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Why Some Old Lovers Look Alike
为什么夫妻越长越像？
A new study suggests the longer we are with someone, the more similarities in appearance grow. 新的研究显示，和某人在一起时间越长，我们和他的长相就越相似。
Researchers asked 11 male and 11 female participants to
judge the age, attractiveness and personality traits of 160
real-life married couples. Photographs of husbands and wives were
viewed separately, so the participants didn't know who was married
to whom.
研究人员选取160对夫妻的单人照片，分别给11名的男性和11名女性看，让他们判断这些夫妻的年龄、魅力点和性格特征。但是在此之前，他们并不知道谁和谁是一对。
attractiveness
traits 特性，特点
real-life实在的, 现实的
The test participants rated men and woman who were actual couples
as looking alike and having similar personalities. Also, the longer
the couples had been together, the greater the perceived
similarities.
22名参与者把他们认为相貌和性格相似的人摆在一起，而他们也恰恰就是真正的夫妻。而且，在一起生活时间越长的夫妻，相似性就越明显。
rated 鉴定划分
Part 2
The researchers speculate that the sharing of experiences might
affect how couples look.
研究人员认为共同的经历造成了他们的相似性。
sharing共享,
The idea that there is a connection between appearance and
personality might seem odd, but there could be biological reasons
for a link.
相貌和性格之间有关系这一想法听起来有点怪异，但却是有生物学依据的。
Flags of Our Fathers 父辈的旗帜
Clip 1
Every jackass thinks he knows what war is. Especially those who've never been in one. We like things nice and simple, good and evil, heroes and villains. There's always plenty of both. Most of the time, they are not who we think they are. Most guys I knew would never talk about what happened over there. Probably 'cause they're still trying to forget about it. They certainly didn't think of themselves as heroes. They died without glory Nobody has taken their pictures. Only their buddies knew what they did. I'd tell their folks they died for their country. I'm not sure that was it. Now, there were plenty other photos taken that day but none anybody wanted to see. What we see and do in war. The cruelty, is unbelievable But somehow we gotta make some sense of it. To do that, we need a easy to understand truth and damn few words. And if you can get a picture…Now, the right picture can win or lose a war. Look at Vietnam. The picture of that South Vietnamese officer blowing that fella's brains out of the side of his head, whammo! That was it. The war was lost. We just hung around trying to pretend it wasn't Took a lot of other pictures that day. None of them made a difference. Sounds ridiculous, but it happened. Country was bankrupt. People were becoming cynical and tired of war.
“Every jackass thinks he knows what war is. Especially
those who've never been in one.”
每个傻蛋都自以为明白战争是怎么回事，尤其是那些没亲身体验过的
Jackass
A foolish or stupid person; a blockhead:
傻瓜、笨蛋；呆子：
You've acted like an irrational jackass and it's time you
stopped?(Margaret
Truman)“你的所作所为就象一个丧失理智的傻瓜，现在你该停止了”
“We like things nice and simple, good and evil, heroes
and villains There's always plenty of both.”
我们喜欢美好而简单的事物，善良和邪恶
Villain
A wicked or evil person; a
scoundrel.恶棍；流氓邪恶或恶毒的人；恶棍
A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the
hero. 反面角色在戏剧或者小说中与主角不和的人物
“The picture of that South Vietnamese officer blowing
that fella's brains out of the side of his head, whammo!”
看看越南吧，那张南越军官，一枪把那家伙打了个脑浆迸裂嘣！完了
whammo
Used to indicate the startling abruptness of a sound, an action, or
an event:
哇噢!用以表述一个声音、行为或事件的让人吃惊的迅速性：突然地,
蓦地
“None of them made a difference. Sounds ridiculous, but
it happened. Country was bankrupt. People were becoming cynical and
tired of war.” 听上去很荒诞
Bankrupt
Financially ruined; impoverished.
贫穷的资金枯竭的；一贫如洗的
Depleted of valuable qualities or characteristics:
道德败坏的已丧失有价值的品质或性格的：
a morally and ethically bankrupt politician. 道德沦丧的政客
Cynical
Scornful of the motives, virtue, or integrity of others:
愤世嫉俗的，讽世的对别人的动机、善行或正直鄙视的：
Cynical laughter. 冷笑
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