研究称段子手男性更有魅力 怪不得谦谦受欢迎

 Take a look at a bunch of women's OkCupid profiles and you'll be hard pressed to find one that says, “I'm looking for a guy who makes me laugh, loves trying new foods.”

去看一眼一群女人在丘比特网站（约会网站）上的简介，你很难发现有人会说，“我在寻找一位能让我大笑并且喜欢尝试新食物的男人。”

And yet new research suggests that storytelling prowess is a desirable quality in a guy — possibly because it signals that they're high-status. Men, on the other hand, don't seem to be fazed by women's ability to tell a good tale.

但是，新研究指出，讲故事的能力是男性值得拥有的一项品质——可能因为这表明他们地位高贵。但是，男人似乎对女人讲故事的能力无动于衷（所以我们可以理解为讲段子的男人会受欢迎但是女子段子手却不么==）。

研究称段子手男性更有魅力 怪不得谦谦受欢迎

In one study, undergrads read descriptions of men and women, some of which specified¹ that the man or woman tells great stories. Results showed that women found men who were good storytellers more attractive as long-term partners than men who were only decent storytellers, or men whose bios didn't mention storytelling ability at all.

在一项研究中，大学生们阅读了男人们和女人们的简介，其中一些指明了该男子或女子擅长说段子。研究结果表明，女士们认为，作为长期伴侣，擅长讲段子的男人比只会讲得体的故事，或是个人简介中丝毫没有提到过讲段子能力的男人更有吸引力。

The authors suggest that “storytelling ability reflects a man's ability to gain resources. Good storytellers may be more likely to influence others or to gain positions of authority in society.”

作者指出，“讲故（duan）事（zi）的能力反映了一位男士获取资源的能力。优秀的段子手更有可能影响他人，或是成为社会上的权威人士。”

1 specified   

adj.特定的

参考例句：

• The architect specified oak for the wood trim. 那位建筑师指定用橡木做木饰条。
• It is generated by some specified means. 这是由某些未加说明的方法产生的。