SSS 2012-03-14
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(三)月
英语课
This is Scientific Americans 60 Second Science, I'm Karen Hopkin
As voters vacillate among the contenders for the Republican nomination 1, it may matter less what the candidates say than how they sound when they say it. Because a new study shows that voters are more likely to prefer the candidate with the deeper voice.
Previous studies have suggested that voters might go for the baritone over the tenor 2. But those experiments used recordings 3 of former U.S. presidents, which meant that volunteer listeners might have recognized the speakers and voted along party lines.
In this study, researchers played subjects a pair of anonymous 4 voices and asked which they would elect: “I urge you to vote for me this November” or “I urge you to vote for me this November.”
Okay, the recordings they used were no doubt less comical. But voters went with the overnight DJ hands down, results that appear in the Proceedings 5 of the Royal Society B.
So why do we tend to electOrson Welles over Pee Wee Herman? Deep voices may strike some primal 6 chord, giving the impression of strength and competence 7. So candidates take heed 8: it’s great to wave the stars and stripes, but what’s really key is your set of pipes.
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n.提名，任命，提名权
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
n.男高音（歌手），次中音（乐器），要旨，大意
- The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
- The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。
n.记录( recording的名词复数 )；录音；录像；唱片
- a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
- old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的
- Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
- The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
adj.原始的；最重要的
- Jealousy is a primal emotion.嫉妒是最原始的情感。
- Money was a primal necessity to them.对于他们，钱是主要的需要。
n.能力，胜任，称职
- This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
- These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。