2017英語專業八級作文話題：音樂偏好與思考方式有關
2017英語專業八級作文話題：音樂偏好與思考方式有關
2016專八改革后專八作文類型更趨于題材作文，不僅需要考生對詞匯及語法的熟悉運用更是對考生思維拓展的一項考察，新東方在線英語專八頻道整理了一系列2017英語專業八級作文話題供考生們參考練習。
Psychologists already know that music preferences are linked to personality, but a new studyfinds that your taste in music is also associated with the way you think。
心理學家已經知道音樂偏好與個性有關，但一項新的研究發現，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 PLOSOne, found that people who are high in empathy prefer "mellow" music -- includingR&B/soul, adult contemporary and soft rock -- while those with more analytical mindstend to prefer more "intense" music -- such as punk, heavy metal and hard rock。
這項研究由劍橋大學發起，并于星期三在網絡期刊《PLOS One》上發表。研究結果顯示，同理心強的人喜歡柔和的音樂，包括節奏藍調/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. Theparticipants filled out personality questionnaires, and then were asked to listen to and rate 50different 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 moreemotionally driven music, while analytic minds ("systemizers") gravitated toward music withgreater sonic complexity。
研究人員發現善于移情的人(“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, preferredmusic ... which featured low energy, negative emotions (such as sadness) and emotionaldepth," David Greenberg, a Ph.D. candidate at Cambridge and the study's lead author, toldThe Huffington Post in an email. "On the other hand, systemizers, who have a drive tounderstand and analyze the patterns that underpin the world, preferred music ... which notonly 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·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 theirown 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、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。
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