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進入《中英對照讀新聞》Nose spray makes men sensitive 鼻噴劑讓男性更敏感
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A nasal spray can make men more in tune with other people’s feelings, say a team of German and UK researchers. They found that inhaling the "cuddle hormone" oxytocin made men just as empathetic as women.
德國與英國研究團隊說，一種鼻噴劑可讓男性對他人的感覺更能感同身受，他們發現，吸入這種「擁抱荷爾蒙」催情素，能讓男性與女性一樣有同理心。
The study in 48 volunteers also showed that the spray boosted the ability to learn from positive feedback.
這份由48名志願者參與的研究也顯示，這種噴劑可提高從正面反饋學習的能力。
Oxytocin is a naturally produced hormone, most well-known for triggering labour pains and promoting bonding between mother and baby. But it has also been shown to play a role in social relations, sex and trust. Study leader Professor Keith Kendrick, a neuroscientist at Cambridge University, said by giving the hormone nasally, it quickly reaches the brain.
催情素是一種自然產生的荷爾蒙，最有名的作用是引發分娩陣痛、讓母親與寶寶的關係更緊密；但催情素也被發現對社交關係、性與信賴有影響力。劍橋大學神經科學家肯德列克教授領導的這份研究指出，對鼻子施以催情素，能讓它迅速抵達大腦。
In the first part of the study, half the men received a nose spray containing oxytocin and half were given a dummy spray. They were then shown photos of emotionally charged situations including a crying child, a girl hugging her cat, and a grieving man, and were asked questions about the depth of feeling they had towards the subjects.
在這份研究的第一部分，一半的男性吸入含催情素的鼻噴劑，另一半的人則是吸入假的噴劑。接著拿孩童哭泣、女孩擁抱著貓、哀痛的男子等充滿情緒張力的照片給他們看，再問他們對這些主題有甚麼深層的感覺。
Those who had the hormone spray had markedly higher levels of empathy.
吸入荷爾蒙噴劑的人，同理心顯著提高。
新聞辭典
nasal：形容詞，鼻子的。例句：She spoke in nasal tones.（她用鼻音說話。）
in tune with sb/sth：片語，了解，同意。 例句：Much of his success comes from being in tune with what his customers want.（他會成功，很大成分是來自了解客戶需求。）
cuddle：動詞，擁抱。 例句：She cuddled the baby and eventually it stopped crying.（她抱著這個小寶寶，小寶寶終於不哭了。）
