評論
打印
Conversation Two
對話二
M: Good evening, dear audience.
男：大家晚上好。
I'm glad to continue the topic about music.
很榮幸跟大家繼續討論關于音樂的話題。
It is common knowledge that music can have a powerful effect on our emotions.
眾所周知，音樂對我們的情感的作用是難以估量的。
In fact, since the 1930s, music therapists have relied on music to soothe patients and help control pain.
其實，從20世紀90年代起，一些醫師就開始利用音樂安撫病人，緩解病人的疼痛。
Now psychologists are confirming that music can also help relieve depression and improve concentration.
如今，心理學家正在求證音樂是否可以幫助人們走出失落情緒，幫助人們集中注意力。
W: That's nice. Do they have any concrete examples?
女：真的是很神奇，可以舉一些這方面的例子嗎？
M: For instance, in a recent study, 15 surgeons were given some highly stressed math problems to solve.
男：比如說，在近期的一項調查中，15名外科醫生被邀請解決一些高難度的數學問題。
They were divided into three groups: one worked in silence; and in another, the surgeons listened to music of their choice on headphones;
他們被分為3組：一組的環境是安安靜靜；另一組帶著耳機聽自己選擇的音樂；
the third listened to classical music chosen by the researchers.
最后的一組聽研究者規定的古典樂。
W: What were the results?
女：結果如何？
M: The results of the study may surprise you.
男：結果會讓所有人大吃一驚的。
The doctors who got to choose their music experienced less stress and scored better than the others.
聽自己所選擇的音樂的一組經測試是壓力最小的，最后的分數也略高于其他兩組。
W: That is surprising. How to explain this?
女：太不可思議了。這是為什么呢?
M: One possible explanation is that listening to music you like stimulates the Alfa-wave in the brain, increases the heart rate and expands the breathing.
唯一的可能就是你喜歡的音樂會刺激大腦中的阿爾法腦電波，進而影響你的心跳和呼吸頻率。
That helps to reduce stress and sharpen concentration.
從而幫助你緩解壓力，集中注意力。
W: Is there any other research?
女：還有其他的關于這方面的研究嗎？
M: Yes. Another research suggests a second relation between the music and the brain: By examining the students' blood after listening to a variety of classical music collections, the researchers found that some students showed a large increase in a chemical substance-a natural pain reliever-in their blood, which can help soothe the patient.
男：是的。另一項研究表明了音樂與大腦之間存在另一層關系：讓學生在聽完大量的古典樂之后，對他們的血液進行檢查后研究人員發現一些學生體內的某種化學物質飛快增長——這種物質存在于血液之中，是一種天然的有利于緩解病人疼痛的物質。
W: Well, thank you so much for being with us today and having us know about another function of music.
女：哇哦，非常感謝您的到來，還為我們講解了這么多關于音樂神奇作用的知識。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
問題12到15是根據上面對話所提出的問題
Question 12. What is the talk mainly about?
問題12 以上對話主要講的內容是什么？
Question 13. According to the speaker, how is the music therapy currently used in medicine?
問題13 通過對話可以了解，治療師們利用音樂來做什么？
Question 14. What did the study done with surgeons show?
問題14 外科醫生的研究結果如何？
Question 15. What effect did music have in the study of students exposed to classical music?
問題15 通過了解讓學生聽古典樂這一研究可以得出什么結論？
