《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词3500》Unit67:你的眼神令你无可抵御

　　Unit 67
Your Gaze Makes You Irresistible¹
When a woman walks into a crowded room, what her eyes do in the first moments may determine how attractive she is to any man meeting her gaze. If she turns her eyes deliberately² toward a particular man, he immediately rates her as more likeable and physically³ attractive new research shows. If she glances at him but then turns her eyes away, that same man will rate her as much as less sexy. Our impressions of others are influenced by these simple, nonverbal clues -- and we are not objective in our judgment⁴. That could mean that a man rates a woman as less attractive when she averts⁵ her gaze because he's feeling rejected.
The psychologists believe that the No.1 thing you can do to establish a relationship is simply looking at the other person, especially when listening to him. In fact, there's evidence that when someone looks at us, it's physiologically⁶ arousing, and there are these brain regions that get more engaged. Gaze can simply make you focus more on the person and what he might be saying or doing. And in situations where romance is a possibility, it makes the mind race and the heart beat a bit faster.
In a recent study, researchers had 43 college undergraduates (24 women, 19 men) sit before a computer screen and view a series of faces of fashion models. The images were computer-enhanced, so that they appeared to slowly turn their gaze toward, or away from, the viewer. In the first experiment, the researcher asked the participants to rate the physical attractiveness of the models on their screen as they turned toward or away from them. Male participants rated models who averted⁷ their gaze as less beautiful, while models who turned their eyes toward them got much higher marks. But for femal participants, ratings of attractiveness for the models were not affected⁸ by direction of gaze.
It is interesting to know why people are judged more harshly when their eyes communicate disinterest. You could say "Oh, she doesn't like me because I'm not good-looking, I'm too short." This type of reaction is called an internal attribution, with the viewer suspecting that the averted gaze reflects badly on the viewer. Or he could make a external attribution, which blames the other person, instead. In this "sour grapes" mood, them man interprets the woman's averted gaze as meaning "she is not a person I'd want to get to know, because she's hostile."
What is sure is that gaze matters. The most charming individuals use eye contact to their advantage. They set their gaze on you, averting⁹ it only occasionally and at proper intervals¹⁰, because holding a gaze too long can also signal hostility¹¹. The result? They make you feel like you're the most important thing to them at that particular moment.

1 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。

2 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

3 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

4 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

5 averts   

防止，避免( avert的第三人称单数 )； 转移

参考例句：

• Cautious speech averts eavesdropping. Cautious behavior arrests gossip. 若欲杜人之口，莫若自己谨言；若欲塞人之耳，莫若自己慎行。
• A gift in secret averts anger; and a concealed bribe in the bosom, strong wrath. 暗中送的礼物，挽回怒气；怀中搋的贿赂，止息暴怒。

6 physiologically   

ad.生理上，在生理学上

参考例句：

• Therefore, the liver and gallbladder cannot be completely separated physiologically and pathologically. 因此，肝胆在生理和病理上不能完全分离。
• Therefore, the liver and gallbladder are closely related physiologically and pathologically. 因此，肝胆在生理和病理上紧密联系。

7 averted   

防止，避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
• Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。

8 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

9 averting   

防止，避免( avert的现在分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。
• These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。

10 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

11 hostility   

n.敌对，敌意；抵制［pl.］交战，战争

参考例句：

• There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
• His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。