2021年英语四级听力美文第11篇:Medicine for a Broken Heart思维导图

Withinmygroupoffriends,whenoneofusisstrugglingwitharecentbreakupafteralong-termrelationship,thecastawaywillbesadanddepressed.Theresponsetosadnesstakesoneoftwocourses—eitherappetitefailstotally,orweeatexcessivelytoquellouryearningsoverlostloves.Ifoneofthegirlsinmydormwantstoindulgeherappetiteforfoodafterabreakup,wealljoinin.

Wealleatterriblefoodinterriblequantities.Forinstance,icecream,cakes,cookiesandpotatochipsallbecomecomfortfoodsthatweconsumeinexcess.Ithinkthishappensforavarietyofreasons.

Tobeginwith,atmyage—nineteen—weareallveryconcernedwithourphysicalappearance.

Wewanttobeattractive,tohavethekindofbodyimageoursocietyvalues.Tothatend,wemoderatewhatkindsoffoodsweeat,howmuch,andhowoften;andweoftenoverexertourselvesatthegymtryingtoburnoffextracalories.Wemaintaingoodhabitstokeepupgoodappearanceandtherebymaintainagoodrelationship.

However,whenanyoneexperiencessomethingasstressfulandemotionallydrainingasabrokenheart,heorshetendstodisregardhealthyhabitsandtakessomepleasureinconsumingthoseformerlyforbiddenfoods.

Ofcourse,itisallaviciouscircle.Weloseourboyfriends,webecomedepressed,weeat,wegainweight(which,inturn,depressesus),westruggletoregainourself-respect,weenterintoanotherrelationship,andthecyclegoeson.

Foodisnottheonlyrecourseforasadlover.

Onefriendofminesoothesherbrokenheartbygoingshopping—buyingnewclothesandnewshoes,maybeapieceofjewelry—tomakeherselffeelbetter.Whetherit’sfoodorshopping,self-indulgenceisoftengoodmedicinefortheblues,ifitisnotcarriedtoexcess.Theworstresponseisturningtoalcoholordrugs.