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sealed with a kiss

"Kissing is the mark of love." (Shakespeare) ["Kissing is the mark of love." (Shakespeare)]

February 14, Valentine's Day. How long has it been since you kissed her

It is said that kissing has the effect of losing weight. A gentle kiss can affect 2 19 muscles of the whole body, consuming 6.4 calories per minute on average, which is equivalent to swimming for 5 minutes. Kissing can promote blood circulation, prevent wrinkles and make skin smoother. When kissing, the saliva of both sides will exchange, produce antibodies and enhance immunity. When kissing, hormones and antibiotics will be secreted, which can relieve pain. When people eat too much and burp, the most effective way is to kiss, which can stop burping for half a minute. Isn't it amazing?

Kissing left a beautiful chapter in the history of human art 1945 EST 14 In August, US President Truman announced Japan's unconditional surrender. Nearly a million people in Times Square in new york suddenly burst into jubilation. A sailor grabbed a female nurse he had never met before and kissed him warmly. Photographer Alfred? Aizenstat excitedly pressed the camera shutter and left this classic photo handed down from generation to generation: the kiss on Victory Day.

French photographer Robert? Du Wanuo is famous for filming Kiss in Paris. On 1950, he filmed "Couples in front of Weil Hotel", which was published in American Life magazine, and was made into a huge poster by publishers in the 1980s, making it famous all over the world.

Before that, Brasay's lover in a Parisian bar, and later Allen? Grant's swimmer Trevor. Watson's kiss on the London bus, Cartier-Bresson's Paris and Times Square have all become world-famous photography works. Sculpture works include Kiss of Rodin, Eternal Idol, Kiss of Broncusi, etc. In these paintings, Xia Jiaer's birthday and Klimt's kiss are masterpieces.

Why are people so obsessed with kissing? Shakespeare's famous words may have given the answer. Different people give different answers:

Mathematicians say that kissing is the shortest distance between two straight lines; Biologists say that kissing is a bacterial exchange between the two sexes; Physicists say that kissing is the juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris muscles during contraction; The poet said that kissing is a meadow full of flowers in summer; Netizens call kissing a magical skill to abuse single dog.

Photography critic Lu Lin footballer said, "Kissing is the essence of all human contact modes", "It is a miracle in the history of human contact" and "It is a symbol and symbol". From this point of view, Professor Lin is also proficient in this field.

Another "holy kiss" is the great writer Goethe. At the age of 70, he also enthusiastically pursued and showed his love to a girl of 17 years old. In his masterpiece Faust, he described the girl's first kiss in this way:

"His tone is very light/like a deep spring/he holds my hand/ah! His lips! .....//I want to kiss him/kiss him willingly/I will let him kiss me/send me the rest of my life! "

This Chinese translation is too awkward, but this temperament may also coincide with the confusion and unbearable kissing.

My lips are moving and I can't stop.

Love! Go kiss! (Han Zhi/Wen)