SSS 2012-05-29
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(五)月
英语课
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You see a guy walking a pit bull with a studded collar. What's your first thought?: tough guy, right? Well, probably. But chances are he's a conscientious 1, rule-abiding tough guy. So says a study in the journal Anthrozoos.
Researchers gave personality tests to 235 subjects—from teens to people in their 60s. Those subjects also rated how aggressive they considered different breeds of dogs to be, from cocker spaniels to pit bulls, and chose which type they'd most like to own.
As the authors expected, the most unfriendly study volunteers, and the youngest, preferred the meanest breeds. But the stereotyping 2 ends there. Pit bull lovers weren't any more likely to have delinquent 3 past behavior—like carrying weapons for fights—than people who preferred friendly Labs.
In fact, pit bull lovers actually scored higher for conscientiousness 4 on the personality test. Which means they may be more rule-oriented, careful and organized—the perfect candidates for dog training classes, the authors say. So next time you see someone walking a fearsome dog, that person’s bark may be worse than his bite.
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1 conscientious
adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的
- He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
- He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。
2 stereotyping
v.把…模式化，使成陈规( stereotype的现在分词 )
- I realize that I'm stereotyping. 我认识到我搞的是老一套。 来自辞典例句
- There is none of the gender stereotyping usually evident in school uniforms. 有没有人的性别刻板印象通常是显而易见的。 来自互联网
3 delinquent
adj.犯法的，有过失的；n.违法者
- Most delinquent children have deprived backgrounds.多数少年犯都有未受教育的背景。
- He is delinquent in paying his rent.他拖欠房租。
4 conscientiousness
责任心
- Conscientiousness is expected of a student. 学生要诚实。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Only has the conscientiousness, diligently works, can make a more splendid result! 只有脚踏实地，努力工作，才能做出更出色的成绩！ 来自互联网