VOA常速英语:Love is a Matter of the Brain

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

2. They were subjected to brain scans and asked to look at a picture of their beloved.

be subjected to遭受
例句：Those who break the law are subjected to justice.
违法者要受到法律制裁。

3. A primitive part of the organ also found in other mammals, it is more closely associated with the desire for food and water than with the sex drive.

associate with与…交往, 联系
例句：Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

4. Brown notes that this is the region of the brain that lights up during a cocaine high, and is responsible for the craving that drives cocaine addiction.

light up (使)变得喜悦, (使)兴奋起来
例句：Her face lit up when she heard the news.
当她听到这个消息时, 她的脸上闪出喜悦的光彩。
be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：Heavy rains were responsible for the shortage of vegetables.
大雨是蔬菜短缺的原因。

5. A similar mix of euphoria and longing is familiar to anyone who has ever been in love, which may help explain why romantic love is often a bittersweet experience.

be familiar to被某人熟悉
例句：This street is familiar to me.
这条街道对我来讲是太熟悉不过了。

6. When a person first falls in love, everything about their beloved takes on special meaning.

take on呈现,穿上
例句：The old factory has taken on a new look.
这家老厂已呈现出一派新面貌。

7. Fisher explains that the dopamine rush often leads to an intense focus on the beloved.

lead to导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

8. "In other words, the full constellation of personality traits that are linked with romantic love are special to that particular feeling, and the reward system is part of that experience.

link with将…与…连接〔系〕在一起
例句：High unemployment is not necessarily linked with the rise in prices.
高失业率与物价上涨不一定有联系。

9. [Charles] Darwin said, ‘If you have four children and I have no children, you live on and I die out.’

live on继续活着; 继续存在
例句：He's ninety, but still he lives on.
他90岁了, 还健在。
die out(指物种、家族、习惯、观念等)绝迹, 消失
例句：That style of music died out ten years ago.
那种风格的音乐10年前就消失了。

10. It’s how many children you have. How much of your own DNA you pass on to tomorrow

pass on把…传给(下一代)
例句：This ring has been passed on in my family from mother to daughter.
在我家里，这个戒指是妈妈留给女儿的。