研究发现女人比男人更聪明

 　　The conclusion was drawn¹ following a five month online contest between the sexes conducted in nine languages。

　　During the competition more than 15 million questions were asked and although the balance of power shifted consistently from the start of the competition in October last year the female of the species narrowly clinched² victory。

　　Women answered 4,088,139 questions correctly, compared to the 4,077,596 right answers given by men.Women were strongest when answering questions from Entertainment. The best categories for the men were Science & Nature。

　　英国《每日电讯报》24日报道称，一项最新研究发现，女人比男人更聪明。这一结论是一个持续5个月涉及9种语言的网上男女对抗赛的结果。

　　组织者表示，竞赛过程中的问题多达1500多万个。在这个男女智力对抗赛中，任何人都可以上网回答问题，支持自己的性别团队。报道称，自去年10月开赛后，两性几乎势均力敌，但最终女性以微弱优势险胜。

　　男女分别答对4077596道和4088139道题。这表明女性在智力方面比男性略胜一筹。女性在娱乐问题方面表现最强，而男性则在科学与自然方面表现好些。

1 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

2 clinched   

v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• The two businessmen clinched the deal quickly. 两位生意人很快达成了协议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Evidently this information clinched the matter. 显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。 来自辞典例句