随身英语 Looking for the perfect partner 寻找理想的伴侣

Play audio file 为什么有些人会吸引我们？而我们对另一些人却毫无感觉，没有兴趣呢？专家说，容貌、性格甚至气味都会影响人们对可选择对象的感觉和喜爱程度。本期《随身英语》探讨影响人们在寻找伴侣时的多种因素。

课文内容 词汇:爱情

I'm sure we all remember a time when we fell in love. For some it was a gradual realisation that the person you knew was actually amazing. For others, it was love at first sight – an instant lightning-bolt moment that you knew you'd met your perfect match.

What is it that makes someone instantly love someone? Physical attraction is an obvious answer but there are other reasons that can create affection for someone; compatibility, personality and a good sense of humour to name just a few.

But according to one expert, there is a more scientific explanation. Dr Anna Machin, an Evolutionary Anthropologist at the University of Oxford says men look for signs of fertility and good health in a partner "and the major indicator of that in women is the waist-hip ratio… the absolute ideal." This is believed to be 0.7 which is "really your classic hourglass figure." And what do women look for in men? Well other experts have discovered they look for men who are taller, with broad shoulders and a relatively narrow waist – so a 'V' shaped torso.

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