福克斯新闻 共和党与民主党:谁更快乐?

Capitol Hill, not exactly a warm and fuzzy place, but someone was curious enough to do a scientific study on who's in a better mood.

国会山绝对不是一个温暖舒适的地方,但这足以驱使好奇者们就谁保持着更好的心情进行一番科学研究。

And after reviewing 18 years of the congressional record, including 432 million words of speeches, researchers from the University of California-Irvine say Democrats¹ used more positive language, looked cheerier around the eyes, where it counts, in congressional photos and had more positive tweet followers².

在对18年的国会记录,包括4.32亿字的演讲进行审查过后加州大学欧文分校的研究人员表示民主党人使用更为积极的语言,通过眼睛看起来他们更愉快,在国会照片中就可以看到而且有更多积极推特的追随者们。

Conservatives, though report being happier, which has been found in other studies too.

但尽管如此报告显示保守派更为快乐,这是其他研究中所得出的结论。

One psychology³ professor who co-authored this new study says liberals may not necessarily be happier, but they behave happier.

这项新研究合著的一位心理学教授表示自由主义者不一定很快乐,但他们表现的更为快乐。

1 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

3 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。