【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 und each other, much of what makes marriage so healthy takes place within our bodies. A lot of those benefits e down to e down to: to be able to be explained by a single important point 可歸結(jié)為；可歸納為● What it es down to is, either I get more money or I leave. the management of stress. The daily stresses of the modern world can throw our bodies into emergency mode and keep us there. That takes a toll toll: n.1) moneythatyoupaytouseaparticularroad orbridge（道路，橋梁的）通行費● motorwaytolls高速公路通行費 ● atollroad/bridge收費道路╱橋梁2) theamountofdamageorthe number of deaths and injuries that are caused in a particular war,disaster,etc.（戰(zhàn)爭，災(zāi)難等造成的）毀壞，傷亡人數(shù)● Theofficialdeathtollhasnowreached7,000.● thesoundofabellringingwithslow regularstrokes（緩慢而有規(guī)律的）鐘聲take a heavy toll on sb/sth。 take its toll on sb/sth: to have a bad effect on sb/sth。 to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc. 產(chǎn)生惡果，造成重大損失（或傷亡，災(zāi)難等）● Illnesshadtakenaheavytollonher.● Therecessionistakingitstollonthehousing market.v.whenabelltollsorsbtollsit,itisrung slowlymanytimes, especiallyas a sign that sb has died.（緩慢而有規(guī)律的）敲鐘；（尤指）鳴（喪鐘）● Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls《喪鐘為誰而鳴》● Therevolutiontolledthedeathknell(=signaledtheend)fortheRussianmonarchy. 那場革命敲響了俄國君主制的喪鐘。 through high blood pressure, tension headaches and a lot of gnawed gnaw: v. ~ (away) (at/on sth) to keep biting sth or chewing it hard, so that it gradually disappears 咬，啃 (P28)● She gnawed at her fingernails.● (figurative) Selfdoubt began to gnaw away at her confidence. gnaw at sb: to make sb feel anxious, frightened or unfortable over a long period of time（長時間）折磨某人● The problem had been gnawing at him for months. pencils. Being married somehow helps the body circumvent circumvent: v. (formal)1) to find a way of avoiding a difficulty or a rule 設(shè)法回避；規(guī)避● They found a way of circumventing the law. 2) to go or travel around sth that is blocking your way 繞過，繞行，繞道旅行 circumvention n. this mess, either by hushing .hush: v. 1) (used especially in orders) to be quiet。 to stop talking or crying 安靜，別說話● Hush now and try to sleep.2) to make sb/sth bee quieter。 to make sb stop talking, crying, etc. 使安靜下來；使停止說話（或叫喊等）n. a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when people are expecting sth to happen 寂靜，鴉雀無聲● There was a deathly hush in the theatre. ● A hush descended over the waiting crowd. the hypothalamus hypothalamus: n. 腦丘下部，下丘腦 (P28) or reducing cortisol cortisol: n. [生化]考的索，皮質(zhì)醇 (P28) production.【7】This is especially good news for men. A study published in the January 2008 issue of the journal Health Psychology showed that while married men get relief from their workday barrage barrage: n.1) the continuous firing of a large number of guns in a particular direction, especially to protect soldiers while they are attacking or moving towards the enemy 火力網(wǎng)；彈幕射擊；（尤指）掩護炮火2) a large number of sth, such as questions or ments, that are directed at sb very quickly, one after the other, often in an aggressive way 接二連三的一大堆（質(zhì)問或指責(zé)等）● a barrage of questions/criticisms/plaints 連珠炮似的問題，批評，抱怨 of stress hormones hormone: n. [生化]荷爾蒙，激素 (P28) when they e home after a particularly busy day at work, working women are able to destress similarly only if they describe their marriage as a happy one.【8】There may be a simple explanation for this. It may just be that some women are ing home and facing dinner prep and assisting the kids with homework, and they’re not getting the help that the more maritally satisfied women are getting. The full explanation for this gender gap, however, is undoubtedly more plicated than that. Longterm data from an Israeli study, for example, indicate that the lifelengthening powers of marriage have increased over time – but mostly for men. Over nearly two decades, the study found, married men widened the already significant difference in cancerdeath incidence between themselves and unmarried men by 25%。 married women gained absolutely zero zero: thelowestpossibleamountorlevel。nothingat all最少量；最低點；最低程度；毫無● Iratedmychancesaszero.● zeroinflation ground over their unmarried peers.【9】Why this somatic somatic: adj. 身體的，肉體的（與 mental, spiritual, psychic相對）(P28) sexism? “This is a gross gross: adj. (grosser, grossest)1) being the total amount of sth before anything is taken away 總的；毛的● gross weight (= including the container or wrapping) 毛重● Investments showed a gross profit of 26%. ● gross ine (= before taxes, etc. are taken away)（稅前）總收益2) (formal or law) (of a crime, etc.) very obvious and unacceptable嚴(yán)重的● gross negligence/misconduct ● a gross violation of human rights 3) (informal) very unpleasant 令人不快的；令人惡心的；使人厭惡的 ● “He ate it with mustard.” “Oh, gross!” adv. in total, before anything is taken away 總共；全部● She earns 163。25, 000 a year gross. v. to earn a particular amount of money before tax has been taken off it 總收入為，總共賺得● It is one of the biggest grossing movies of all time. generalization, but women are really the mental and physicalhealth housekee