2017考研英语拓展阅读：12招让单身狗分分钟脱单

考研英语来源：新东方网整理 2016-01-21　

Science tells us that life is better if you're beautiful.

科学告诉我们这是一个看脸的社会。

You're healthier, more persuasive, and people willjust generally think you're smart and trustworthy.

如果你身体健康、能言善辩，人们就会觉得你很聪明、值得信赖。

But turns out, you don't have to hit the geneticlottery to become more attractive to the oppositesex.

不过有研究发现，即使没有这些先天基因优势，你同样有机会受到异性的格外青睐。

Thanks to a slew of studies on sex and attraction, we found 12 grooming tips, attitudeadjustments, and other fixes for both men and women that are proven to make you moreappealing.

我们对性别与吸引力之间的关系进行了大量研究，发现下面这12个方法(包括自我修饰、心态调整等)能让你变得对异性更有吸引力。男女都适用哦。

1. Keep those teeth pearly white.

保持牙齿珍珠般亮白

A study confirmed that a white and evenly spaced set of teeth make people seem moreattractive.

一项研究证实，拥有一口洁白整齐的好牙，往往更具吸引力。

The study, from researchers at the British universities of Leeds and Central Lancashire, foundthat teeth are "the human equivalent of a peacock’s tail," according to The Daily Mail.

据《每日邮报》报道，英国利兹大学和中央兰开夏大学的研究人员发现，人的牙齿就如同孔雀的尾巴一样是吸引异性的法宝。

They are a sign of health and good genetics that help select a mate.

牙齿传递出健康和拥有优良基因的信号，对找伴侣至关重要。

2. Eat your fruits and vegetables for glowing skin.

多吃水果蔬菜，让你容光焕发

Eating more fruits and vegetables is a natural way to make your skin look more attractive, astudy from PLoS ONE showed.

《公共科学图书馆·综合》发表的一项研究表明，多吃水果蔬菜，自然会让你的皮肤看起来更有吸引力。

Fruits and vegetables are loaded with antioxidants and plant-based pigments, which give skin ahealthy hue.

水果和蔬菜本身含有多种抗氧化剂和植物色素，能让食用者拥有健康肤色。

Plus, the results are instant. Participants in the study had rosier cheeks and healthier lookingskin with just an increase of one portion of fruit and vegetables a day.

另外，这种方法短时即可见效。研究参与者每天只多吃了一份果蔬，脸颊很快就红润起来，皮肤看上去也更好了。

3. Women should smile more.

女人要多笑

Turns out, there's a reason that creep on the streetis always asking you to smile.

研究证明，街上老有怪人拦住你让你笑是有原因的。

Happiness is the most attractive emotion in females, a study called "Happy Guys Finish Last:The Impact of Emotion Expressions on Sexual Attraction" published in Emotion showed.

《情感》上发表的一项名为“快乐的男人不讨喜：情感表达对两性吸引力的影响”的研究表明，幸福感强的女性更具吸引力。

Researchers found that a simple smile causes men to find women more beautiful.

研究人员发现，一个简单的微笑就会让男人觉得女人更美。

4. Guys need to brood a little more.

男人要深沉

Brooding and swaggering men are much more attractive than men who are smiling, accordingto a study from the University of British Columbia. In fact, the women surveyed said happinesswas the leastattractive quality in a man.

英属哥伦比亚大学的一项研究表明，深沉、自负的男性往往比笑眯眯的男性更具吸引力。实际上，受调查的女性觉得幸福感是男性最不吸引人的地方。

But the study was based only on "gut reactions on carnal, sexual attraction," one of the study'sco-authors told The Daily Mail, not whether the men would make a good boyfriend or husband.

但该研究的一位共同作者告诉《每日邮报》，此研究仅是基于肉欲的本能反应，并非衡量一个好男友或好丈夫的标准。

The study could explain why some women are attracted to the "bad boy" persona.

这项研究能为我们解释为什么女性更喜欢外表坏坏的男性了。

5. Women should play dumb if they're lookingfor a fling.

女性想要勾搭成功率高，最好装装傻

This one pains us to write. But ladies, if you'relooking for a one-night stand, it's best to play itstupid.

写这个有点难为情，但是女士们，如果你想要一夜情，那么最好装得傻一点。

In a study published in Evolution and Human Behavior, graduate students at the University ofTexas–Austin found that that men were most attracted to women who appeared "dimwitted- orimmature," or "sleepy or intoxicated" for a one-night stand (charming).

来自《进化和人类行为》的一项研究称，德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的研究生发现，那些看起来很傻很天真的女性对异性更具吸引力，迷离的、醉醺醺的女性也更容易得到一夜情。

Women who appeared quick-witted and lucid, on the other hand, were found less physicallyattractive.

而另一方面，那些反应快、思路清晰的女性在这方面的吸引力则较低。

Thankfully, the opposite was true when men were seeking long-term partners.

所幸，男性在找终身伴侣的时候，他们的喜好正好相反。

6. Guys should shave their beards.

男性最好把胡子刮了

Women rated men with bearded faces as less attractive in a recent study in the OxfordJournal.

