常春藤生活英語：Beauty and the Beast 美女與野獸

New studies show that attractive women who date less attractive men have better relationships. This is because most men stress the importance of beauty while most women stress being treated well. In general, such couples are more supportive1 of each other, and they enjoy being together more. The studies also discovered that one out of every three couples fits this description2.

Studies show that when the man in a couple is more attractive, the couple offers each other less support. The amount of support a woman gives depends on how supportive her boyfriend is. More attractive men often think they can have prettier girlfriends. Therefore, they have no interest in keeping their relationships strong. Less attractive men with beautiful girlfriends think they are getting more than what they deserve. As a result, they work harder to keep their girlfriends happy.

It seems that an uneven3 match4 is the best match. For a relationship to work, two people don't need to have the same good looks. However, they must have the same amount of respect, love, and commitment5 for each other.

Beauty and the Beast

新的研究顯示，和比較不帥的男性交往的美女，會有較為美滿的感情。這是因?yàn)榇蠖鄶?shù)男人都十分強(qiáng)調(diào)美貌的重要性，而多數(shù)女性則是注重在有人能善待她們。一般而言，像這樣的伴侶較能夠相互扶持，而且他們也比較喜歡共相依偎。研究也發(fā)現(xiàn)每三對情侶中，就有一對符合這樣的類型。

研究指出在一對伴侶中，若是男方較具吸引力，小兩口就比較不會相互扶持。女性給予支持的多寡，端看她的男友有多支持她。較有吸引力的男性常常會覺得自己能交到更漂亮的女友。因此他們無心維系兩人感情。那些擁有美麗女友、但較不吸引人的男性，會覺得自己得到的比應(yīng)得的多更多。所以他們會加倍努力地讓女友開心。

不對等的組合似乎才是絕配。一段感情要成功，不一定非得要女的美、男的帥。不過他們卻必須給予彼此同等的尊重、愛和付出。

1. What is the difference between attractive men and less attractive men in a relationship?

(A) Less attractive men usually put more effort into a relationship.

(B) Attractive men care more about their girlfriends.

(C) Attractive men are often more supportive.

(D) Only less attractive men stress beauty.

1. 在一段感情中，帥哥和比較不帥的男人有何差別?

(A) 比較不帥的男人通常會放更多心血在感情中。

(B) 帥哥比較在乎他們的女友。

(C) 帥哥通常會給予較多的扶持。

(D) 只有不帥的男人才重視美貌。

2. According to the article, what does a good relationship require?

(A) Two people who are both good-looking.

(B) Two people who are both less attractive.

(C) Two people who think they deserve each other.

(D) Two people who love and respect each other equally.

2. 根據(jù)本文，一段美滿的感情需要什么?

(A) 兩個(gè)人都長得很好看。

(B) 兩個(gè)人都長得不是很好看。

(C) 兩個(gè)人都認(rèn)為對方是自己應(yīng)得的。

(D) 兩個(gè)人都同樣地珍愛和尊重對方。

Building Your Vocabulary

1. attractive　a. 有吸引力的，好看的

Gina looks very attractive in that red dress.

身穿那件紅色洋裝的吉娜，看起來非常迷人。

2. stress　vt. 強(qiáng)調(diào)，著重

Matt often stresses the need for teamwork.

麥特常常強(qiáng)調(diào)團(tuán)隊(duì)合作的必要性。

3. deserve　vt. 應(yīng)得，應(yīng)受到

I think I deserve an apology from you.

我覺得你向我道歉是應(yīng)該的。

Phrases for Learning

1. depend on...　　視……而定，取決于……

Whether we go on a picnic or not depends on the weather.

我們?nèi)ゲ蝗ヒ安投丝刺鞖舛ā?/p>

2. have no interest in + 動名詞　　不想做……

Zack had no interest in going camping.

柴克沒興趣去露營。

3. put effort into...　　將心力投在……中

Dad wants me to put more effort into my school work.

我爸希望我多花些心力在課業(yè)上。

參考字詞

1. supportive　a. 給予支持的

support　n. 支持，幫助

2.. description　n. 類型，種類

3. uneven　a. 不平衡的;不一致的

4. match　n. 一對;相配的人或物

5. commitment　n. 奉獻(xiàn)

Tips In Use

...one out of every three couples fits this description.

(……每三對情侶中，就有一對符合這樣的類型。)

以下兩者的意思十分近似，使用時(shí)必須注意：

A out of/in every B 每B個(gè)中有A個(gè)(表示比例)

A out of B B個(gè)中有A個(gè)

Two in every five people in Taiwan are nearsighted.

(臺灣每五個(gè)人中就有兩個(gè)人近視。)

Our baseball team won two games out of the last five.

(我們的棒球隊(duì)在最近的五場比賽中贏了兩場。)