每日口說挑戰為什麼有同性戀? (Why Is There Homosexuality?)

■engage in sth 從事於；參與
■open to sth 樂於接受某事物
★It may have evolved in order to promote social bonding amongst humans. This is the first study of its kind to find discrete evidence that our need to bond with others, actually increases our openness to engaging in homosexual behavior.
同性戀演化的由來是為了促進人與人之間的社交親密關係，這是第一個相關的研究，此研究發現獨立的證據證明：我們對於與他人建立親密關係的這種需求，實際上會使得我們更願意去從事同性戀的行為。

Day 152
今天是我一個禮拜裡最忙的一天，趁早上有空趕快錄音，西班牙文小教室今天也就先暫停營業了，可能要等到下禮拜才有時間開張。有想要的主題可以留言或傳訊息跟我說喔！

那今天來簡單分享幾個在發音上面要注意的。

It may have evolved in order to promote social bonding amongst humans. This is the first study of its kind to find discrete evidence that our need to bond with others actually increases our openness to engaging in homosexual behavior.

這項演化是為了促進人與人之間的社會關係，這是第一個相關研究提出證據表示人與人之間有建立連結的需求。實際上，這項研究也讓人們對同性性行為的想法更為開放。

1 . evolve 逐步完成

evolve [ɪˋvɑlv] (v.) 逐步完成
evolve into 演化成甚麼
The debate evolved into a fight.
這場辯論演化成一場打架。

evolve from 從甚麼演化而來
A theory points out that humans evolved from apes.
有一個理論指出人類是從猩猩或猿猴類演化而來。

evolution [͵ɛvəˋluʃən] (n.) 發展、進展
theory of evolution 演化論

revolve [rɪˋvɑlv] (v.) 旋轉 自轉
The earth revolves around the sun.
地球繞著太陽轉。

orbit公轉
The earth orbits the sun.
地球繞著太陽運行。

I felt that my world revolves around his.
我的世界好像以他為中心在轉。

revolution [͵rɛvəˋluʃən] (n.) 革命
industrial revolution 工業革命

2 . promote 晉升

promote [prəˋmot] (v.) 晉升 (工作上得到升遷)
He certainly ought to be promoted .
他應該要晉升。

promotion [prəˋmoʃən] (n.) 提升

3 . discrete 分離的、不連接的

discrete [dɪˋskrit] (adj.) 分離的、不連接的

discreet [dɪˋskrit] (adj.) 謹慎的
He made a discreet reply.
他謹慎地做了答覆。

4 . increase 增加

increase [ɪnˋkris] (v.) 增加
With the increased popularity, he decided to hire more body guards.
隨著名氣大增，他決定要多雇用一些保鑣。

decrease [ˋdikris] (v.) 減少
Our need for sugar decreased over time.
我們對於糖份所攝取的量會隨著時間而減少。

5 . engage 吸引

engage [ɪnˋgedʒ] (v.) 吸引
I spent a lot of time in engaging in extracurricular activities.
我花非常多時間在做一些課外活動。

engaging [ɪnˋgedʒɪŋ] (adj.) 迷人的
an engaging smile
一個迷人的微笑
Peter was an engaging young man.
彼得是個可愛的小伙子。

engagement [ɪnˋgedʒmənt] (n.) 訂婚
Jack and Amy invited many friends to their engagement party.
傑克和艾咪邀請了許多朋友參加他們的訂婚晚會。

Thx Kristi~

謝謝Kristi&大家~~
好長的句子阿XDDD
It may have evolved in order to promote social bonding amongst humans. This is the first study of its kind to find discrete evidence that our need to bond with others, actually increases our openness to engaging in homosexual behavior.

It may have evolved in order to promote social bonding amongst humans. This is the first study of its kind to find discrete evidence that our need to bond with others, actually increases our openness to engaging in homosexual behavior.

It may have evolved in order to promote social bonding amongst humans. This is the first study of its kind to find discrete evidence that our need to bond with others, actually increases our openness to engaging in homosexual behavior.
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What a wonderful morning!
昨天才講到Mosquitoes，剛剛就被痛醒…什麼地方不叮，居然叮我的下嘴唇嗚嗚嗚Q皿Q
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[Review 11/4]
solve/ resolve/ absolve 
resolute/ absolute
evolve/ revolve/ devolve/ involve
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■solve (v.) 解決(邏輯問題)
□solution (n.) 解決辦法；解答；溶液；溶解
■resolve (v.) 解決、化解(衝突、糾紛)；決定；分解
□resolution (n.) 決心；決定；決議；解析度
□resolute (adj.) 堅決的；果敢的；不屈不撓的
□irresolute (adj.) 優柔寡斷的
■absolve (v.) 免除；赦免
□absolution (n.) 免除；赦免
□absolute (adj.) 絕對的；完全的
□absolutely (adv.) 絕對地；完全地 (int.) (表示贊同) 完全正確！一點也沒錯！
■evolve (vt./vi.) 進化；逐步形成；發展
□evolution (n.) 進化；發展
■revolve (v.) 以…為中心旋轉；盤旋；自轉
□revolution (n.) 旋轉；革命；大變革
□revolutionary (adj.) 革命的；革命性的 (n.) 革命者
■devolve (vi./vt.) 被移交；轉讓；委任
□devolution (n.) 移交；委託；權力下放；退化
■involve (vt.) 牽涉、捲入、陷入；包含；使專注、使忙於
□involvement (n.) 牽連、捲入、參與
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感覺自己現在大概長這樣⬇

又是星期五，這次大家應該都開心了吧^^

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