囧研究：年轻人少熬夜 早睡的人更聪明！

 　　It might be difficult to get a good night's sleep the night before a big interview, but we all know it helps.

　　大型面试前一晚可能很难睡个好觉，但我们都知道睡眠很有帮助。

　　Now, new research shows that on top of helping¹ people perform better, getting more sleep also makes individuals appear more intelligent to teachers and prospective² employers.

　　新的研究表明，充足的睡眠除了帮助人们表现更好之外，还会让老师和未来老板觉着这个人更聪明。

　　A group of psychologists at the University of St Andrews, Scotland looked at 190 faces, belonging to children and adults.

　　苏格兰圣安德鲁斯大学的一群心理学家研究了190名儿童和成年人的脸。

　　囧研究：年轻人少熬夜 早睡的人更聪明！

　　They measured how open the eyelids³ were and how curved the mouths were using face-processing software.

　　他们用面部处理软件测量了眼睑的宽度和嘴的弯曲程度。

　　A panel of more than 200 people were then asked to rate the attractiveness and intelligence of these faces.

　　研究人员组建了一个200多人的小组，让他们去评价这些面部是否显得有魅力、是否显得聪明。

　　The results showed that faces with a subtle frown and dropy eyes were perceived as less intelligent.

　　结果表明，那些有细微皱纹的脸和无神的眼睛让人感觉不聪明。

　　Photographs were also taken of the same participants after a full night's sleep and after a night of restricted sleep.

　　研究人员还给这些参与者拍了一组对比照片，以对比睡一宿好觉和睡不好觉的效果。

　　When the same individuals had less 'eyelid-openness' and a subtle frown it resulted in a significant decrease in their perceived intelligence.

　　同一个人，眼睑不够宽并带有细微皱纹时，他给人聪明的感觉大大降低。

 

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

3 eyelids   

n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 )；眼睛也不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色

参考例句：

• She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop. 她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
• Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》