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新概念英语第3册阅读常见话题：看手指能选出白马王子?

Eyes may be the windows of the soul, but it's a man's fingers which will point out if he's Mr. Right, according to researchers.

眼睛也许是心灵的窗户，但研究人员表示男人的手指可以表明他是否是你的白马王子。

Experts at McGill University in Canada found that men with a ring finger much longer than the index finger are more polite, attentive and considerate to women. Whereas, men whose digits are of a similar length are more prone to be argumentative, stubborn and rude.

加拿大麦吉尔大学的专家们发现，无名指比食指长得多的男人对女性更加礼貌、关爱有加、体贴周到，而手指长度差不多的男性更善辩、固执与粗鲁。

During the 20-day study, the 155 participants filled out forms for every social interaction that lasted five minutes or more and checked off a list of their behavior which had been classified as agreeable or quarrelsome.

在为期 20 天的研究中，155 名参与者填写了关于其每次持续 5 分钟或更长时间的社交行为的表格，并对照表单检查他们的行为，将其分为和蔼类与易争吵类。

The result showed that men with small digit ratios reported a third more agreeable behaviors and a third fewer quarrelsome encounters than men with large digit ratios.

结果显示，手指比例差距小的男人跟比例差距大的男人相比，更好相处的多于三分之一，更爱争吵的少于三分之一。

Simon Young, a professor of psychiatry at McGill University said, “Our research suggests that men with small digit ratios have more harmonious relationships with women. This might explain why they have more children on average.”

麦吉尔大学精神医学教授西蒙·杨表示：“我们的研究显示，手指比例差距小的男人跟女性相处更和谐，这也许解释了他们通常拥有更多孩子的原因。”

点滴积累 >quarrelsome [adj.喜好吵架的]