Happy or sad: What type of music do you like? 
悲伤还是快乐 —— 你喜欢哪种音乐？

emotion 情绪
memory 记忆
move 打动，感动
depressed 消沉的，抑郁的
sob 抽泣
hooked 入迷的，上瘾的
hormone 荷尔蒙
prolactin 催乳素
circumstances情况，状况
comforting 令人安慰的
downbeat 低调的，悲观的


What would life be like without music? Songs and tunes fill our lives, affecting our emotions, bringing back memories and sometimes making us dance. There is a song for everyone and for every occasion, but it seems that it’s sad music that moves us most.


Sad music certainly does its job in making us depressed, emotional, and causing us to sob – it’s something we might listen to after a break-up, for example. And a recent study has shown why some people are hooked on sad music. Professor David Huron from Ohio State University conducted the research and looked at the difference between people who love to listen to sad music and those who can’t stand it.


He told the BBC radio programme The Why Factor that it comes down to a natural hormone called prolactin. He says: “as you might have guessed from the name, it's associated with ‘lactation’ from breast-feeding. When people cry, they also release prolactin. And, there are circumstances in which prolactin seems to have this comforting effect.” 


新闻来源：BBC