primate, analogous, entertainment center

All Things Considered, July 28, 2008 · In the rain forest of Malaysia, scientists have found a small mammal, closely related to primates, whose major source of food is a type of beer.


primate

• [práimeit, -mət]

[名]

1 ((しばしばP-))《教会》首席司教, 首席主教；大司教.

2 〔práimeit〕 《動物》霊長類.

3 （団体の）長.

《中英對照讀新聞》Women find men in red more appealing 男性穿紅衣更能吸引女性
◎陳成良
Men wanting to catch the eye of women should dress in red, a color which new research shows makes them more alluring to the opposite sex.
男性想吸引女性注意，應該穿紅色服裝，因為新研究顯示，紅色讓男人對異性更具吸引力。
Women in the United States, England, Germany and China said they found men pictured wearing red, or framed in red, more sexually attractive than in other colors, the research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology showed.
美國、英格蘭、德國及中國的女性稱，她們覺得照片中穿著紅衣，或被紅色包圍的男人，比穿其他顏色的男性更性感，發表在《實驗心理學期刊》的這項研究顯示。
Andrew Elliot, an author of the study from the University of Rochester, said red was thought to be sexy color for women only.
這項研究的執筆人、羅徹斯特大學的安德魯．艾略特表示，人們一直以為紅色僅是女性的性感顏色。
"Our findings suggest that the link between red and sex also applies to men," Elliot said. "For women, the color made a big difference."
「我們的研究發現，紅色與性愛之間的聯繫也同樣適用於男性，」艾略特說。「在女性看來，這個顏色有很大的影響力。」
Despite cultural differences related to the color, the findings of women being attracted to men in red were consistent throughout the countries.
儘管存在著與紅色有關的文化差異，但「女性受到紅裝男吸引」這一研究結果在前述幾個國家卻均無例外。
Women also associated red with higher status, a trend Elliot said is analogous with other primates.
女性還會覺得紅色意味著更高的地位，艾略特指出，這個趨勢與其他靈長類動物大致相同。
新聞辭典
alluring：形容詞，誘人的；迷人的。例句：She was more alluring than any other person in the restaurant.（她比餐廳裡的任何人都迷人。）
make a big difference：片語，表示對某事有很大影響，而不僅是不同的意思。例句：Education can make a big difference to the quality of a person’s life.（教育對一個人的生活品質有很大影響。）
analogous：形容詞，類似的；可比擬的。例句：Sleep is analogous to death.（睡眠可比作死亡。）





entertain (AMUSE)
verb [I or T]
to keep a group of people interested or amused:
We hired a magician to entertain the children.
Most children's television programmes aim to educate and entertain at the same time.

entertainer
noun [C]
someone whose job is to entertain people by singing, telling jokes, etc.

entertaining
adjective
amusing and enjoyable:
an entertaining story/film
His books aren't particularly well-written, but they're always entertaining.

entertainingly
adverb

entertainment
noun [C or U]
shows, films, television, or other performances or activities that entertain people, or a performance of this type:
There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.
FORMAL This season's entertainments include five new plays and several concerts of Chinese and Indian music.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

Child’s Death Leads to Recall of Entertainment Centers by Ameriwood; Units Can Collapse

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Ameriwood Industries Inc., of Tiffin, Ohio is voluntarily recalling about 138,000 entertainment centers.
The entertainment centers can collapse if the back panel is not secure, posing a risk of death or serious injury to consumers.
The firm has received a report of a fatality when the entertainment center collapsed on a 19 month old child. The firm has received three other reports of minor injuries involving the entertainment center.
The recalled entertainment centers are black with two lower miter-framed doors, two glass doors at the top, and CD storage racks. They measure about 54 inches wide, 71 inches high, and 20 inches deep. They were sold under the Ridgewood/Charleswood brand name. Model number 93956 is printed on the instruction manual.
They were sold at mass merchandisers nationwide, including K-Mart stores, from June 2000 through May 2005 for about $200. The entertainment centers were manufactured in the United States.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled entertainment centers and contact Ameriwood to receive a free support panel repair kit.
For additional information, contact Ameriwood toll-free at (877) 732-8252 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.ameriwood.com

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