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Got a difficult decision to make? Why not mull it over auf deutsch? 面临艰难的抉择？为什么不试试用德语来思考？ A new study suggested that people are prone to make more sound, less risky decisions if they are thinking in a language other than their native tongue. 一项新的研究结果显示，当人们用母语之外的语言思考的时候，往往更能做出理智而非轻率的决定。 The series of experiments, conducted by Boaz Keysar of the University of Chicago, led the scientists to believe that ‘using a foreign language reduces decision-making bias,’ Dr Keysar’s team wrote. 美国芝加哥大学的宝姿·凯莎教授带领其学生进行了相关研究，他们的研究成果向科学界证实——如凯莎教授的研究团队在发表的文章中所述——“使用外语能够减少决策过程中的母语偏见。” Their findings, published in an April 18 Psychological Science study, say that human reasoning is shaped by both systematic, rational ideas, and another that’s emotionally-charged and rapid. 他们的研究报告刊登在4月18日的《心理科学研究》中，报告指出，人的逻辑思维分成两个部分，其一是系统的、理性的思维，另一种是情感充裕、迅速的思维。 The team gathered 54 UC students who knew Spanish as a second language to place bets on a coin toss. 研究团队对芝加哥大学内54名以西班牙语为第二语言的学生进行了调查，参加实验的学生被要求参加猜硬币正反面的游戏。 | 
