Next time you raise an eyebrow at the views of your partner, friend, sibling or colleague, remember they could be helping to make you smarter. 下次当你的伴侣、朋友、兄弟姐妹或同事的观点让你大吃一惊的时候,记住他们能让你更聪明。 New research shows that intelligence is not fixed but can be boosted throughout adulthood by family members, bright mates and intellectually stretching careers. 新研究指出,在整个成年期里,智力不是固定不变的,而是可以通过家庭成员、聪明的伙伴以及用智力拓展的事业来提高的。 The study challenges the commonly held notion that intelligence is ‘static’ by the age of about 18. 这项研究质疑了普遍存在的观念,那就是智力到大约18岁就“稳定”了。 |