聽(tīng)著流行音樂(lè)吃中餐外賣(mài)會(huì)更香

　　Listening to pop music such as Taylor Swift or Ed Sheeran will enhance your enjoyment of a Chinese takeaway, according to a University of Oxford professor.

　　一位牛津大學(xué)的教授聲稱(chēng)，伴著泰勒·斯威夫特或者艾德·希蘭等人的流行音樂(lè)，中餐外賣(mài)吃起來(lái)會(huì)更香。

　　Classical music is said to be best paired with Italian food while a blast of rock music from the likes of Bruce Springsteen will ensure your Indian food tastes even spicier.

　　Charles Spence,a professor of experimental psychology, is convinced that certain musical genres complement different cuisines.

　　And he is so certain of the links between music and the enjoyment of food that he believes takeaways could soon be delivered along with a CD.

　　The academic's other studies have found that people can experience 15 percent more pleasure if music matches the wine.

　　A Cabernet Sauvignon should be paired with Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who to bring out its depth while a Chardonnay will slide down more easily accompanied by Atomic by Blondie.

　　One major champagne house has already adopted music, from Bryan Ferry to Tchaikovsky, to accompany its luxury products.

　　Lighting is also said to play a part in the choices people make in cafes and restaurants, with bright lights meaning they are more likely to choose spicier wings and dim lights leading to more mellow choices such as a cappuccino over an espresso.

　　Colour can also have an effect with recent tests in London showing that ambient light can enhance flavour with red wine drunk in red light tasting fruitier.

　　1 enjoyment

　　n.樂(lè)趣;享有;享用

　　參考例句：

　　Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我們這次訪問(wèn)更加愉快了。

　　After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢講完一個(gè)笑話，這老人就呵呵笑著表示他的高興。

　　2 Oxford

　　n.牛津(英國(guó)城市)

　　參考例句：

　　At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他現(xiàn)在已是牛津大學(xué)的化學(xué)教授了。

　　This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.這是去牛津的路與去倫敦的路的匯合處。

　　3 spicier

　　adj.用香料調(diào)味的( spicy的比較級(jí) );有香料味的;有刺激性的;(故事、新聞等) 刺激的

　　參考例句：

　　She added some green chili peppers to her cheese dip to make spicier. 她在起司沾醬中加了一些青辣椒讓它辛辣一點(diǎn)。 來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

　　4 psychology

　　n.心理，心理學(xué)，心理狀態(tài)

　　參考例句：

　　She has a background in child psychology.她受過(guò)兒童心理學(xué)的教育。

　　He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在劍橋大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)哲學(xué)和心理學(xué)。

　　5 genres

　　(文學(xué)、藝術(shù)等的)類(lèi)型，體裁，風(fēng)格( genre的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )

　　參考例句：

　　Novel and short story are different genres. 長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)和短篇小說(shuō)是不同的類(lèi)別。

　　But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是類(lèi)型的混淆，古已有之。 來(lái)自漢英文學(xué) - 散文英譯

　　6 complement

　　n.補(bǔ)足物，船上的定員;補(bǔ)語(yǔ);vt.補(bǔ)充，補(bǔ)足

　　參考例句：

　　The two suggestions complement each other.這兩條建議相互補(bǔ)充。

　　They oppose each other also complement each other.它們相輔相成。

　　7 cuisines

　　n.烹飪( cuisine的名詞復(fù)數(shù) );菜肴;(通常指昂貴的飯店中的)飯菜;烹飪藝術(shù)

　　參考例句：

　　Could you tell me the different features of these cuisines? 能不能告訴我這些不同的烹調(diào)流派各自有哪些特點(diǎn)? 來(lái)自地道口語(yǔ)脫口SHOW 高中超越版

　　Ice sculptures are used as decorations in some cuisines, especially in Asia. 冰雕在某些菜肴中被當(dāng)作裝飾品，尤其在亞洲。 來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

　　8 champagne

　　n.香檳酒;微黃色

　　參考例句：

　　There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盤(pán)里有兩杯香檳酒。

　　They sat there swilling champagne.他們坐在那里大喝香檳酒。

　　9 lighting

　　n.照明，光線的明暗，舞臺(tái)燈光

　　參考例句：

　　The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤氣燈逐漸為電燈所代替。

　　The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那個(gè)餐館照明柔和而且浪漫。

　　10 mellow

　　adj.柔和的;熟透的;v.變?nèi)岷?(使)成熟

　　參考例句：

　　These apples are mellow at this time of year.每年這時(shí)節(jié)，蘋(píng)果就熟透了。

　　The colours become mellow as the sun went down.當(dāng)太陽(yáng)落山時(shí)，色彩變得柔和了。