以下是小編整理的英語文章：從聽歌看人的思考方式， 希望能對大家的英語學習有幫助。

　　Psychologists already know that music preferences are linked to personality, but a new study finds that your taste in music is also associated with the way you think.

　　心理學家已經(jīng)知道音樂偏好與個性有關，但一項新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，你的音樂偏好也跟你思考的方式有關。

　　The University of Cambridge study, which was published Wednesday in the online journal PLOS One, found that people who are high in empathy prefer "mellow" music -- including R&B/soul, adult contemporary and soft rock -- while those with more analytical minds tend to prefer more "intense" music -- such as punk, heavy metal and hard rock.

　　這項研究由劍橋大學發(fā)起，并于星期三在網(wǎng)絡期刊《PLOS One》上發(fā)表。研究結果顯示，同理心強的人喜歡柔和的音樂，包括節(jié)奏藍調/靈魂樂、成人時代風格和慢搖滾;而善于分析的人則喜歡更“激烈”的音樂，比如朋克、重金屬和硬搖滾。

　　Taylor Swift or AC/DC?

　　泰勒·斯威夫特還是AC/DC樂隊?

　　For the study, U.K. researchers recruited over 4,000 participants using a Facebook app. The participants filled out personality questionnaires, and then were asked to listen to and rate 50 different songs from a variety of genres.

　　在研究過程中，英國研究人員通過臉書APP招募了超過4000名參與者，讓他們填寫了有關個性的問卷，然后給他們播放了50首不同類型的歌曲并讓他們給歌曲打分。

　　The researchers found that empathetic individuals ("empathizers") tended to prefer more emotionally driven music, while analytic minds ("systemizers") gravitated toward music with greater sonic complexity.

　　研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)善于移情的人(“移情者”)偏愛能帶動情感的音樂，而擁有分析頭腦的人(“系統(tǒng)思維者”)偏愛音效復雜的音樂。

　　"Empathizers, who have a drive to understand the thoughts and feelings of others, preferred music ... which featured low energy, negative emotions (such as sadness) and emotional depth," David Greenberg, a Ph.D. candidate at Cambridge and the study's lead author, told The Huffington Post in an email. "On the other hand, systemizers, who have a drive to understand and analyze the patterns that underpin the world, preferred music ... which not only features high energy and positive emotions."

　　“移情者會本能地理解他人的想法和感情，他們喜歡的音樂動感不強，帶有消極情緒(如悲傷)并富有情感深度，”大衛(wèi)·格林伯格(劍橋大學博士研究生，調查的第一作者)在給《赫芬頓郵報》的郵件中說道。“另一方面，系統(tǒng)思維者會本能地理解、分析事物運行的模式，他們喜歡的音樂有強烈的動感和積極的情緒。”

　　Why? The researchers hypothesize that people seek out music that reflects and reinforces their own mental states.

　　為什么會這樣?研究人員猜測，人們挑選的是能反映自身心理狀態(tài)、增強自身心理感受的音樂。

　　"People’s musical choices seem to be a mirror of who they are," Greenberg said.

　　“人們選擇的音樂就像一面鏡子，反映了他們是什么樣的人，”格林伯格說。