chinadaily雙語新聞:八卦后果大不同

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英語資源頻道為大家整理的chinadaily雙語新聞:八卦后果大不同,供大家閱讀參考。
     There are huge differences in the way men and women gossip - and it's not as simple as talking about football versus talking about shopping。
    不要以為男男和女女互相八卦的區(qū)別在于前者聊足球,而后者聊購物。不是!這兩種性別的生物八卦的方式可大不一樣。
    For men, gossiping together brings them closer - but that effect doesn't work for women, and gossip can threaten friendships。
    對于男人來講,八卦能拉近彼此的距離——但不幸的是,這條定律對女人來說可不受用——女人更容易在八卦后反目成仇!
    Oddly, the fact that men might be talking about football actually brings them closer. ]Even boasting about achievements such as pay rises seems to bring men together。
    說來也奇怪,男人之間竟然連談論足球都拉近彼此關(guān)系;即使是夸口“老子工資又漲了!”都能讓哥倆間更親近。
    'The male friendship is more characterized by engaging in group activities so gossip can serve to enhance the bond between individuals within the group,' says David C Watson of Grant McEwan University at Edmonton。
    “男人之間的友誼,多是通過參與團體活動、相互閑扯,從而使個人與群體的關(guān)系更緊密?!眮碜约幽么蟀5旅深D市格蘭特麥克尤恩大學的大衛(wèi) 沃森說道。
    But because female friendships 'run deeper', gossip can have the opposite effect. Women tend to chat a lot about physical appearance, and this can actually threaten their friendships。
    但是,女性之間的友誼更為“深沉”,所以有時反而會達到相反效果。女人們喜歡扎堆討論打扮啦外表之類的問題,這些東西會損害她們間的感情。
    'Female friendships are more characterized by communion or intimacy. Gossip can be more of a threat to the relationship than it does in male friendships,' says Watson. Both sexes, predictably, gossip in rather different ways。
    “因為女性友誼的特點在于共享、親密。因此,八卦這件事不一定會帶來像男性一樣的效果,卻很可能適得其反。”因為這兩種性別的八卦方式非常不同。
    'Physical appearance gossip was found to be more prevalent in females,' says Watson. 'but it doesn't help with friendship quality. This type of gossip may be a more of a competitive threat to the relationship in females。
    “女性間經(jīng)常談論打扮、外表之類的話題”,沃森說道,“但這些東西不能在實質(zhì)上幫助友情的維系。因為這是種隱含了相互攀比意味的方式?!?BR>    The study examined gender differences in the relationship between friendship quality and gossip tendency with a sample of 167 female and 69 male Western Canadian undergraduate University students using the Friendship questionnaire and the Tendency to Gossip questionnaire。
    這項研究是通過對加拿大西部一所大學中167位女生和69為男生的問卷采訪完成的。 被采訪人需要做一份關(guān)于友誼的問卷和一份對于八卦偏好的問卷。這項研究的側(cè)重點在于兩性間的友誼與其八卦傾向的影響。