《牛津期刊》最近的一项研究表明，女人认为留胡子的男人不怎么样。

The study found that men with beards were seen as more aggressive and of a higher social-status, but not better looking.

这项研究发现，留胡子的男性给人咄咄逼人、社会地位高的印象，而且通常长得不好看。

7. Women should also keep red lipstick handy.

女性应该随时补点红唇彩

Ladies, pick up some red lipstick next time you're atthe drug store.

女士们，下次去药店别忘了买几支红色唇膏。

A woman's lips are the most attractive part of her body, especially when colored with redlipstick, a study from the Manchester University revealed.

曼彻斯特大学的研究表明，女人的嘴唇是她们全身最吸引人的地方，尤其在涂了红色唇膏之后。

The study found that men stared at a woman's lips for seven full seconds when they werecolored red. In comparison, they spent just 0.95 seconds looking at her eyes and 0.85seconds gazing at her hair.

这项研究发现，男性会盯住女性的红唇整整七秒钟。相较而言，他们只会花0.95秒和0.85秒来看她们的眼睛和头发。

8. Men should play hard to get.

男追女得欲擒故纵

A study in Psychological Science showed that women found a man more attractive when shewasn't sure how strongly he felt about her, as opposed to when she was certain he was veryinterested in her.

《心理科学》的一项研究表明，相较于对女性表现出浓厚兴趣的男性而言，让她们猜不透心思的男性更具吸引力。

The study found that women started thinking about a man more when she was uncertain if hereally liked her or not. Then, she would conclude she liked him since she couldn't "get this guyout of her head."

这项研究发现，当女性不确定男性是否真的喜欢自己时，她们就会不停地想到这个人。之后，她会觉得既然这个男人在自己的头脑中挥之不去，那么一定是自己喜欢上了这个男人。

Overall, the study suggested that if men hold back some of their feelings at the very beginning,and create some mystery, he'll be more likely to hook a member of the opposite sex.

总的来说，这项研究表明，如果男性一开始能藏起自己的感情，制造一些谜团，那他最终就很有可能俘获女性的芳心。

9. Guys should pick up a shirt with a "T" (we'renot kidding).

男性需要一件有字母“T”的衬衫(不是在逗你)

Researchers at Nottingham Trent University foundthat when men wore white t-shirts with a large blackletter "T" printed on the front, women found them12% more attractive.

诺丁汉特伦特大学的研究人员发现，男性身穿正面印有字母“T”黑色大字的衬衫，其对异性的吸引力会增加12%。

The scientists suggested that the shirt creates an illusion that broadens the shoulders andslims the waist, producing a more V-shaped body that women found sexy.

科学家解释说，这样的衬衫给人一种错觉，让男性看起来腰窄肩宽，呈现出“V”字型身材。女性会认为这种身材非常性感。

In contrast, men wearing a top with an inverted "T" — with the bar running around their waist— were deemed up to 12% less attractive.

相反，穿着倒“T”衬衫的(T字最上边的“横”围在腰间)男性吸引力将下降12%。

10. Women should use a higher-pitched voice.

女性说话音调要高

Forget everything you know about a husky voice being considered sexy — women should use ahigher-pitched voice when speaking to a man they're interested in.

忘掉所有关于声音低沉沙哑才会迷人性感的假话吧。当跟自己感兴趣的男性说话时，女性的音调一定要高。

Researchers at University College London found that men were more attracted to women withhigh-pitched voices because it conveys a smaller body type.

伦敦大学学院的研究人员发现，音调较高的女性更受男性的欢迎，因为音调高往往代表着身材娇小可爱。

11. Men need to take a deep breath and relax.

男性要深呼吸，放轻松

Women find less-stressed men substantially moreattractive than their more-stressed out rivals, astudy published in Proceedings of the Royal SocietyB journal found.

《皇家学会学报B辑》上发表的一项研究表明，女性觉得压力小的男性比压力大的男性更具吸引力。

The researchers concluded that men with low stress levels are considered more attractivebecause handling a stressful situation suggests having a "strong" genetic makeup that can bepassed on to children.

研究人员总结其原因在于：能妥善处理压力表明这种男性的基因构成更强，可以遗传给下一代。

12. And everyone should go for a ride on a roller coaster.

男女都应该去坐坐过山车

A study from last year revealed that roller coaster riders found their non-romantic co-ridersmore attractive after a whip around the track, according to The Daily Mail.

据《每日邮报》报道，去年的一项研究表明，乘坐过山车的人在经历过轨道上的风驰电掣后，会觉得自己原本并没什么感觉的异性同坐，突然变得更有吸引力了。

There was no difference for couples who were already romantically linked, so this trick onlyworks with potential partners.

对于已确立恋爱关系的人来讲，乘不乘坐过山车，吸引力没有变化，所以这只对潜在恋人起作用。

More than 1,000 people participated in the study, which first appeared in the Archives of SexualBehavior.

该研究最初发表在《性行为档案》上，有1000多人参与了此次研究。

Don't believe us? Test it yourself!

不相信我们?自己去试试吧!