冏研究 iPhone用户比安卓用户聪明

 　　iPhone users have a reputation for being smug – and now they may have a good reason.

　　iPhone用户有着自以为是的名声，现在他们更有理由这样做了。

　　A recent study has found that people who use an iPhone are smarter than those who prefer Android devices.

　　最近一项研究发现iPhone用户比安卓用户聪明。

　　This is based on research that found states with more college graduates also tend to have higher iPhone sales.

　　研究表明，一个州的大学毕业生越多，iPhone销量就越好。

　　The study, by Massachusetts-based advertising¹ group Chitika, discovered that Alaska, Montana and Vermont have the largest number of iPhone users in the US.

　　这项由马赛诸塞州广告集团Chitika进行的研究发现阿拉斯加、蒙大拿和佛尔蒙特是美国iPhone用户最多的州。

　　These states also have the highest percentage of college graduates.

　　它们的大学毕业生比例也最高。

　　Meanwhile, New Mexico, Iowa and Delaware have the lowest percentage of people who use iPhones, and a lower number of graduates.

　　而iPhone用户最少的新墨西哥、衣阿华和特拉华州大学毕业生也较少。

　　As well as intelligence, the research found that wealth was linked to higher iPhone use – a factor that Chitika says is related to education.

　　此次研究发现iPhone用得多的人更聪明和有钱，而Chitika认为教育程度和有没有钱是有联系的。

　　The study also found that iPhone sales are linked to population density². The more densely³ populated an area, the more chance iPhone sales will be higher.

　　该研究还发现iPhone销量和人口密度有关。人口越密集的地方，iPhone就越可能获得高销量。

　　Other studies have uncovered similar results. Ladbrokes for instance, challenged a thousand smartphone users to take a series of online brain teasers designed to test their mental agility⁴.

　　其它研究也得到了相似的结果。例如，博彩公司立博让1000名智能手机用户回答一系列脑筋急转弯来测试他们的思维敏捷程度。

　　iPhone users were found to have the quickest wits of all, completing the test in 94 seconds, on average, while BlackBerry users were the slowest at 118 seconds.

　　iPhone用户答题最快，平均94秒就完成了测试。黑莓用户最慢，花了118秒。

　　In second place were Google Nexus⁵ owners, who completed the test just five seconds slower, on average, than top place Apple.

　　排名第二的是谷歌Nexus用户，他们平均只比苹果用户慢了5秒。

　　Although the fastest test of all was completed by a Samsung owner, at just 47 seconds, the group as a whole were in third place with an average completion time of 103 seconds.

　　虽然最快的测试者是一名只花47秒就完成的三星用户，但所有三星用户的平均耗时排名第三，用了103秒。

　　HTC owners were fourth with an average time of 105 seconds, while people with Nokia handsets scored 109 seconds.

　　HTC用户排名第四，平均耗时105秒。诺基亚用户则花了109秒。

　　A study in 2013 found that iPhone owners are vainer and spend more on clothes and grooming⁶ than those who have BlackBerrys and Android phones.

　　2013年的一项研究发现iPhone用户更虚荣，他们比黑莓和安卓用户花费更多时间在穿衣打扮上。

　　BlackBerry owners earn the most and are more likely to have long-term relationships, while people with Android handsets have the best manners and are handy in the kitchen.

　　黑莓用户收入最多，更乐意保持长期关系。安卓用户则最有礼貌且厨艺精湛。

　　The study, commissioned by TalkTalk Mobile, surveyed 2,000 owners of the three major smartphone brands to determine whether the choice of handset was an extension of their personality.

　　这项由TalkTalk Mobile委托进行的研究调查了2000名三大智能手机品牌的用户，以确定手机品牌的选择是否和个性有关。

　　On the whole, Google’s Android sales are higher than Apple’s, but the iPhone is the most popular smartphone in the US.

　　总体而言，安卓手机的销量高于苹果，但iPhone是美国最受欢迎的智能手机。

　　More than 42 per cent of smartphone are iPhones. The second most popular phone in the US market, according to Comscore, is Samsung.

　　Comscore的数据显示，iPhone的市场份额超过42%，其次是三星。

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 density   

n.密集，密度，浓度

参考例句：

• The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
• The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。

3 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

4 agility   

n.敏捷，活泼

参考例句：

• The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
• His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。

5 nexus   

n.联系；关系

参考例句：

• Shared ambition is the vital nexus between them.共同的志向是把他们联结在一起的重要纽带。
• Either way,the nexus between the consumer and consumer prices is important.无论那个方面，消费者与消费价格之间的关系是至关重要的。

6 grooming   

n. 修饰, 美容，（动物）梳理毛发

参考例句：

• You should always pay attention to personal grooming. 你应随时注意个人仪容。
• We watched two apes grooming each other. 我们看两只猩猩在互相理毛。