男性真的比女性聪明吗?

 　　It is research that is guaranteed to delight men - and infuriate the women in their lives. A controversial new study has claimed that men really are more intelligent than women.

　　这项研究结果一定会让男人高兴，惹女人生气。一项具有争议的最新研究表明，男人确实比女人聪明。

　　The study concluded that men's IQs are almost four points higher than women's.

　　研究发现，男人的智商比女人高四分。

　　British-born researcher John Philippe Rushton, who previously¹ created a furore by suggesting intelligence is influenced by race, says the finding could explain why so few women make it to the top in the workplace.

　　英国籍研究员约翰·菲利普·鲁什顿此前提出的"智商受到种族影响"的观点一时引发众怒，他说，这项最新研究结果可以解释为什么很少有女性能成为职场精英。

　　He claims the 'glass ceiling' phenomenon is probably due to inferior intelligence, rather than discrimination or lack of opportunity.

　　他说，造成这种"玻璃天花板"现象的原因可能是由于女性的智商不及男性，并不是性别歧视或缺少机会。

　　The University of Western Ontario psychologist reached his conclusion after scrutinizing² the results of university aptitude³ tests taken by 100,000 students aged⁴ 17 and 18 of both sexes.

　　这位西安大略大学的心理学家对10万名17至18岁的男女学生进行了大学智力测试，他在分析测试结果后得出了这个结论。

　　A focus on a factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept, verbal reasoning skills and creativity - some of the key ingredients of intelligence - revealed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher. The average person has an IQ of around 100.

　　此项测试着重对学生快速理解复杂概念、语言推理能力和创造力等几项智力指标进行了考察。结果发现，男学生的智商平均高出3.63分。普通人的智商水平在100分左右。

　　The findings, which held true for all classes and levels of parental⁵ education, overturn a 100 year consensus⁶ that men and women average the same in general mental ability. They also conflict with evidence that girls do better in school exams than boys.

　　这项研究结果适用于各类人群和各个年龄阶段，同时推翻了长期以来认为"男女智力相当"的普遍观点。此外，这项研究结果和女孩的考试成绩总比男孩好的事实相矛盾。

　　But Prof Rushton, who was born in Bournemouth and obtained his doctorate⁷ in social psychology⁸ from the London School of Economics, argues that the faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom.

　　鲁什顿教授他说，女孩比男孩学习好是因为女孩比男孩成熟得早。鲁什顿教授出生在伯恩茅斯镇，在伦敦经济学院获得了社会心理学博士学位。

1 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

2 scrutinizing   

v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His grandfather's stern eyes were scrutinizing him, and Chueh-hui felt his face reddening. 祖父的严厉的眼光射在他的脸上。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• The machine hushed, extraction and injection nozzles poised, scrutinizing its targets. 机器“嘘”地一声静了下来，输入输出管道各就各位，检查着它的目标。 来自互联网

3 aptitude   

n.(学习方面的)才能，资质，天资

参考例句：

• That student has an aptitude for mathematics.那个学生有数学方面的天赋。
• As a child,he showed an aptitude for the piano.在孩提时代，他显露出对于钢琴的天赋。

4 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

5 parental   

adj.父母的；父的；母的

参考例句：

• He encourages parental involvement in the running of school.他鼓励学生家长参与学校的管理。
• Children always revolt against parental disciplines.孩子们总是反抗父母的管束。

6 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

7 doctorate   

n.(大学授予的)博士学位

参考例句：

• He hasn't enough credits to get his doctorate.他的学分不够取得博士学位。
• Where did she do her doctorate?她在哪里攻读博士？

8 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。