考研英语阅读篇章:为什么戴上墨镜更好看?

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    And now, Science of Us attempts to unravel the answers to a summertime
question of monumental importance: Why does nearly everyone instantly look more
attractive with sunglasses on?
    现在，《我们的科学》栏目将解开一个长期以来十分重要的夏日之谜：为什么几乎所有人戴上墨镜之后都会立刻显得更吸引人?
    You know you're at least a little curious. And so was Vanessa Brown, a
senior lecturer of art and design at Nottingham Trent University in the U.K. Her
research focuses on the meaning we assign to commonplace, everyday objects, and
in an academic book that's coming out early next year, she explores the cultural
and psychological relationship between sunglasses and our modern idea of "cool."
In an email to Science of Us, Brown explained what her research has uncovered
about why most of us look better in shades.
    Because they really do make your misshapen(怪异的) face look better. Put on a
pair of sunglasses, and voilà(那就是!瞧!) – instant symmetry! The dark lenses cover
up any asymmetrical(非对称的) oddities around your eyes, and research on facial
attractiveness shows a clear link between symmetry and our perception of
beauty.
    As an added bonus, Brown pointed out, sunglasses provide a kind of
scaffolding effect, imposing the appearance of an external, extra-chiseled bone
structure on top of your relatively softer-featured face.
    Because mystery. Many of the snap judgments we form about people come from
looking them in the eyes; shade yours, and you're instantly a more intriguing
presence. "The eyes are such a tremendous source of information -- and
vulnerability -- for the human being," Brown explained. Eye contact helps us
form judgments about someone's intelligence, confidence, and sincerity, and
sunglasses keep us literally in the dark about forming those perceptions about a
person. And it works both ways, because the wearer of the sunglasses feels more
inscrutable, too. One recent study showed that people who wore sunglasses acted
more selfishly and dishonestly than those wearing eyeglasses, which, the
researchers argue, suggests that shades delude us into feeling more anonymous,
or unknown.
    It's colloquial(通俗的) wisdom that an air of mystery increases sexual desire,
and research bears that notion out. Think of the common "the thrill is gone"
complaint that accompanies the long-term relationship, for one. And one recent
study showed that women who were uncertain of a man's feelings toward them ended
up reporting more attraction to those men. It's essentially the plot of many a
rom-com: We're drawn to the people we can't quite figure out.
    Because of their historical link with edginess and glamour(魅力). We take
their ubiquity(普遍存在) for granted today, but sunglasses are a relatively modern
everyday accessory, Brown said. Sales started to pick up in the 1920s, but they
didn't become commonplace until about two decades after that. The way sunglasses
were most often used prior to their commercialization helps explain some of
their inherent coolness, Brown said, because in their early days sunglasses were
primarily used during risky water and snow sports, and were also associated with
new technologies like airplane travel, which made them seem "daring and
thoroughly modern."
    Soon after that, Hollywood stars of the 1950s and 1960s started wearing
sunglasses to defend themselves from being recognized by the public or harassed
by paparazzi, whose flashbulbs would often explode violently, sometimes
literally in their faces, Brown said. But regardless of practicality, movie
stars' adoption of the accessory cemented the link between sunglasses and
glamour.
    Also – and this is more from my own personal research than Brown's --
hang-overs. They're really great for hiding hang-overs.
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