心痛与身痛,孰更痛?You've broken up with your girlfriend or boyfriend, your wife or husband has left you and you feel rejected, dejected, broken-hearted. Well, new research suggests that intense feelings of rejection are as hurtful as physical pain.The lead author of the study Ethan Kross said the reason is because the same regions of the brain that become active in response topainful sensory experiences are also activated during intense experiences of social rejection.The researchers hope their findings will offer new insigh t into how the experience of intense social loss may lead to various physicalpain symptoms and disorders.They also confirmed the notion the people from different cultures all around the world use the same language, words like "hurt" and "pain", to describe the experience of both physical pain and social rejection.Glossary 词汇表to break up with someone （情侣）分手dejected 感到沮丧的hurtful 令人感到伤痛的sensory 感官的findings 研究结果insight 对事情的了解loss 丧失symptom 症状disorder 紊乱notion 概念女性钟爱哪种舞姿?Dad DancingThe researchers asked young men to dance in a laboratory to a very basic drum rhythm. Their dances were played back to a group of womenwho rated them on a scale of one to seven.The researchers had expected that the movement of arms, legs and hands would be important as they can often convey expressive gestures.But instead they found that there was a greater focus on the torso, neck and the head. And higher ratings were given for variation and mixing up dance moves.What went down badly though were twitchy and repetitive movements –often called 'dad dancing'.The researchers also found from blood tests on the dancers that those who had good moves were in better physical condition.And so, as is the case with courtship rituals with wild animals, dancing ability may well be a way of assessing a suitable mate.Glossary 词汇表drum rhythm 鼓点to play back 回放to rate 打分评价to convey 表达expressive 富于个人表情的torso 躯干variation 多变的to mix up 混合的to go down 被… 接受twitchy 抽搐的，抽动的repetitive 重复的physical condition 身体状态，体能courtship ritual 求偶行为suitable mate 适合的配偶乐观使人受益Chin Up!Ever won the lottery? No? But did that stop you buying another lottery ticket?If the answer is another 'no', you might call yourself an optimist.But then, according to researchers at University College London, human beings are naturally sanguine creatures.It is all in the brain, they say. A study suggests it is very efficient at processing good news: about 80% of people have a tendency to see the glass ashalf-full, not half-empty, even if they don't consider themselves to be optimists.The good news is that this brings a health benefit. Being upbeat and having a positive outlook on life reduces anxiety. A study of nearly 100,000 women showed a lower risk of death from heart disease amongst optimists.But there are pitfalls to always having an upbeat attitude. The authors of the study point out the 2008 financial crisis may have been caused byanalysts overestimating their assets' performance even in the face of clear evidence to the contrary.There are personal health risks too. Dr Tali Sharot, lead researcher, said:"'Smoking Kills' messages don't work as people think their chances of cancer are low. There's a very fundamental bias in the brain."But, as they say, every cloud has a silver lining. Even if seeing the world through rose-tinted glasses poses a risk to our health, it's not something that is likely to cause us to lose sleep.Let's just keep our chins up and keep smiling!苹果粉丝悼念乔布斯At Beijing's flagship Apple Store they switched off the company's famous icon at midday. It was a tribute to Steve Jobs the visionary who had created a truly global brand. Flowers were laid at the entrance of the store. Some came to shop but others are gathered to pay tribute.Speaker 1"I just found out this morning from the news that Mr Jobs has passed away, so this is why I came here. I wanted to buy some flowers myself but I couldn't find where."Speaker 2"I'm kind of a diehard fan of Apple. It's really really sad to see that Steve Jobs passed away. This man I think really influenced the way I think, the way I observe the world. I really can't say how grateful I am to him."Many Apple products are made in China. But unlike other western brands Apple is a household name here. Its iPhones and iPads are snapped up by the growing middle class. More than 35 million Chinese internet users also tweeted about his death.Steve Jobs was a man who was idolised around the globe and many here say his vision helped connect the world.Glossary 词汇表flagship旗舰a tribute（对死者的）致敬a vis ionary有远见卓识者to pay tribute to歌颂（某人）to pass away逝世a diehard fan of（某人的）铁杆粉丝a household name家喻户晓的名人to snap up抢购to tweet发微博to idolise崇拜（某人）以吻封缄-吻之展"Get your gob in gear for a night!" That was the invitation to a recent event in London celebrating the art of kissing.People were asked to put on lip gloss, press their mouths against a piece of card and then write a message describing a memorable smacker.One woman mentioned her experience of giving a peck on a baby's cheek.Another moaned about a sloppy kiss she had received from a new boyfriend.Anthropologists suggest the origins of the snog aren't romantic: in primitive times mothers chewed food and gave it to their babies mouth-to-mouth.Today, kissing etiquette varies according to local customs. In some countries people will greet you with one peck, in others with two or more.In France, they are so keen on kissing that they have even got a smacker named after them: the French kiss. That's the one where tongues get busy.But in India a smooch in public could land you in jail. In Germany, you won't be giving your freedom the kiss-off but an inappropriate snog could be the kiss of death for your promotion. The Knigge Society says the practice of greeting work colleagues with a kiss is uncomfortable for many Germans.The longest