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1、双语美文才《美的力量》 Thepowerofbeauty Beautyisessentiallyaformofenergy,somethingthatradiatesfromafineexampleofabsolutelyanything,whetheradelightfultasteorsmell,oragorgeoussight.Thisenergyisineffectaformofinformation,nature'sbarcodetellingushowhealthythatattitudeis,becausehealthbringingthingsincreasethe
2、likelihoodthatweandourgeneswillsurvive. HarvardphychologistNancyEtcoffobservesthat,withthisvitalequationverymuchinmind,ourbrainsbehavelikeahighlysensitiveradarconstantlyhuntingasignal.Ifwe'reshownthephotographofaface,ittakesuslessthanafifthofasecondtomakeajudgementofitsbeauty. Muchofthelanguag
3、eofthisenergyishardwiredanduniversal.Eventhreemontholdbabieshavebeenshowntoprefergazingatconventionallybeautifulfaces,andadultsfromdiverseethnicculturecanallagreeonwhoisexactlyhowgoodlookinginotherpopulations. Experimentalstudieshavealsoestablishedthattheactiveingredientsincludesymmetry,order,pro
4、portionandbalance.Sincebeautyissopowerfulandimportant,wecanbethankfulthattherearemanywaystobebeautiful,andverymanysources.Andthoughwemostreadilythinkofexperiencingthatenergythroughourfivephysicalsensesofsight,sound,taste,touchandsmell,otherdimensionsareevenmorepotent.Forexample,thereismovementwhichc
5、anbetheinternal,kinaestheticsenseofourownbodiesindanceorsport;orthethrillofseeinganartorcraftwellperformed.Consider,too,howideas,insights,andsolutions,canbedeemedbeautiful.Amongscientists,Einstein'sTheoryofRelativityisunanimouslypraisedforitsextraordinarybeauty. Yale'sDavidGelernter,aprofessorofp
6、uterscience,hasarguedconvincinglythatlustforbeautyhasdriventhegreattechnologicaldiscoveries.Itisnoaccient,hewouldclaim,thatMitchell'sSpitfire,withitsMerlinenginesanddistinctivewings,couldhelpwinawarwhilealsoseemingwonderfultotheeyeandear. Andjustastheplanforabankrobbery,abridge,oraputerprogramcan
7、allworkbeautifully,socanawholepersonality.Weknowfromthestudiesofmanylifetimesthathumansfindabalanceoflovingandconfidenceandkindnessandhumourtobehighlyattractiveandveryhealthyqualities. Yet,thegreat
