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u TRANSCRIPT

l Is listening to music good for your health?

If you’re looking for an easy way to shift your mind-set, cue the music. Studies have shown that music can buoy mood, fend off depression and improve sleep. It can also ease pain and lower levels of stress-related hormones like cortisol.

l How can listening to music do so much good?

Music seems to “selectively activate” neurochemical systems and brain structures associated with positive mood, emotion regulation, attention and memory, says Kim Innes, a professor of epidemiology at West Virginia University’s School of Public Health.

l But choose your tunes carefully.

A song’s rhythm can influence heart rate and brain activity, says Daniel Levitin, a psychology professor at McGill University in Canada. And research shows that listening to music that agitates or unsettles you can trigger stress, anger and sadness. “There’s no one piece of music that will do the same thing for everyone,” Levitin says, but tracks with a slow tempo, gradual chord progressions and drawn-out notes tend to be calming, while chaotic, up-tempo tunes tend to have the opposite effect.

Adapted from http://www.kekenet.com/Article/201903/582060.shtml

u VOCABULARY

1. buoy v. buoy sb. (up) to make sb. feel cheerful or confident 鼓舞；鼓励。例如：Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。

2. fend off: to protect yourself from difficult questions, criticisms, etc., especially by avoiding them 避开，回避（难题、批评等）。例如：She managed to fend off questions about new tax increases.她设法避开了关于新增赋税的问题。

3. neurochemical n. 影响神经系统的化学物质

4. epidemiology n. the scientific study of the spread and control of diseases 流行病学

5. agitate vi. agitate (for/against sth.) to argue strongly for sth. you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc. （尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而）激烈争论，鼓动，煽动。用法：

l  例如：political groups agitating for social change鼓吹社会变革的政治团体

l  例如：Her family are agitating to have her transferred to a prison in the UK. 她的家人正多方游说要把她转到英国监狱。

6. unsettle v. to make sb. feel upset or worried, especially because a situation has changed 使心神不宁；扰乱；使担忧。例如：Changing schools might unsettle the kids. 转学会让孩子心情不能安稳。

u QUESTIONS

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and check the true (ü) or false (û) statements.

q 1. Studies have shown that music can buoy mood, fend off depression and improve study.

q 2. According to Kim Innes, Music seems to “selectively activate” neurochemical systems and brain structures associated with positive mood, emotion regulation, attention and memory.

q 3. Kim Innes is a professor of psychology at West Virginia University’s School of Public Health.

q 4. According to Daniel Levitin, a song’s rhythm can influence heart rate and brain activity.

q 5. Daniel Levitin is a psychology professor at McGill University in America.

q 6. And research shows that listening to music that agitates or unsettles you can trigger stress, anger and sadness.

q 7. “There’s no one piece of music that will do the same thing for everyone,” Levitin says, but tracks with a slow tempo, gradual chord progressions and drawn-out notes tend to be calming, and chaotic, up-tempo tunes tend to have the similar effect.

u KEY

Read the statements. Then listen to the news and check the true (ü) or false (û) statements.

ý 1. Studies have shown that music can buoy mood, fend off depression and improve study. 正确表达：Studies have shown that music can buoy mood, fend off depression and improve sleep.

þ 2. According to Kim Innes, Music seems to “selectively activate” neurochemical systems and brain structures associated with positive mood, emotion regulation, attention and memory.

ý 3. Kim Innes is a professor of psychology at West Virginia University’s School of Public Health.正确表达：Kim Innes is a professor of epidemiology at West Virginia University’s School of Public Health.

þ 4. According to Daniel Levitin, a song’s rhythm can influence heart rate and brain activity.

ý 5. Daniel Levitin is a psychology professor at McGill University in America. 正确表达：Daniel Levitin is a psychology professor at McGill University in Canada.

þ 6. And research shows that listening to music that agitates or unsettles you can trigger stress, anger and sadness.

ý 7. “There’s no one piece of music that will do the same thing for everyone,” Levitin says, but tracks with a slow tempo, gradual chord progressions and drawn-out notes tend to be calming, and chaotic, up-tempo tunes tend to have the similar effect. 正确表达：“There’s no one piece of music that will do the same thing for everyone,” Levitin says, but tracks with a slow tempo, gradual chord progressions and drawn-out notes tend to be calming, while chaotic, up-tempo tunes tend to have the opposite effect.