直白的说,食物就是能使我们充实的"实物".如果你觉得空虚寂寞,吃饱肚子能让你舒服许多.
8. You see or smell a nostalgic comfort food. The sight or aroma of a childhood comfort food can release in the brain the same chemicals involved in tasting these foods (mind-tasting again).
当你看到或闻到能让你怀旧的食物时.当你看到或闻到童年吃过的食物时,大脑会释放出和真正品尝这些食物时相同的化学物质（又是臆想美味）.
It's why fast food restaurants have pictures on their menus. You stand there mind-tasting each possibility until you settle on the one choice that seems to offer the most satisfaction.
这也解释了为什么快餐店会在菜单上附图片.你只需站在那里就能臆想出每一道菜的美味,然后就拿定主意选择了看起来最好吃的那一道.
9. You've had an alcoholic beverage — or three. Alcohol distorts both your physical and psychological perceptions of hunger. You probably already know that alcohol adds calories, weakens self-discipline, and stimulates hunger.
你喝了一杯酒精饮料的时候——或者三杯.酒精会使你对饥饿感产生错觉.你也许已经知道了这些事实：酒精会增加卡路里摄取量,削弱自律能力,并刺激你的饥饿感.
Having a drink before or during your meal will lower your inhibitions and diminish your willpower. Save the wine for dessert.
饭前或饭中喝酒会使你放下防备,削弱你的意志力.所以红酒还是留作饭后吃甜点的时候喝吧.
10. You're tired, you have access to junk food and it's late at night. Fatigue reduces your capacity for tolerating stress. Nighttime is when things begin to wind down, you've had a hard day, and you're hoping to reward yourself for having survived the day's demands.
你觉得累了,此时正值深夜,手头又有现成垃圾食品的时候.劳累会削弱你对压力的抵抗力.夜晚时分,万籁俱寂,你已经忙碌了一整天,此时不由得希望能犒劳犒劳自己.
Or perhaps it's your knee-jerk, ritualistic need for a "night cap" before retiring. It's easy to fall prey to "tomorrow is another day" thinking and go for the brownies and glass of milk.
又或者,这只是你下意识的想法,你其实只是想在睡前再例行公事来点夜宵而已.你轻而易举地说服自己,随便今天怎么样了,反正"明天又是新的一天",然后就兴致勃勃地跑去拿巧克力糕饼和牛奶了.
英文来源：纽约每日新闻
