The Ideal Husband
Science now might be able to explain women's fascination with Brad Pitt's face and George Clooney's eyes. Women seem to 1 potential mates by how masculine their features are, new research shows. Men with square jaws and well-defined brow ridges are seen as good short-term partners,2 those with more feminine traits such as a rounder face and fuller lips are perceived as better long-term mates.
In the study by Daniel Kruger at the US's University of Michigan, 854 subjects viewed a series of 3 head shots that had been digitally changed to exaggerate or minimize masculine traits They then4 questions about how they expected the men in the photos to behave.
Most participants said that those with more masculine features were 5 to be risky, competitive, and more apt to fight, challenge bosses, cheat on spouses and put less effort into parenting. Those with more feminine 6were seen as good parents and husbands, hard workers and emotionally supportive mates.
But, despite all the negative characteristics, when asked who they would choose for a short-term relationship, women selected the more masculine __ 7men. Brad and George, both chiseled jaws and well-defined brows, then would be good for a 8 romance, not for something longer.
The study was published in the December issue of the US journal Personal Relationships.
Kruger said that from an evolutionary perspective, this 9sense. The key is testosterone, the hormone responsible 10 the development of masculine facial features and other sexual characteristics. It has been found to affect the body's ability to fight disease: men with high levels of the hormone are typically__ 11and healthy – traits women want to pass on to their children.
However, increased testosterone has also been linked to12 and violence in relationships. So, these men __ 13produce high quality offspring, but they don't always make great parents or faithful mates, Kruger says.
The scientific community have14 skepticism toward physiognomy, which links facial characteristics to certain behavioural traits. But Kruger argues that the research is a valuable tool for understanding mating strategies. And, of course, for explaining why Tony Leung and Takeshi Kanesshiro have millions of female __ 15. It might have to do with their genes. Or something to do with ours.
理想的丈夫
科学现在可能可以解释女性对布拉德·皮特面容和乔治·克鲁尼眼睛的迷恋。新的研究显示，女性似乎是根据男性特征的情况来判断选择配偶的。具有方形的下颌和轮廓清晰的眉骨的男性被视为理想的短期伴侣，而具有女性特征比如圆脸和厚嘴唇的男性则被视为更合适的长期伴侣。
丹尼尔在密歇根大学进行的一项研究中，854个调查对象观看了通过数字化使得男性特征变得更突出或更不显眼的一系列头部镜头。然后她们回答了期望镜头中的男性是如何表现的。
大多数的调查对象认为那些面部特征更阳刚的男性可能会更危险，更好胜，更好斗，更倾向于挑战上司，欺骗配偶和不愿意承担起做家长的责任。那些具有较女性化面孔的男性则被视为是好父亲和好丈夫，努力工作和支持伴侣的人选。
尽管所有的这些消极特征，但当问到她们会选择谁作为短期伴侣，女性却选择了看上去阳刚的男性。具有方形下颌和轮廓清晰的眉骨的布拉德·皮特和乔治·克鲁尼被视为是短暂恋情的理想人选，但他们不适合作长期的伴侣。
这项研究发表在第十二期美国《人际关系》杂志上。
Kruger认为从进化的角度看这这项研究成果很有道理。研究认为是睾丸激素和荷尔蒙决定男性面部特征和其它性别特征的发育。
这项研究还发现影响人体抵御疾病的因素，那就是体内荷尔蒙水平高的男性通常更强壮和健康。这些特征是女性愿意遗传给下一代的。然而增长的荷尔蒙又会导致伴侣关系中的欺骗和暴力。所以Kruger说，这些男性可能会有高质量的后代，但他们不会是称职的父亲和忠实的伴侣。
观相术把某些面部特征和行为特征联系在一起，对此学术界持怀疑态度。但Kruger争辩说这个研究是一个了解选择配偶策略的有价值的工具。当然这也可以解释为什么梁朝伟和Takeshi Kanesshiro拥有数以百万计的女影迷。这或许和他们的基因有关系。或许和我们的基因有关系。
1. judge….by…根据…判断
2. while 表转折
3. male head shots 男士头像
4. answer questions 回答问题
5. were likely to 有可能
6. feminine faces 女性特征的脸庞
7. masculine looking 看上去很阳刚
8. a brief romance 短暂恋情
9. make sense 有道理
10. be responsible for 导致
11. strong and healthy 平行结构
12. cheating and violence 平行结构
13. might 可能
14. show skepticism 持怀疑态度
15. female fans 女性粉丝