continuous snog ever recorded lasted for more than 46 hours. A Thai couple locked lips in a special event in the beach resort of Pattaya.But what about Britain? Well, we Brits are much less shy than we used to be about kissing in public, but not everyone is keen. In particular, air kissing is seen as an affectation of the rich and beautiful classes. You can even refer to such people as mwahs, which is the sound of a kiss: "Darling! Mwah!"Glossary 词汇表a gob（俚语）嘴 a peck（俚语）轻吻 a smacker（俚语）响亮的吻lip gloss唇彩 a snog（英式俚语）长时间的接吻 a French kiss法式接吻（舌头伸入对方口中）to give something the kiss-off（俚语）直接说不要什么东西了the kiss of death死亡之吻to lock lips亲吻air kissing空吻a sloppy kiss心不在焉，草率的亲吻affectation矫揉造作、装模做样a smooch浪漫地亲吻并拥抱在一起奥巴马称将对伊朗实施最严厉制裁(2011-10-18)BBC News with Marion MarshallGunmen in Kenya have seized two foreign aid workers from the Dadaab refugee camp, near the border with Somalia. Police said two Spanish women from the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres were abducted. Their Kenyan driver was shot and wounded.The Dadaab camp is home to hundreds of thousands of Somalis who fled from fighting and famine in their home country. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, said he hoped the kidnappers would be found quickly."It is absolutely intolerable that those that are there to rescue lives became the victims of such a brutal attack. Now Kenya is a sovereign country of course; the Kenyan police is in charge of security in the camp. The Kenyan police acted very quickly today. They immediately responded to the appeal.They mobilised not only the local forces but two helicopters. As a matter of fact that the car has been recovered, but unfortunately the two colleagues have not yet been found."A court in the United States has sentenced a New York-based financier to 11 years in prison for insider trading, the longest sentence in a generation for such an offence. Raj Rajaratnam had already been found guilty of trading on illegal tips supplied by insiders at some of America's leading companies. Caroline Hepker reports from New York.Prosecutors calculated that Mr Rajaratnam made up to $75m by trading on illegal tips from a coterie of well-placed insiders.They added that Mr Rajaratnam has shown no remorse for his crimes. But Mr Rajaratnam's defence lawyers counted that the Sri Lankan-born businessman made only $7m from the scheme and that his health problems calledfor leniency. It is thought Mr Rajaratnam is likely to appeal against his sentence.Prosecutors in France have dropped their investigation into an allegation of attempted rape by the former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The allegations were made by a French writer, Tristane Banon. From Paris, Hugh Schofield reports.Tristane Banon lodged her complaint against Dominique Strauss-Kahn shortly after his arrest in New York in May. She told a story of how in 2003 she'd goneto see him for an interview and had to fight off what she said was a rape attempt. Mr Strauss-Kahn returned to France last month after the American charges against him were dropped. Now French prosecutors have said that the Banon case, too, will be closed. The prosecutor's office said that there was evidence of a sexual assault on Tristane Banon but not of attempted rape. The lesser charge of sexual assault falls under a three-year statute of limitations and so cannot be pursued.Initial results from Liberia's presidential election give the current head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a clear lead over her closest challenger but not enough to avoid a run-off. The election commission said she had won more than 40% of votes so far compared with about 25% for the former diplomat Winston Tubman, although only a few ballots have been counted.World News from the BBCPresident Obama has said the United States will apply the toughest possible sanctions against Iran over an alleged plot to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington. Mr Obama said America had evidence to show the world that Iran had behaved dangerously and recklessly."One of the principles of international behaviour is that our diplomats - we send them around the world - that they are going to be protected, they are not targets for threats or physical violence. And for Iran to have been involved in a plot like this indicates the degree to which it has been outside of accepted norms of international behaviour for far too long."Mr Obama said Washington was considering all options in deciding how to respond. Tehran has already dismissed the suggestions of an Iranian plot.Two bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least 15 people and injuring many others. Officials say the blasts happened in the early evening in the Shia district of Sadr City. Police say the first bomb went off near a house.A more powerful car bomb then exploded nearby, killing people gathered at the site of the first blast.The head of the international environmental group Greenpeace has been banned from entering Indonesia, where it's been campaigningagainst deforestation. An Indonesian official said John Sauven wasn't allowed in because Greenpeace had portrayed Indonesia in a negative light. Mr Sauven had been due to meet high-ranking Indonesian government officials and visit rain forests in Sumatra.Chile has been marking the first anniversary of the spectacular rescue of 33 miners, who were trapped underground for 69 days. Some of the men returned to the San Jose mine in the Atacama desert to attend a thanks-giving mass. Speaking at the event, the wife of the Chilean president, Cecilia Morel, said the government had worked to improve safety in the mining industry. The miners are still involved in a legal battle with the Chilean state for compensation.BBC New.1. famine n.饥荒Drought has caused famine in Africa.干旱在非洲造成了饥荒。