看重爱侣外表会让降低恋爱快感

 　It turns out that concentrating on their partners' physical attractiveness may make people less happy in relationships, new research suggests。

　　最新研究表明，过度关注伴侣的外表会让人们从爱情中收获的快感降低。

　　Partner-objectification, where that focus is placed on a partner's physical qualities over everything else, hasn't been studied in the context¹ of romantic relationships。

　　此前，人们从未研究过伴侣客观化(即关注伴侣外表胜于一切)对爱情的影响。

　　Eileen Zurbriggen of the University of California polled² 159 sophomores³. The students were asked to fill out a survey on their romantic relationships, their media consumption⁴ and their feelings of objectification。

　　如今加州大学的艾琳对159名大二年级学生进行了问卷调查。学生们需在问卷上填写他们的恋爱状况、媒体消费状况以及对客观化的感觉。

　　Objectification was measured by how strongly the students agreed or disagreed with statements such as: "I rarely think about how I/my partner looks" and "I often worry about whether the clothes I'm/my partner is wearing make me/them look good." The men showed higher levels of partner-objectification than the women。

　　所谓客观化的测量，就是学生对于一些问题表示同意或者不同意等态度，诸如：“我很少琢磨自己/伴侣长得怎么样”以及“我常常注意我/伴侣的衣服是不是有型。”测试结果中，男士的伴侣客观化水平高于女士。

　　Eileen found partner-objectification lowered relationship satisfaction, as well as men's sexual⁵ satisfaction. This could be because concentrating on your partner's attractiveness tends to make you less concerned with your partner as a whole, leading to a less satisfying relationship and decreased intimacy⁶, she said。

　　艾琳发现，伴侣客观化降低了关系满意度，以及男性的性满意程度。艾琳称，这大概因为对外表的关注容易让人忽略对方的其他方面，导致关系满意度降低，亲密度下降。

1 context   

n.背景，环境，上下文，语境

参考例句：

• You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
• This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。

2 polled   

剪去了树梢的； 剪了毛[发]的； 秃头的； 锯了角的

参考例句：

• They polled the cattle. 他们把这头牛的角切短了。
• They polled the President. 他们对总统进行民意测验。

3 sophomores   

n.（中等、专科学校或大学的）二年级学生( sophomore的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Over half the students in the course are sophomores. 听这门课的一大半是二年级学生。 来自辞典例句

4 consumption   

n.消费，消耗，消费额，消耗量，结核病

参考例句：

• Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。
• The meat was condemned as unfit for human consumption.这种肉已被宣布不适宜人们食用。

5 sexual   

adj.性的，两性的，性别的

参考例句：

• He was a person of gross sexual appetites.他是个性欲旺盛的人。
• It is socially irresponsible to refuse young people advice on sexual matters.拒绝向年轻人提供性方面的建议是对社会不负责任。

6 intimacy   

n.熟悉，亲密，密切关系，亲昵的言行

参考例句：

• His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切，这有点言过其实。
• I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。