广播电视英语短句 第 30 课：手指的长度-5

Psychology researchers at the University of Bath looked at the hands of seven-year-olds. 巴思大学的心理学研究人员观察了7岁孩童的手。

Those with ring fingers longer than index fingers did better on the math part of a standardized test than the reading part. 那些无名指比食指长的孩子在标准化测试中数学部分要比阅读部分完成得出色。

This was true for boys as well as girls. Females are also exposed to some testosterone in the womb. 这对男孩和女孩是同样适用的。女性在子宫里也接触到一些睾丸素。

And another British study reported last year that people whose index finger is shorter than their ring finger are at higher risk of osteoarthritis. 还有另一份不列颠的研究报告在去年称，那些食指比无名指要长的人患骨关节炎的风险更高。

That study was from the University of Nottingham. 这个研究来自诺丁汉大学。