研究验证：英国人沉稳保守 美国人乐观浪漫
由于我们的共同利益和出了名的“特殊关系”，人们通常认为英国人和美国人如出一辙。<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="wildly">wildly</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="personalities">personalities</span>.然而，一项最新调查表明，位于大西洋两岸的两国人民在性格上有着巨大差异。<span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20,000 <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="selecting">selecting</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="categories">categories</span>.有共两万英国人和美国人参加了一项图像性格测试，测试内容包括在一个特定分类里选择一张与自己最匹配的图片。<span word="And">And</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="held">held</span> <span word="stereotypes">stereotypes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="lip">lip</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>.另外，在验证一些老观念时，测试也表明英国人典型的沉稳内敛性格依然存在。<span word="As">As</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="energetic">energetic</span> <span word="optimists">optimists</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="downhearted">downhearted</span>.根据《泰晤士报》的报道，美国人更“具有同情心”或“充满活力且乐观”，而英国人“消沉沮丧”的可能性是美国人的两倍。<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="chilled">chilled</span> <span word="out">out</span>.不过，英国人也更容易冷静下来。<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="insights">insights</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Visual">Visual</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="romance">romance</span>.这项由<span word="Visual">Visual</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span>主持的调查也揭示了一些英国人和美国人在被问及情感时的不同点。<span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="romantic">romantic</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="flirtatious">flirtatious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="love">love</span>.英国人更矜持，不太和朋友、家人及同事分享自己的情感故事，美国人则相反，他们被称为“浪漫实际派”的可能性是英国人的四倍。他们更轻浮，对爱情的态度更倾向于性方面。<span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="reserved">reserved</span>.而另一方面，英国人被称为“保守更甚者”的可能性是美国人的五倍。<span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Caine">Caine</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="famously">famously</span> <span word="said">said</span>.这个调查结果正好验证了演员迈克尔·肯恩曾说过的著名的话。<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>.“我想我性格中英国人的方面在于我顾及他人及他们所处的环境。”<span word="English">English</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="mannered">mannered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> - <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.“英国人一向被认为是礼貌而又冷漠的，但我们并不冷漠，我们只是不介入你的处境中。”<span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="heartbroken">heartbroken</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="scream">scream</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> - <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cry">cry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span>.“如果我们心碎了，我们并不会满脸悲苦现于人前，我们会回到家默默哭泣。”<span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="intriguing">intriguing</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="money">money</span>.调查中另一个有趣的方面是英美人被问及到钱的态度。<span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="spenders">spenders</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="improvers">improvers</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.英国人被视作“谨慎花钱的人”或“家庭贡献者”的可能性是美国人的四倍。<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> 13 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="money">money</span>.不过，美国人在这方面展现了完全相反的性格，他们炫耀手中钞票的可能性是英国人的13倍。 </p>
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