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Researchers have discovered that a quick study of the hands — more specifically, the lengths of the index and ring fingers — can tell a lot about a person’s personality and risk of disease. Of course, your digits don’t actually control these issues; it’s closer to the other way around. 研究者发现，通过观察手部，更确切地说来是观察食指和无名指的长度，可以快速知晓一个人的性格特征和患病风险。当然，你的手指并非控制因素，相反它只是反映了你的这些状况。 In boys, “during fetal development there’s a surge in testosterone in the middle of the second trimester” that seems to influence future health and behavior, says Pete Hurd, a neuroscientist at the University of Alberta. One easy-to-spot result of this flood of testosterone: a ring finger that’s significantly longer than the index finger. 加拿大亚伯达大学神经系统科学家皮特·赫德称，男孩“在胎儿形成4-6个月期间，睾丸素水平会有一次大幅提升”，这会对以后的健康和行为产生影响。睾丸素水平较高的一个明显标志就是无名指比食指长很多。 Scientists are not at the point where they can factor in finger length to arrive at a diagnosis, but they’ve gathered evidence that shows how this prenatal hormone imbalance can affect a person for life, from increasing or decreasing your risk of certain diseases, to predicting how easily you get lost or lose your temper. | 
