equally 3)capable. They may simply 4)rely on different abilities. 5)Take a couple 6)arguing over the 7)location of their car in a parking lot. The man might use his sense of space to find it, while the woman relies on her recognition of 8)landmarks. They both find the car. But 9)chances are, they'll still argue about who's the better driver and who's better at finding the way home.

無(wú)論是何種解釋，兩性之間的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)仍在進(jìn)行中。而且雖然他們的大腦構(gòu)造稍有不同，但男人和女人的能力可能是一樣強(qiáng)的。他們只是仰賴不同的能力而已。例如，一對(duì)男女在為他們的車(chē)子停在停車(chē)場(chǎng)的哪個(gè)位置而爭(zhēng)吵，這位男士可能會(huì)運(yùn)用他的空間感來(lái)找車(chē)子，女士則可能會(huì)依靠辨認(rèn)地標(biāo)。兩人都能找到車(chē)子。但很有可能，他們還是會(huì)爭(zhēng)論誰(shuí)的駕駛技術(shù)比較好、誰(shuí)比較善于找到回家的路。

3.1) battle (n.) 戰(zhàn)斗 2) construct (v.) 建造 3) capable (a.) 有能力的 4) rely on (v.) 依賴 5) take 拿……為例 6) argue (v.) 爭(zhēng)論 7) location (n.) 地點(diǎn)，位置 8) landmark (n.) 地標(biāo) 9) chances are 很有可能……