【在生活中學習語言】《中英對照讀新聞》Why a date on a rollercoaster is the best way to find love 為什麼在雲霄飛車上約會是找到愛情的最好方法
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Exciting and dangerous situations can boost levels of key hormones that are also responsible for making people fall in love at first sight.

刺激與危險的狀況，可以讓使人一見鍾情的重要荷爾蒙濃度增加。

Psychologist and author Richard Robinson said research had shown that riding rollercoasters causes the body to release a hormone that causes euphoria.

研究的作者、心理學家羅賓森說，研究顯示，坐雲霄飛車讓身體釋放造成興奮的荷爾蒙。

Scientists have also found that this hormone, called phenyl ethyl-amine, is released in large amounts when meeting someone attractive and is responsible for the often suffocating feeling of love at first sight.

科學家也發現，這種稱為苯基乙胺的荷爾蒙，會在遇見某個有吸引力的人時大量釋放，也是為什麼一見鍾情時，常會有讓人喘不過氣來的戀愛感的原因。

He said : "Phenyl ethyl-amine creates the feeling of joy and excitement, so if you want to make someone fall in love with you, then take them on a rollercoaster."

他說：「苯基乙胺創造快樂與興奮的感覺，所以如果你想讓某人與你墜入愛河，就帶他們去坐雲霄飛車。」

"The release of the hormone would mimic the effect of love. The only problem is that it is short lived and falls away very quickly."

「這種荷爾蒙的釋放，類似戀愛的效果，唯一的問題是，這種感覺很短暫，很快就消失。」

新聞辭典

boost：動詞， 提高，增加。例句：The company boosted its sales this year.（這家公司今年的銷售量增加了。）

euphoria：名詞，快樂感，興奮。

suffocating：形容詞，令人窒息的。動詞為suffocate。例句：The smoke almost suffocated me.（這煙快讓我窒息了。）

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